A Beginner’s Guide to Tree Pruning and Trimming
By Emma Grant Landscaping plays an important role in maintaining your property, as well as adding value to it. ItContinue Reading
Category: Shrubs
2022: Year of the Lilac
Lilacs are among the most carefree spring-flowering, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrubs (or small trees), well loved for their toughness, reliability, andContinue Reading
Winners of the Green Thumb Award for 2022!
The Green Thumb Award is an annual competition for plants and products that are innovative and unique and that bringContinue Reading
Pinky Winky Panicle Hydrangea
Its name may make you smile, but its effect in the garden is amazing. By Larry Hodgson Panicle hydrangea (HydrangeaContinue Reading
20 Silver Plants to Make Your Landscape Sparkle
By Larry Hodgson Plants with silver and gray leaves have long been popular in landscaping. Whether trees, shrubs, perennials, annualsContinue Reading
Bigleaf Hydrangeas: a Challenge in a Cold Climate
By Larry Hodgson I can’t help but be a bit jealous of gardeners in slightly warmer climates than mine. WhenContinue Reading
What Happens If I Don’t Prune My Hydrangea?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I would like to know if pruning my panicle hydrangea in the fall is really necessary? IfContinue Reading
What’s That Shrub With the Huge Buds?
Discover the insect behind the strange budlike growths on willows.
Beautiful Flowers, Wrong Season
By Larry Hodgson Question: My magnolia is blooming again in the middle of summer! There must be at least twenty newContinue Reading
Trees and Shrubs That Sucker
By Larry Hodgson Most trees produce only a single trunk over their entire life. The average shrub, too, produces allContinue Reading