Emerald Ash Borer arrives in Central Virginia
The Emerald Ash Borer has arrived in Central VA, see below for the press release from Virginia Dept. of Forestry. If you have Ash trees and are interested in learning more Read More…
Winter Clearing and Pruning
Mild January weather means one thing for HELM – pruning and clearing. Winter is the perfect time for both since 1) plants are dormant, which is perfect for pruning Boxwoods, Read More…
Planning & Planting in Winter
People probably get tired of hearing us say it, but… there’s always something to be done on the farm, and it always a good time to start planning. We had a Read More…
Pruning: Fruit trees
Despite the frigid temperatures, the HELM landscaping team has been busy pruning fruit trees! It is essential to prune fruit trees when they are dormant generally between November and early Read More…
Spring Screen Planting Install
The rain continues – this has definitely been a spring for the record books! Despite the heavy rain planting season continues and the landscape team finished up a large, two Read More…
Boxwood transplant
Sometimes old is better than new. The HELM landscape team recently transplanted three large old boxwoods on a historic farm in Crozet. Transplanting older, established plant material is always tricky; and Read More…
Installing a Classic Colonial Style Garden
Spring is always a busy time at HELM, but this year seems to be flying by and it’s hard to believe we’re already planting this year’s vegetables & flowers in Read More…
Installing A Vineyard
The HELM fencing team has started 2015 by collaborating with our good friends at King Family Vineyards to install a trellis system for a new block of vineyard at Fidelis Farm Read More…
Winter Boxwood Pruning
Just in time for the Holidays, pruning season is here again! The HELM landscaping team has been out in full force doing annual boxwood maintenance. Boxwoods are a low maintenance Read More…
