Don’t Strangle Your Tree!
By Larry Hodgson One of the damages professional arborists see the most frequently on trees is strangulation (girdling). Someone longContinue Reading
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Repairing a Headless Conifer
By Larry Hodgson Many conifers have a naturally pyramidal shape. This is the case of, among others, firs (Abies), sprucesContinue Reading
Cage Your Climbing Roses
Climbing roses are much less work if you cage them. This is Rosa ‘Graham Thomas’. Photo: agardenforthehouse.com Traditionally, climbing rosesContinue Reading
Staking Houseplants: Success at Last?
Photo: Hiclipart.com, clipart library & http://www.vecteezy.com I’ve been struggling with staking the houseplants I put outside for the summer forContinue Reading
Making Your Own Easy-Peasy Moss Pole
Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) growing up a moss pole. Photo: http://www.crocus.co_.uk Moss poles are great products for houseplants that climb viaContinue Reading
Turn Your Christmas Tree into A Bean Tree
Scarlet runner beans turned into a bean tree. Photo: http://www.gardenfocused.co.uk If you store your cut Christmas tree outdoors over theContinue Reading
How to Fix a Broken Branch
You can often “reinstall” a broken branch. All photos: Denis Giroux Question: We have a crabapple with a branch thatContinue Reading
Garden Fail: Knocking Snow Off Bent Branches
If possible, just leave weighed-down branches alone. Source: Claire Tourigny, from the book Les 1500 trucs du jardinier paresseux WhenContinue Reading
Tree Stakes Should Always Be Temporary!
Many gardeners like to stake trees when planting them to ensure that the trunk remains upright. That’s fine, but … the stake has toContinue Reading
How to Cage Your Tomatoes
Tomatoes are ramblers, that is, in nature they climb, but only very weakly. They have no tendrils and their stemsContinue Reading