Don’t Dump Soil on Tree Roots
When carrying out various landscaping jobs on your property, be careful to not add too much soil over the rootContinue Reading
Category: Trees
You’re Afraid Your Tree Is Dying?
The decline of a tree is almost always a huge disappointment for its owner. Source: greenlv.wordpress.com Home gardeners expect toContinue Reading
How Far Should You Plant a Tree from a House?
Trees should be planted well away from any house, not right up against it. Source: uglyhousephotos.com There are several reasonsContinue Reading
Beautiful Berries for Fall and Winter
Porcelaine vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) brightens up late fall with its jewel-like berries. Source: www.pepiniere-villeroy.com When we select plants for ourContinue Reading
Trees and Shrubs That Self-sow Excessively
The Norway maple (Acer platanoides) produces so many seedlings it can easily become a garden pest. Source: www.massaudubon.org. All plants reproduce.Continue Reading
Why Plant Trees?
Trees don’t ask for much—soil, water, sunlight. Yet they provide a wealth of benefits: They improve the air you breathe, cutContinue Reading
Love Match for a Lonely Sausage Tree
The sausage tree (Kigelia africana) is a large tree of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae). Found throughout much of Africa south ofContinue Reading
50 Disease-Resistant Crabapples
There are few temperate-climate ornamental trees that are as popular as crabapples … nor that cause their owners such aContinue Reading
Caterpillars Galore!
There are hundreds of caterpillars in your yard? Maybe thousands? They’re black with blue marks, a white streak down their back andContinue Reading
What to Grow Under a Walnut Tree?
Black walnuts (Juglans nigra) and butternuts (J. cinerea), and, although to a lesser degree, other species of walnut and relatedContinue Reading