Fall Lawn Restoration

JPW Design TeamSeptember 10, 2024Ebony G. Patterson, August, fall, lawn restoration, mowing, aerating, raking, reseeding, Morano Group

Lawn restoration after a long, hot summer

JPW Design TeamAugust 7, 2024Ebony G. Patterson, August, fall, lawn restoration, mowing, aerating, raking, reseeding, Morano Group

Hydrangeas bloom in the garden and culture

Justin Page WoodJuly 20, 2024

Compost and the garden

JPW Design TeamJuly 20, 2024storms, hurricanes, Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Michael, Superstorm Sandy, Florida, New York, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), National Hurricane Center, Georgia, Big Bend, trees, homeowners’ insurance, storm damage

Heat and the garden

Justin Page WoodJuly 20, 2024

The not-so-splendor in the grass: Caring for your lawn in the hot weather

Justin Page WoodJuly 20, 2024

Pests and the garden – the bane of boxwood blight

Justin Page WoodJuly 20, 2024

Storms and the garden

Recent damage from Hurricane Idalia – which hit Florida’s Big Bend region and parts of Georgia on Aug. 30 – reminds us that we are only now at the high point of hurricane season, which runs June 1 through Nov. 30.

Valerio SaglioccoSeptember 17, 2023storms, hurricanes, Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Michael, Superstorm Sandy, Florida, New York, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), National Hurricane Center, Georgia, Big Bend, trees, homeowners’ insurance, storm damage

September in the garden – time to lean in and let go

September is not the moment to think about the winter – there is time enough for that – but for laying spring’s groundwork.

Valerio SaglioccoSeptember 5, 2023September, garden chores, American Meadows, bulb plants, perennials, irises, hyacinths, crocuses, tulips, daffodils, winter pea, clover, deadhead, prune, weed, mulch, birds, pollinators, hostas, pollinators’ garden

Fungi and the garden

Adding to all the wet weather woes this summer is the presence of fungi, which can take several forms.

Valerio SaglioccoAugust 8, 2023Morano Group, fungus, fungi, milky spore bacteria, pH balance, lawn, grubs, beetle larvae, nitrogen, wet weather, rain, moisture, fertilizing, mowing, sprinklers, Northeast, Bob Vila, toadstools, mushrooms

Whither hydrangeas in the garden?

This season, some hydrangea bushes are fat and sassy with blooms; others, not so much. By the way, the acid content of the soil determines the color. More acidic soil yields blue hydrangeas; more alkaline, pink.

Valerio SaglioccoAugust 3, 2023hydrangeas, Sherlock Homes, Wenke Greenhouses, nitrogen, phosphorus, hardiness zones, hydrangeas not blooming, spring frost, harsh winter, burlap

A plague upon the garden

Pretty and pretty deadly: The spotted lanternfly is a seductive plague on plants like grapevines and the U.S. agricultural economy.

Valerio SaglioccoJuly 24, 2023allergies, pollen, El Niño, American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), apple, dogwood, pear, azaleas; daffodils, dogwoods, hibiscus, lilacs, roses, sunflowers, tulips, Morano Group

Allergies and the garden

Ah-choo! This is a particularly bad allergy season. But it doesn’t mean you have to give up being in – and working in – the garden.

Valerio SaglioccoJune 9, 2023allergies, pollen, El Niño, warm winters, allergies 2023, American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), apple, dogwood, pear, plum, azaleas; daffodils, dogwoods, hibiscus, lilacs, roses, sunflowers, tulips, Morano Group

Art and the garden

The arrival of the New York Botanical Garden’s exhibit “Gardens & Works by Ebony G. Patterson” is a reminder that art and the garden have been having a conversation for centuries

Valerio SaglioccoMay 24, 2023New York Botanical Garden, Ebony G. Patterson, Kykuit, Storm King Art Center, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, PepsiCo, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Barbara Israel Garden Antiques, the Christmas Tree Shop

The merry – and busy – month of May

When it comes to gardening, there “May” be no busier month than the fifth one on the calendar, even though there is still a chance of frost in our area.

Valerio SaglioccoMay 2, 2023May, mowing, electric mowers, lithium battery, robotic mowers, House Beautiful UK, Brigitte Girling, Morano Group, weeding, fertilizing, beetles, bees, butterflies, wildlife, pollination, tall grasses, dead-heading spring bulbs, pruning trees that have blossomed in spring

Safety in the garden

Our recent taste of summer in April had people not only donning tank tops, shorts and flip-flops but heading to the garden with even greater alacrity to tackle those spring chores.

Equipped for the growing seasons

As we gear up for the season of reseeding and planting, now is also the time to ensure that all the equipment we need is in order.

Valerio SaglioccoApril 3, 2023spring, gardening equipment, the Morano Group, the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals, Melinda Myers, storage for gardening equipment, sheds, mailboxes, Target, Rite Aid

Time to let your tree roots breathe

Winter 2023 exited the same way it came in – brilliant and cold. And while the hard season was not without its challenges.

Valerio SaglioccoMarch 20, 2023Morano Group, tree root collar excavation, root rot, girdling roots, tree flare, spring, vernal equinox

Climate and the garden

It’s the heart of winter, yet gardening enthusiasts are already noticing something unusual: Green shoots sprouting from the ground. But what is normally an exciting moment in late March has raised alarm bells in February and even back in January.

Valerio SaglioccoFebruary 16, 2023climate change, winter, spring, January/February warmth, weather, climate, humid subtropical, humid continental, New York City, southeastern New York, southeastern Connecticut, La Niña, hostas, bulb plants, jet stream, Morano Group

Bedford Quarry House, a Morano Group project, wins AIANY Award

The Morano Group is pleased to announce that Bedford Quarry House, one of our landscaping and hardscaping clients, has won a prestigious Residential Design Award from the American Institute of Architects, New York.

Valerio SaglioccoFebruary 3, 2023Morano Group, Bedford Quarry House, AIANY, American Institute of Architecture, New York, Rees Roberts and Partners, Steven Harris Architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, Bedford