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and our Facebook page: Valerie M. Bruns (or click direct Facebook link listed on the right side of this blog below my profile)

other valuable links:

http://www.thecareoftrees.com/ http://www.urbanext.illinois.edu/lawntalk
http://www.urbanext.illinois.edu/hort
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/weed/dndelion.htm

The Valerie M. Bruns Fleet

The Valerie M. Bruns Fleet

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

SPRING CLEAN UP 2010


We are in full swing completing spring clean ups (sod repairs from snow damage, debris pick up, light raking and blowing of beds) and will be moving on to scheduled bed maintenance (edging, cultivating, and weeding of plant and flower beds) by the beginning of May.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Monday, March 1, 2010

Winter 2009-2010 Chicago Climate Summary

From the National Weather Service:

The average high temperature this past winter season was 30.6 degrees, which is 2.6 degrees below normal.

Total recorded snowfall was 52.4 inches, which is 24.1 inches above normal. Total recorded snowfall for February 2010 was 22.5 inches.

4/20/10 BEFORE

4/20/10 BEFORE
dying junipers

5/19/10 AFTER

5/19/10 AFTER
dying junipers replaced with viburnum, barberry and new junipers

4/20/10 BEFORE

4/20/10 BEFORE

5/11/10 AFTER

5/11/10 AFTER

5/11/10 BEFORE

5/11/10 BEFORE

5/19/10 AFTER

5/19/10 AFTER