March 5, 2014 by MAX

To think that at this same time both last year and in 2012 we had bulbs such as Aconite in bloom by now
- Below: The garden a year earlier- and a only a month ahead of the pic above!

And six weeks ahead of top pic…… ah…spring…bring it on!!!!!

Aconites (non-native, but lovely all the same, and very early, naturalizes easily)
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November 19, 2013 by MAX
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- Now is a fine time to consider a fresh garden design ; plan a spring and summer collection for the wooded garden, or a more traditional design, with pavers, flagstone pathways, perhaps a water feature and landscape lighting? Call us @ Max’s Greener Places, maxlandscape.com, ask for Ed Max, designer, cert, arborist, and natutralist

the best colors can be seen in the early wildflower garden,

Mid summer woodlands: fern, hemlocks, 

Natural landscapes, with Redbud, magnolias, bluebells, native plants
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