Leave the Leaves...They Feed the soil which feeds your plants and Trees!

Leave the Leaves! Leaves are a great source of nutrition for the soil! 

 Mulch your leaves with a mower and return them to the soil! Great organic material

So stop bagging your leaves and spread them in your gardens!

The worms and other microbes will love it and help your garden grow!

Cooler temps are an indication to get moving in the garden!

• Cut back those perennials
• Cut back the ornamental grasses
• Seed your lawns
• Fertilize your lawn
• Aerate your lawn, I prefer core-aeration
• Water your landscape, especially your trees and shrubs
• Bring in your tender plants/house plants

Now is also a good time to get your snowblower ready! It wont be long before we have that to contend with!

WHY???????? 

Choose a tree that will be appropriate under power lines. 

 Pumpkins, Straw, Cabbage and Mums=FALL ! 

360 view

 

And so it begins!

Centennial Pool renovation

The last day of Summer like weather. I was strolling around the nature center, it was completely empty of people, and that was odd to me. As I walked the shore line, "inspecting" the grounds, bullfrogs were jumping under water for cover, turtles were floating by and I surprised about a dozen ducks sunbathing on the fishing rocks, they too were enjoying the pre-fall weather and didn't even budge. 

Go out and enjoy the day! 

Duck Dynasty!

    My family and I have fallen in love, as most of America has, with this wonderful band of Rednecks! Duck Dynasty makes this Chicago girl want to be a redneck, up to the point of eating squirrels. I think the reason why we are so into this fun family is that we can relate! Phil, the matriarch wants his family and especially his grandchildren to remember their roots. Uncle Si is well, crazy. Who of us hasn't said something so off that everyone says "Hugh?" then there is Willie, he is the most sensible, trying to get the job done in order to support his family. Finally, our favorite, Jas! He is a redneck Peter Pan. He has NEVER grown up. His only mission in life is to enjoy it and does so without exception. My favorite part is that they are all Christians and that the episode always closes at the family dinner table with a simple, humble prayer to our Lord! Heaven is gonna be so much fun with these guys there too :)