Blossoming Beginnings Landscaping & Design

National Lawn Care Month

Lisa Rivera — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:30:42 +0000

Ah, Spring! Some of us await the blooming of Forsythia, Crocuses, Tulip and Daffodils to announce the arrival of Spring. But there is another eagerly awaited event that signals the awakening of your garden…the lush, carpet of greenery that is your lawn. America loves it’s lawns and April is National Lawn Care Month. Grass is the most prolific plant on ...

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Ready, Set, Dig…

Lisa Rivera — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:09:56 +0000

The signs are everywhere, Old man winter is finally on his way out! Northeast gardeners have been holding their breath waiting for Spring. You can almost hear the collective exhale of relief as huge snow piles have finally begun to melt, the days are getting brighter, temperatures are gradually climbing, and birdsong is once again the first thing you hear ...

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Mother Nature’s Promise: Planning for Spring

Lisa Rivera — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:15:59 +0000

Winter blues got you down? With the pelting that the Northeast has taken so far this winter that’s no surprise. Still, savvy gardeners know that Winter is the best time for dreaming and planning of garden splendor for the months to come. We all live for the promise of Spring. Nothing beats the first sighting of Spring bulbs in your ...

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Client Testimonial: Trinity Church

Lisa Rivera — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:57:54 +0000

We are super excited about our first video client testimonial with Reverend Willie Smith of Trinity Episcopal Church, located in Cliffside Park, NJ! One of the most rewarding things about our business is the difference our work makes in people’s lives. Trinity is a Blossoming Beginnings landscape maintenance and Audio Visual client. Upon our first meeting with Reverend Willie, he ...

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Winter Garden Protection

Lisa Rivera — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:37:06 +0000

Superstorm Nemo assailed the Northeast this weekend, dropping as much as 3′ of snow in some places. Historic!! Nemo was the second superstorm in five months which you might think would put to rest the skepticism of climate change critics…but probably not. With Superstorms becoming more of a reality, it becomes imperative for gardeners to know how to protect their prized ...

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Elements of Garden Design: Color

Lisa Rivera — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:12:04 +0000

We’re bring sexy back, plant style! It could happen :). Whenever I tell clients that plants are sexy, they give me a strange look but if I say this to another gardener they grin in delight. The delight comes, no doubt, from the understanding that plants elicit a visceral reaction from people that pay close attention to them. A plant lover ...

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The Best Public Topiary

Lisa Rivera — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:10:24 +0000

Topiary addicts of the world unite! Topiary, or living green sulptures as I prefer to call them, is the art of shaping plants into geometric or intricate shapes. Topiary has a rich history dating back to Roman times. It requires vision, commitment, patience and skill. Although it is outside the realm of my current expertise, I have begun some fledgling efforts which are very satisfying but are not ready for pubilc consumption ...

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What a little love can do…

Lisa Rivera — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:07:04 +0000

Working on other people’s gardens for a living is my labor of love. Putting the labor in that love takes up most of my time. Even still, as any plant fanatic knows, any garden time is good garden time which probably explains why I can often be found messing around in my friend’s gardens too. Much to my horror, I’ve ...

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NYBG Monet’s Garden

Lisa Rivera — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:05:17 +0000

We visited the Monet Gardens exhibition at NYBG yesterday which was, quite literally, a repast for the senses. You don’t have to be a plantaholic, horticulturist or even an artist to appreciate the stunning beauty of the exhibition. You just need an eye for beauty and appreciation for the magnificence of nature. Each time I visit, I am struck anew at what a living ...

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Plant Lover’s Disease

Lisa Rivera — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:03:07 +0000

There is no medical term for what ails me but I swear it gets worse every year. P.P.D. aka Plant Procurement Disorder. You can’t be a real plant-o-phile without it. I spend hours combing through plant catalogs all winter just to get a dose of green and fill my sight with sweeps of gorgeous color. I make sketches of areas in ...

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