by Beth Holden | Feb 6, 2015 | Active Seniors, Gardening, General, Independent Living
By: Thom Morgan, Springmoor Landscape Manager My interest in phenology–the life cycle of plants and animals—has led me to document bloom times for a variety of trees and shrubs found on Springmoor’s beautiful 43-acre campus. Today, I’m sharing my research with...
by lovedigital | Jan 9, 2015 | Gardening
By: Thom Morgan, Springmoor Landscape Manager Each year the big nurseries offer up new plants that they think will be the next big thing in the landscaping industry, and each year I get excited to try all of their new specimens. For 2015, those that are considered...
by lovedigital | Dec 5, 2014 | Gardening
By Thom Morgan, Springmoor landscape manager Are you scratching your head, trying to figure out what gifts to give your friends and family for the holidays? You want to give them something that will brighten their spirits, and that might brighten their home—right?...
by lovedigital | Nov 7, 2014 | Gardening
After the pumpkins have been thrown on the mulch pile and the Thanksgiving turkey is almost ready, it’s time to hang those holiday lights. Festive lighting can make a great accent to any well-designed landscape. Choosing the Lights LED lights last a lot longer than...
by lovedigital | Sep 5, 2014 | Gardening, General
Storing Seeds for Future Use September is unkind to vegetables. By now, your 90-day tomatoes are a withered mess, and the 120-day tomatoes have a few green tomatoes that are struggling to turn red. Eggplants are producing fruit which is one tenth the size of fruit a...
by lovedigital | Aug 1, 2014 | Gardening
By Thom Morgan, Springmoor Landscape Manager Although the North Carolina Piedmont is not currently in a drought, many of us remember 2007, when large portions of Falls Lake, our primary water source, dried up and the City of Raleigh issued mandatory watering...
