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Mar 31, 20151 min read

Cutting back ornamental grass

The one thing that is fairly common in all our landscapes, both traditional and contemporary, is our reliance on ornamental grasses. Most...

sweetbayinc

Mar 14, 20151 min read

Fireplace ash in the garden

Luchi and I go through a couple of cords of hardwood every winter. That produces about 60LBS of ash per season. Instead of carting it...

sweetbayinc

Mar 3, 20151 min read

OK with the snow (at least for a little while longer)

The late fall is always a busy time of year for us. In November and December of 2014 we planted close to 10,000 plants, most of them...

sweetbayinc

Mar 8, 20141 min read

Witch Hazel

Can Spring be far behind? Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is in full bloom in the North East over the next couple of weeks. A...

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Mar 7, 20141 min read

Deer

A full grown deer needs to consume about 10 LBS. of leaves, shoots, flowers and twigs to get through the day. They often travel in groups...

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Feb 24, 20141 min read

A quick note on HARDINESS

The unusually cold weather we have been having in the north eastern United States has got us wondering about hardiness. Sweetbay has a...

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Feb 8, 20141 min read

Books we use a lot

Like everybody else in this business Sweetbay has an extensive library of design books. I tend to take them off the shelf whenever I feel...