Can You Save A Deer-Damaged Cedar Hedge?
What a shock when you realize that the deer got to your hedge over the winter. They are particularly fondContinue Reading
Category: Conifers
3 Simple Tips to Make Your Christmas Tree Last
If you’ll be putting up a cut Christmas tree in your home this Christmas, there are 3 main things youContinue Reading
One Living Christmas Tree That Really Thrives Indoors
Most of the “living Christmas trees” sold today really don’t do well indoors. (For more information on that subject,Continue Reading
The Monkey Puzzle Tree: Curious Indeed!
This conifer has such a bizarre appearance it will certainly remind you of the vegetation seen in illustrations of primitiveContinue Reading
Do You Really Need to Wrap Conifers for the Winter?
Over the last 50 years, it seems to have become chic to wrap the conifers up like a mummy forContinue Reading
When Conifers Lose Needles in the Fall
Often gardeners are worried when they see needles of their conifers turn yellow in the autumn and drop off theContinue Reading
The World’s Strangest Plant
The strangest plant in the world is probably the welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) found in Africa’s Namib Desert. It is aContinue Reading
What is a Witch’s Broom?
A witch’s broom (witches’ broom) is a deformity mostly found in woody plants, typically trees and conifers. The natural structureContinue Reading
When and How to Trim a Cedar Hedge
I’m far too laidback to maintain a cedar hedge*, that is a hedge of Thuja occidentalis, also called arborvitae. I leaveContinue Reading
How the Arborvitae Got Its Name
Scurvy is a very serious disease. We hear very little about it these days, but it was endemic among EuropeanContinue Reading