Mountain Laurels and More Latin

Last week we had the pleasure of working with one of the most beautiful flowering plants on the east coast of the United States; the Mountain Laurel. Known in the flower world by it's Latin nomenclature of "Kalmia Latifolia", this bush is native to US Northeast.

The Kalmia Latifolia is a part of the blueberry bush family, latin name "Ericaceae". It is also sometimes referred to as a "Spoonwood", because the flowers were once used by Native Americans to make their spoons.

The flowers on these plants come in all shapes, colors, and sizes, but generally always have some pink in them. They' truly are a majestic plant, and being able to plant and care for them is a privilege!

Drilling Basics

While we all tend to our weekend sunburns on this dreary Monday and wait for the rain to pass, please enjoy the textbook instructional drilling video below:

(for legal reasons we have to say that you probably shouldn't try this at home)

No Rest for the Wicked

With temperatures on the rise and the month of May rapidly coming to a close, everyday is a working day here at All Decked Out. Whether we're building decks, planting flowers or installing irrigation, we have all been working nonstop to get through these installation months in one piece!

Here's a few snapshots of the what we've been up to over the past two weeks: 

 Mulching!

 Watering!

Sweeping!

Pruning!

 and Bragging ....only a little :)

Gardening Isn't Just for Pansies

Happy May!

On this rainy Tuesday we left our prunes and snips at home in anticipation of indulging in one of our other favorite jobs as a landscaping company; Building patios.

Back in Brooklyn again, we are completely renovating a client's backyard. We removed over 5 TONS of debris in order to create a clean slate to work with:

With a bare surface ready, we delivered 2 tons of gravel and stone this morning in order to begin construction on our client's custom-cut diamond pattern blue-stone patio!

How will things look once we're finished? ...You'll have to stay tuned to find out ;)