Plant Now for a Carpet of Blue in the Spring
Sometimes it’s perfectly appropriate to want to impress visitors with beds of large, showy bulb flowers such as tulips, narcissusContinue Reading
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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
Salt-Resistant Roses
Question: Do you have recommendations for an own-root rose that would be good for a street front hedge on aContinue Reading
Chives Like It Cold!
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) is perhaps the easiest herb of all to grow, at least in temperate to cold climates. It’sContinue 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
Garden Myth: Wait Until Frost Blackens the Foliage of Tender Bulbs Before Bringing Them In
If you garden, you’ve probably heard the recommendation to wait until frost has blackened the foliage of tender bulbs likeContinue Reading
Cold Climate Gardeners: Stick to Own-Root Roses
In just about any garden center, you’ll find roses produced two different ways. Some were produced by grafting: a roseContinue Reading
For Mass Plantings Among Tree Roots
It’s one thing to want to plant a few plants here and there in a tree’s root zone, but quiteContinue Reading
How to Overwinter a Bougainvillea Indoors
Question: I have a beautiful bougainvillea that has bloomed all summer. I was told that I could keep it indoorsContinue Reading
Pears Don’t Ripen on the Tree
Unlike apples, cherries and in fact the vast majority of other fruits, the European pear, also known as the commonContinue Reading