Trillium Designs

04/07/2016

Update on the Ollas: The following pictures are from two separate garden beds, planted at the same time, one with Ollas and one without. I surface water the Olla bed once a week, and I try to water the other bed daily. I think I might buy 3 more Ollas before summer arrives. Enchanted Gardens sells the Ollas at the same price as you can get online, and they seem to keep them in stock now. (Ignore the weeds, please)

03/02/2016

They sell out quickly at local garden centers. I will be experimenting with them this year. Great concept.

02/25/2016

This is a fun chart for butterfly identification. It is so much fun to create a butterfly sanctuary in your own backyard! Any size space can be turned into a butterfly habitat. Plant selection is the greatest determiner in the butterfly species that will call your backyard home.

02/23/2016

This is a great resource for identifying the trees in garden centers, or your landscape, during this time of year.

02/22/2016

This is an inspiring article about a pastor that used gardening to help educate, feed, and minister to his community.

Welcome to Conetoe, North Carolina, one of the country's many "food deserts," where fresh, nutritious food is not readily available. Here's one man's solution.

02/17/2016

These rough sketches sum up the video I posted describing how to prune crepe myrtles. Assume all branches in black are at least the width of your pinky at the crotch (the junction where they connect to the tree).

02/17/2016

Amanda, thanks for asking about crepe myrtle pruning. This video describes pruning both new and mature crepe myrtles. I also posted a couple of sketches on the Trillium Designs page that illustrate the pruning methods. I hope it helps!

02/16/2016

Many have fallen victim to an epidemic that has swept the south for decades. Everyday I see evidence of the tragedy on street corners and in so many yards around our community. CREPE MUDER. That is right, the senseless whacking of crepe myrtles down to nubs. Please, take the time to lovingly prune your crepe myrtles into the beautiful trees they are meant to be. Together, we can stop this epidemic.

02/15/2016

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day! This holiday is a great reminder that this is the time of year to prune roses and crepe myrtles.

02/12/2016

Valentine's Day is upon us! If you are looking for a different way to give roses this year, consider visiting a local garden center. A planted rose is the gift that keeps on giving. At this moment, my favorite is the Don Juan climbing rose. It is a vigorous climber, so give it room to flourish!

01/08/2016

My daughter loves playing outside! Our fairy garden is her favorite place to play. Because I want to provide high quality products to Trillium's clients, she agreed to help me in a field trial. She is testing three brands of fairies for durability and 'bestness'. The picture is of our various trial fairies.

01/05/2016

The cows came to say hello while we loaded supplies this morning.