Gardening

The enchanting Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon is a true testament to nature’s artistry. With its delicate, semi-double blooms floating like silk handkerchiefs in the summer breeze, it is easily one of the most stunning shrubs you can add to your landscape. Here at Spruce Shake, we planted a Blue Chiffon near our back patio […]

Last fall, after a long hike through the woods with my dog, I noticed dozens of tiny, prickly brown balls tangled in his fur and stuck to the bottom of my hiking pants. I spent 20 minutes pulling them off and casually tossed them into the edge of our backyard garden. By the following summer,

A few summers ago, I started noticing small, perfectly round holes appearing around the foundation of our patio and deep inside my prized raised vegetable beds. At first, I thought it was just moles or field mice. Then, I caught the culprit red-handed: a tiny, striped chipmunk, cheek pouches completely stuffed with the expensive sunflower