by Mike Sebastian | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog
When the sun starts to shine and the garden centers begin to lay out their wares for the upcoming season, most of us opt to skip right to the colorful flowers for a quick infusion of color after months of the dreary shades of gray and brown. While we do this we know...
by Mike Sebastian | Apr 13, 2013 | Blog
1. Looks like wood, but the color is guaranteed to last 12 years longer than premium colored wood mulch! 2. Since rubber mulch does not absorb water like wood mulch you can use 30% less water when you switch to rubber mulch. 3. No more annual mulching – work...
by Mike Sebastian | Apr 1, 2013 | Blog
We have finally made the turn. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. The tide has turned. We can see the finish line. In other words, we have shaken off the snow, sleet and dreary grey landscape for greener times – spring is finally here. While many of...
by Mike Sebastian | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” Josh Billings As the last remnants of Old Man Winter slowly leave us to make way for warm sunny days, many of us can now put...
by Mike Sebastian | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
The planning season is behind you and now it is time for action. The grass is green and your local lawn and garden center is exploding with color – it feels like it is calling your name each time you pass it. But…as we all know it is never just as easy...
by Mike Sebastian | Feb 27, 2013 | Blog
We have all heard the saying that the bigger you are the harder you fall. I tend to disagree with this statement and plan to bring my mathematical mind into play for this entry. Let’s say that your child is three feet tall and they fall off a three foot high piece...
by Mike Sebastian | Feb 13, 2013 | Blog
I thought that might grab your attention as everyone likes to save money when they have the chance. What if I also said you could do less work, save the environment and save thousands of dollars in the process simply by switching to rubber mulch? I have been telling...
by Mike Sebastian | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog
February may be one of the toughest gardening months of the year – 70 degree weather one day, 30 and snow the next – so what is the home gardener to do during this roller coaster of a month? While you may have a constant eye to the sky, February is actually the...
by Mike Sebastian | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog
As we enter into this New Year many of us take the time to pause and make a resolution to change a behavior – to better ourselves or the lives of others. I think this is a good time to accomplish both tasks by taking inventory on how we live our lives. We are...
by Mike Sebastian | Nov 28, 2012 | Blog
A playground renovation done at the Logan-Rogersville Primary School this summer, which cost the district just over $44,000, has decreased the number of recess injuries by about half. Shawn Randles, assistant superintendent, said the project included replacing pea...