Aging Shrubs May Need a Bit of Pruning
If pruning shrubs so they look like a globe, a cube or Mickey Mouse is something better left to zealousContinue Reading
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If pruning shrubs so they look like a globe, a cube or Mickey Mouse is something better left to zealousContinue Reading
The ever-popular ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’), with its big pompoms of white flowers is often attacked by the hydrangea leaf-tierContinue Reading
Not every gardener has enough space for a large tree on their property. A full-grown oak, for example, can measureContinue Reading
Top-grafted shrubs, also called top-grafted standards or just standards, are shrubs grafted on top of the upright stem of a relatedContinue Reading
Spring isn’t coming around fast enough for you? Well, you can make it happen much earlier by forcing branches fromContinue Reading
Here is a DIY project for a laidback (because it requires little effort) but patient gardener (because it takes 18Continue Reading
There’s not much still blooming in my garden in late November. An aconite (Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’), some fall-blooming crocuses, white corydalisContinue Reading
When it comes to shrubs with great fall color, you have lots of choice. Here are three lists you mayContinue Reading
Shrubs and trees grafted onto an upright stem are very popular in our gardens. They may have different names –Continue Reading
You intend to plant a tree? Wonderful! We need more trees in our world. But to be a good neighbor,Continue Reading