Well, the weather went from pleasantly cool to uncomfortably warm in no time at all this past week. My peaches are growing well, the nectarines not so well. The apples are all on the branches I didn’t prune during the winter, so I’ll be needing a pole harvester. All the pears decided enough was enough […]
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If you haven’t already gone through all the seed catalogs that appeared in the mailbox starting around Thanksgiving, or browsed for seeds on the internet, well what are you waiting for? It’s time to plan which vegetables, herbs, perennials and annuals you’re going to start from seed, and sort out the how’s and when’s of […]
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We’ve had a warm, moist summer – maybe even more than a bit too moist for the liking of so many plants and trees in our gardens and landscapes. The long hot dry spell we usually expect during mid-summer just didn’t happen this year, and it at least where I live, there have been numerous […]
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Ideally, your yard includes areas exposed to full sun, shade, and everything in between. That would allow you the greatest flexibility in planting perennials, groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. But maybe you are blessed with an overabundance of shade, which is not at all unusual in our area. No problem, you can still have gracefully curving […]
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Here are some of our favorite landscape plant selections that can be planted instead of the standard boxwoods and non-fruiting dwarf hollies: Ligustrum ‘Sunshine’ This 3’-4’ tall and wide evergreen shrub is a wonderful alternative to boxwoods. Easily trimmed as a hedge, its new yellow foliage is present nearly year round. This plant is reliably evergreen. […]
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The three most significant principles of judicious pruning appear to be: 1) knowing what to prune, 2) when to prune it, and 3) how to prune it. Mess up on one of these, and your victims of inappropriate pruning display those bad haircuts publicly for at least a season. Imagine doing that to your teenage […]
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