by Joe Valluzzi | Nov 12, 2013 | Fall 2013, Winter 2014
As the days get colder, it may be tempting to curl up under a warm blanket on your living room couch and forget about your garden. Don’t do it! There are still plenty of things you should be doing in your garden right now. So bundle up and go outside to finish up the...
by Joe Valluzzi | Nov 5, 2013 | Fall 2013
Thanksgiving is coming up, and it is a great time to reflect and give thanks for all that we have. Too many days go by in everyone’s busy life, and we don’t really take time to sit back and think about things. That’s why gardening is such a great hobby to have,...
by Joe Valluzzi | Oct 29, 2013 | Fall 2013
November is the real transition into winter. This year the transition has been slow, with temperatures slightly higher than average. But the change is happening. The decent, crisp days in the beginning of November will start to turn chilly around mid-month, and then...
by Joe Valluzzi | Oct 22, 2013 | Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Winter 2014
I must admit, I’ve lived in NJ for 30 years of my life, and in all that time, I’ve never been able to easily identify where north, south, east and west are. But things were different during the five years I lived in Arizona. I went to Arizona State University, and...
by Joe Valluzzi | Oct 18, 2013 | Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Winter 2014
There’s a scene in Jerry Maguire where his mentor, Dicky Fox, says, as he points to his heart, “If this doesn’t work,” “Then,” as he points to his head, “this doesn’t matter.” It’s the same thing with any hobby, any career or anything in life. You have to go into it...
by Joe Valluzzi | Oct 8, 2013 | Fall 2013
The performers that you’ll never regret planting There are many, many trees, shrubs and plants that are at their prime in the fall, but there are two that I especially recommend for people who are new to gardening and landscaping that will look fantastic in October....