Answers to Your Questions: Holey Spruce!
Question When I opened my summer home, I was surprised to see that 4 cavities had been dug into myContinue Reading
Category: Trees
Autumn Planting: How to Plant Trees and Shrubs Successfully
Cooler temperatures and increased humidity in autumn reduce stress on plants, helping them to settle comfortably into their new environment.Continue Reading
Wonderful Walnuts
By Julie Boudreau Nut trees are a catch-all category that includes just about anything that grows in a hard shell:Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Transplanting Young Oak Trees
Question 4 years ago, at Lac Sergeant, I transplanted red oak acorns that had sprouted in another garden in QuebecContinue Reading
This Tree Is Your Tree!
By Julie Boudreau In highly urbanized environments, such as large cities or industrial districts, it is not uncommon for aContinue Reading
Noble Oaks
By Julie Boudreau If there is a majestic tree in the forest, it is the oak: strong, stretching its branchesContinue Reading
Chemistry and Physics: Why Do Maple Trees Drip?
What kind of gardener are you? An indoor gardener? A gourmet gardener? A flower gardener? In any case, I’m sureContinue Reading
The Mini-Forests of Miyawaki
By Julie Boudreau Mini-forests, microforests, urban forests… so much relatively new vocabulary in our horticultural conversations. And through it all,Continue Reading
The Secret of Changing Tree Colors
In late September and early October, the trees in our yards, parks and forests begin to herald the arrival ofContinue Reading
Grow a Forest
It’s easier than you think! Follow Nature’s method and you can grow a forest in a seed flat with veryContinue Reading