Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Transplanting Roses Made Easier




We are finishing up a couple of small jobs this week as well as starting two new fairly large projects which both have a fair amount of pavers. We will be moving well over a hundred ton of materials in the next couple of weeks, pavers, boulders, limestone, super slabs and soils.

One job involved transplanting a bed that was tightly planted and adding two hydrangeas. Moving the large knock out roses could have been a prickly experience wrapping the three foot by three foot plants kept losses down for both the roses and our arms. The ninety five degree heat had surprisingly small effect on the roses, they quit blooming and we have moderate leaf drop six days after transplanting. Normally we do not install stone around roses but our customer prefers the low maintenance that stone affords and I can't argue with the size and blooms of her roses.


A second project was sprucing up a house that is up for sale. Replacing the old railroad tie retaining wall with hand stacked glacial stone, installing new split rail fence and fresh limestone in the drive does wonders for curb appeal.

New company photos were necessary for our brochure since we have had some personnel changes. It is hard to imagine the diversity of talent, enthusiasm and craftsmanship that exists in our crew, thanks everyone.

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