Frank D. Porter, owner and operator of Almost Perfect Landscaping, began his early education at Hackensack High School. Next he attained his BA degree in Marketing at Saint Peters College of Jersey City. Following St. Peters, he attained certificates at Rutgers Cook College for Landscape Architecture. While running his company, his passion to help people drove him to further seek higher education in the School of Social Work, also at Rutgers.
It sure got a tad warmer lately and now that we seem to be over the hump as far as “snow” goes, at almost PERFECT we do our annual spring snow removal equipment maintenance. We follow the guidelines set forth by the OPEI (outdoor power equipment institute) for de-winterizing snow blowers and other seasonal power equipment.
“top o the day to you Lassie” – did ye receive a shamrock plants as a bit o a wee gift now me lady. Aye, know the plant well do we now. Oxalis acetosella, or wood sorrel is a plant called shamrock. Oxalis is a perennial plant that grows about 5 inches high. Oh yes its much more common to grow Oxalis outside amongst your Summer Bedding, the annuals, perennials or shrubs. It’s a gardeners plant in many respects.
Spring has Sprung Early and almost PERFECT Landscaping is “back in the saddle”. The “duke” (frank) spent the winter estimating and going over the equipment and getting new. Been busy but IT SURE IS nice to be out again interacting with the soil, getting dirty, and being one with mother nature.almost PERFECT Landscaping is back in the saddle .So while you are out enjoying this weather take a look at your landscaping and lawn. There are necessary tasks to do this time of here and here are but a few.
Our first landscape install of the 2015 season. We install approximately 45 of these types of designs every year.
Too much ground cover is never good. At one time this little Cape had large trees in the front to block the hot afternoon sun. The trees fell over in a storm and the Ivy began to deteriorate.
Who says you can’t garden in the city. Not having a yard certainly doesn’t preclude anyone from having a garden. Balcony gardens can be intimate, manageable, useful, and absolutely stunning. Take a look at these tips for creating an outdoor, verdant space you’ll love.
Another Cape with a whole new attitude! This house required a whole new face lift. Lawn, Shrubs and flowers too!
This project was so much fun to do. The weather was fantastic, the home is beautiful and we were there basically like artists painting with mother nature’s palette.
When this client bought this house she inherited a landscape in the front of the residence consisting of barren soil with sparse groundcover here and there
This customer wanted a new lawn, that is it! While doing the initial walk through I came upon the idea a adding a raised retaining wall bed which would