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
Category: Trees
The Two Plants of the Magi
You probably remember the story of the Magi, the wise men who brought the baby Jesus three gifts: gold, frankincenseContinue 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
5 Plants With Weird Foliage
The whole point of a leaf is to collect sunlight and convert it via photosynthesis into sugars for the plant’sContinue Reading
Leaves You Don’t Need to Rake Up
Not all deciduous trees have leaves that you have to rake off the lawn in the fall! Some trees haveContinue Reading
Growing Trees From Nuts and Acorns
Start a tree from nuts* or acorns? The idea may seem far-fetched to beginning gardeners. After all, won’t these nutsContinue Reading
How to Plant a Tree without Digging
It’s not easy to plant a tree, a shrub or evergreen in ground where it’s difficult to dig, as inContinue Reading
A Maple With Leaves White as Snow
Question: I have a large red maple that, over the last few years, has started developing some sort ofContinue Reading
Plant Trees without Amending the Soil
Forget the old technique for planting shrubs and trees, the one I learned when I was a kid. We were toldContinue Reading
Replacement Trees for Ashes
Ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) seem to be under threat nearly everywhere. In North America, the culprit is an insect, theContinue Reading