Category Archives: Weed removal service

Blackberry bushes, also known as Rubus fruticosus, are a common sight in many gardens and landscapes. They are known for their thorny canes and delicious berries, but they can also become invasive if not properly controlled. Overgrowth of blackberry bushes can be a problem for many homeowners, as they can take over large areas of […]

For two years, ever since my friend Hannah sent me, within a month, a photo of their newly built house in Greenville and a photo of their newborn baby, I had been itching to visit her. She had moved there the same summer we moved here to Pittsburgh, so we shared, from a distance, being […]

Dandelions Dandelions are promiscuous and can bloom anytime. I see them in earliest spring, well into fall, and once I saw one on December 5 peeking out of snow, with a yellow bloom halfopen, as if hoping for a half hour of sunwarmed melting. However, in my experience the great majority will bloom at once, […]

When I was small, my parents often told me how, around the time I was born, they had renounced the customary lawn care service because they just didn’t know what those guys were spraying. Later, when I was in high school, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and my parents noted that three of […]

Spring is the ideal time to teach about weeds, because so many of them are just emerging. Also, because spring features the long missed sight of early blooming flowers, students seem particularly interested in plants. Although my grandmother taught me to be interested in flowers from a young age, I, like most children, was more […]

Just on the other side of the pool parking lot, with no street crossings, is the town community center. I’ve never made much use of this kind of amenity in other locations, but this community center is particularly enticing because it houses a library and offers classes and camps that the kids and I all […]

Mine is, in most respects, a suburban family with all the trimmings. We have two family cars, including a Buick handed down from my husband’s grandfather. My husband and I chose our house three years ago for the good schools and for the yard, but our choice means that we each have a commute that […]