How to care for your Trees…

I bet you are wondering what the heck is she doing now?  She does so much on so many different things, she can’t possibly be into the tree business too!

Relax.  I am not ‘into’ the tree business other than to keep my own trees barely pruned and alive. But sometimes I get myself into a situation where I need professional help (yeah, you can stop laughing now) with large, overgrown trees and/or limbs hanging precariously over a house, car, swimming pool or heaven forbid the beach cabana manned my Manuel the bartender.

If this happens, I call Andy.  I … Read more...

Abra Cadabra-Presto its Pesto!

If you are like me, you are probably wishing you could wiggle your nose like Samantha Stevens and turn your seemingly endless supply of Basil leaves into cute, little bottled jars of pesto in an instant.  Complete with bows on the lids and fancy labels.  But the reality is, you are not a witch like Samantha Stevens, apparently they only exist in tv land.  Therefore you must roll up your sleeves and deal with the Basil acreage on your own.  Dammit…why is tv make-believe only?

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I have 2 Basil plants at the Homestead and one in my garden in the … Read more...