Lincoln Landscaping Inc of Franklin Lakes N.J. is honored to announce the re-appointment of Michael Kolenut as a member of the Franklin Lakes NJ Shade Tree Commission. At a meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Franklin Lakes held on January 3, 2023 he was re-appointed as a member of the Shade Tree Commission for a 5 year term expiring on December 31, 2027.
MAKE 2023 A SUSTAINABLE YEAR With These New Years Resolutions - Chances are, you have never thought of your garden – indeed, of all of the space on your land – as a wildlife preserve that represents the last chance we have for sustaining plants and animals that were once common throughout the United States.
Though we believe in different faiths, we hope for the same things throughout the holiday season: a life full of love, peace, and joy.
Winter is often described as cold, dark, and dreary. Driving through suburban communities we see dull and dormant lawns, landscaped beds that are barren and empty, which all in all present a depressing atmosphere. The good news is it doesn’t have to be that way!
Great Blue Lobelia forms a flower spike covered in deep blue flowers from late summer to early fall. The erect, 2-3 ft., stems produce lavender-blue, tubular flowers crowded together on the upper stem. Showy, bright blue flowers are in the axils of leafy bracts and form an elongated cluster on a leafy stem. This blue counterpart of the Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a most desirable plant for woodland gardens especially since it blooms bright blue in late summer.
A water-efficient landscape has functional lawn areas that are irrigated properly and plants grouped and irrigated according to their water needs. Plants native to our region can help with landscape water conservation because they are adapted to our climatic growing area, and they can be watered less frequently than landscape plants native to other growing zones.
Pollinators need sustenance, i.e. pollen and nectar all season long. Within you will find a diverse selection of plants that offer support to pollinators well into fall. It always seems the growing season is short in comparison to the barren, long, gray days of winter. We want our colorful flowers to last as long as possible before surrendering our gardens to the first frost. Native perennials provide an array of flowers that bloom late into the growing season and support pollinators.