Should You Compost Diseased Leaves?
Composting fall leaves with disease symptoms (maple tar spot, powdery mildew, apple scab, etc.) is a very controversial subject. EvenContinue Reading
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Why Is It We Plant Spring Bulbs in the Fall?
Have you ever wondered why we plant spring-flowering bulbs in the fall? We’ve been doing this for so many generationsContinue Reading
In Case of Early Frost
Most readers of this blog, which is essentially written with Northern gardeners in mind, will at some point in thisContinue Reading
Time to Clean Up Red Ball Traps
I don’t know about you, but my apple trees are “decorated” with red ball traps covered with Tanglefoot (a non-dryingContinue Reading
Gardens of Light: Spectacular!
I just visited the Gardens of Light show at the Montreal Botanical Garden and it’s absolutely spectacular! Every year inContinue Reading
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
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