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Seasonal Annual Color

Although perennials are famously low maintenance, there are some varieties that need to be divided every few years to maintain healthy roots and foliage. Bonus: that favorite daylily you planted a few years ago will now be three! Dividing plants is a fairly easy and straight-forward garden chore that can be done in the spring […]

Perennial Maintenance: How to Divide Plants

Community Outreach… Why We Like To Give Back!

Giving back to the community is so important for a number of reasons! It gives you a sense of purpose, it helps you to gain new perspectives, and it allows you to share your expertise in a way that helps others. Every year here at di Stefano Landscaping, since we opened our doors for business […]

Gardening

How To Plan, Plant & Maintain A Kitchen Garden

With many people getting more and more interested in growing their own food, kitchen gardens have become extremely popular in recent years. But what exactly is a kitchen garden and how can you create one in your backyard? The good news is you don’t need a lot of space (or money) to create a kitchen […]

Trends

Creating A Truly “Low Maintenance” Landscape

Low maintenance gardens have become a big trend in the landscape industry in the past few years as gardeners have had to limit the amount of water, time, and effort they’ve put into their landscapes. We’ll talk about some of our favorite ways to create a truly low maintenance landscape and how it can not […]

Gardening

How to Prune Shrubs

Shrub maintenance and pruning can be one of the most confusing parts of garden chores, but it doesn’t have to be! We’ve put together a list of some of the most common shrubs from our area with pruning instructions. As long as you have healthy shrubs, follow these simple guidelines to maintain steady growth and […]

Gardening

Client-Driven Design

As we set out to design a new project, we first want to hear our client’s perspective. This, combined with our extensive experience in landscape design, helps us to create a comprehensive plan for each project that is perfectly inline with our clients’ needs and budget. How does this set us apart? Many of our […]

Gardening

Best Winter Pruning Practices to Promote Spring Growth

An often-missed opportunity for beautifying the landscape in the winter months is deciduous shrub and tree pruning.

Gardening

Reflecting On The Growing Season

As we retreat into our homes for the winter, now is the time to think back to the past growing season while it’s fresh in your mind and take notes for next season. If you wait too long into the winter, the growing season will seem like a distant dream and you may not remember […]

Gardening

How To Put Your Garden To Rest For The Season

Fall can come swiftly here in Vermont and it can be hard to get everything done before the snow sticks, but there are a few things you should (and shouldn’t do) before the winter to help ready your garden for a successful season once the ground thaws in spring. We’ll go over our top musts […]

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