When a Christmas Tree Refuses to Die
Sometimes a Christmas tree will sprout, right in your living room! Photo: Grégory Thiell, flickr & clairemedium.com Question: My Christmas tree,Continue Reading
Category: Conifers
Creating a Better Christmas Tree
Christmas trees of the future will last much longer. Photo: thekatynews.com Around the world, Christmas trees (usually some species ofContinue Reading
A Few Good Plant Choices
Boxwood Green Velvet (Buxus Green Velvet™). Photo: www.amazon.com The following article was adapted from a press release by Handpicked forContinue Reading
A Watering Basin for New Plantings
Watering basin around a newly planted tree. Photo: ucanr.edu To ensure proper watering the first year after planting, that is,Continue Reading
Will Conifers Resprout From a Stump?
Question: I’ve noticed that many trees will sprout from the stump when you cut them down, but conifers never seem toContinue Reading
New Plants for 2019
There are plenty of new plants that will be showing up in garden centers shortly or that you can orderContinue Reading
Let’s Wish Pines a Happy 140 Millionth Birthday!
The pine tree: 140 million years young! Source: pngtree.com & worldartsme.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Yes, pine trees (Pinus spp.) are 140 million yearsContinue Reading
Conifers Made for the Shade
Yew hedges (Taxus x cuspidata ‘Hicksii’) create an intimate corner in this semi-shady garden. Source: www.instanthedge.com Gardeners often wrongly believe that conifersContinue Reading
When Is the Best Time for Pruning Arborvitae Hedges?
American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), commonly called cedar, is a popular hedge plant throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, especially in NorthContinue Reading
Why I Just Love Dwarf Conifers
I like making gardening easy, so dwarf conifers fit me like a glove. Imagine! Once the plant is established (so,Continue Reading