When Stems Change Color
I made a surprising discovery at snow melt this year: the bark of one of the suckers (offsets) of myContinue Reading
Category: Shrubs
Scratch Your Tree to See If It’s Alive
It’s spring and everything is coming back to life. Except one of your trees or shrubs. While all other woodyContinue Reading
Pruning Shrubs Is Rarely Obligatory
Strangely enough, when someone buys a shrub, their first question is often: “When do I prune it?” But that’s not theContinue Reading
Rose Classification Simplified
Confused about rose classification? Is that rose a hybrid tea or a floribunda? Or perhaps an old garden rose? IfContinue Reading
How to Grow a Monster Leaf Paulownia
The paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), also called princess tree, royal empress tree or foxglove tree, is theoretically a fairly tall, fast-growingContinue Reading
Honey, They Shrunk the Hydrangea!
In temperate climates, ‘Annabelle’ smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’) is among the most popular landscape shrubs. You simply can’t missContinue Reading
When Autumn Leaves Fail to Fall
Typically, leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs drop off in the fall, often after changing color. However, sometimes these leaves—orContinue Reading
Protecting Trees and Shrubs From Road Salt Spray
With this extra-cold winter, even gardens in warmer parts of North America are facing road salt spray damage. This isContinue Reading
Christmas Plants Around the World
The most popular Christmas plant in North America is certainly the poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). There is scarcely a store thatContinue Reading
More Black Flowers for a Goth Garden
This blog, about black and near-black flowers you can grow, is the second part of the article Black Flowers forContinue Reading