Winter has arrived with authority in the middle of the country, we have 12″ of snow on the ground that arrived with 45 MPH winds and 5 foot deep drifts. To top it all off, we have sub zero temps to keep it around for a long time. So we are just nestling in for the holidays. The Christmas decorations are up, invitations for some small holiday get togethers are going out and the menus being planed. In the larder are some Prime rib roasts, turkey and fixing and lots of baked goods.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.

Michael attended the awards reception at Planets Green Industry Conference in Louisville Kentucky last week to receive the prestigious Environmental Improvement Grand Award. Estate Gardeners received this award for Residential Design Buil

d For the Scott Residence. We are very proud and excited to recieve this recognition from our industry and peers.

A walk around the Estate Gardeners property today had Lots of great fall color. The key to a great fall display? Variety, Variety, Variety. Take notes now of what is catching your eye so you will know what to get when your planting next year….better yet, Plant NOW!!! If not now…Tomorrow!!

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PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Awarded Estate Gardeners Inc. the Prestigious Environmental Improvement Grand Award for the Scott Residence. This is the top recognition for Landscape companies that do outstanding work and the customers that pay for it. We are incredibly honored to accept our second Grand Award for our work in Omaha. Michael will receive the award at a reception in Louisville Kentucky on October 30th. You can view a gallery of the awards presentation here. This project took 8 years to reache the stage it is in now and it is getting better every year.

The frost got the tomatoes but there are some crops, like butternut squash to still pick. Our tomatoes yeilded 90 quarts canned a bunch frozen and lots of BLTs and salads. We always feel smug having spaghetti in February made with our own home grown tomatoes. this year we grew Big Mama, Beefy Boy, and our all time favorite for quality and production, Celebrity. Pat thinks she harvested over 1000 tomatoes. That’s between 400 and 500 lbs.