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      • Creating a Sense of Place
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      • Invasives Removal
      • Dividing and Transplanting
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      • Deadheading and Staking
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      • Brush Chipping
      • Compost Bin Building & Tending
      • Preserving Mature Landscape Plantings
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      • Special Care of Roses
      • Tick & Mosquito Control
      • Air Spade Service
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      • Site-Specific Plans
      • Garden Coaching
      • Recommendations for Complementary Services
      • Curb-Appeal Audits
      • Your Complimentary 15-minute Phone Consultation
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    • Creating Green Screens
    • Building a Fire Pit
  • About Us
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    • Priscilla Hutt Williams, President and Founder
    • Reese Crotteau, Plant Health Care Manager
    • Kimberly Kuliesis, Operations Manager
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Focus on Container Plantings

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 24, 2020

If you’re reworking your spring containers of pansies, primroses and the like – think about some summertime drought tolerant alternatives:  succulents and sedums (see article below), petunias, dahlias, lantana, herbs such as thyme or rue, and geraniums (including scented ones) come to mind. These plants will need watering probably only every other day. Summer Container…

Pruning in Drought Times

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 22, 2020

We will be carefully observing your landscapes and evaluating the timing of our pruning work that usually happens during summer. If a large amount of wilting is seen, we may choose to not prune this year if you lack in-ground irrigation. The spike waterer will be in use as we work, helping plants adjust to…

Vegetable Gardens and Drought

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 20, 2020

Your crops will appreciate a layer of straw or leaf mulch at their bases.  Again, this helps retain water. And bare soil only means a spot for weed seeds to germinate and grow quickly! Vegetable crops are among the heaviest of water lovers in the plant kingdom. To get a good harvest, you will have…

In-ground Plantings

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 17, 2020

We like the current trend of layering plants together to make an interesting, interconnected layer of vegetation. This avoids the need for so much mulch in beds, too! I notice when weeding in these beds that more moisture is retained because of the continuous groundcover.   Here are some examples of layered plantings:   For…

How to Help Your Trees

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 13, 2020

For any tree planted since spring 2019, a TreeGator of water at set at the root zone slowly drips needed moisture in the right place. Refill the TreeGator with your garden hose. Deep watering with your wand, filling the well around the tree, is also recommended at least twice weekly. 15-Gallon TreeGator TreeGator

Coping with Water Bans

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 10, 2020

Has your town already banned outdoor water use, or limited it severely? We at PBOG can help. Our spray trucks, outfitted with 200 gallon sprayers, can bring the water directly to your thirsty garden. We often add a kelp-seaweed-micronutrient powder to the water called Stress X, proven to help revive drought-stressed plants. This is same…

Drip Irrigation and Automatic Systems

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 8, 2020

We recommend the use of drip irrigation for all planting beds. It can even be installed in containers, if there is a way to hide the line next to a building, for example. Drip irrigation directs the water efficiently to the root zones of the plants without wasting it. Systems should now be re-set from…

Spot Watering by Hand

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJuly 6, 2020

Nothing beats a walk through your garden, noticing new buds and by-chance color combinations, and providing a chance for general oohing and ahhing over the beautiful scene. You can now also use this time to notice tell-tale signs of drought: drooping or twisting leaves on trees, shrubs or perennials, wilting annuals, and off-color foliage. Some…

Plant Pick – Pinus mugo

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJune 9, 2020

Pinus mugo I had the chance to work with three overgrown mugo pines of varying size recently. Late in the month of May is the perfect moment for their renovation, as new growth is just beginning and can be easily edited by “candling” or pinching off the new growth. I also had to saw some…

Having Fun with Pollinator Plants

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinJune 2, 2020

This trend from recent years is actually nothing new – just another way to add more color, style and variety to your garden by choosing plants that are actually useful to insects, birds and butterflies! The goal is to keep these beings thriving and doing their jobs of enriching our environment by offering them “food”…

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