Grow Your Own Landscape Material From Baby Evergreens
Evergreens are expensive, and they have every right to be. A blue spruce six years old ranges between 16″ and 24″ inches. That means six years of pruning, transplanting, and
Evergreens
Now That Winter Is Here Study Your Evergreens
Why not take a little time to study the evergreens this Winter? Many of us give them little attention during a greater part of the year, chiefly because our time
Moving Hollies to the Forefront
In recent years, Hollies have taken the gardening public by storm. And why shouldn’t they receive attention after so many decades of neglect? They are not difficult to transplant, as
Limits and Care of Broadleaf Evergreens
Now that November, winds have shaken the last leaves from most of our trees. For the shrubbery, the heart of the broad-leaved evergreens gets the spotlight. These attractive plants, with
Winter Decorations: There’s Variety in Pods and Cones
Wherever you live, there are all sorts of materials within your reach that you can use as winter decorations. Just step outside and let your imagination have free rein. You
Need Winter Be Drab?
It is an easy matter to have a garden here in central New Jersey that looks fresh and lovely in the spring. If water holds out, it will also be
Brooms Are Beautiful: But Difficult To Tell Apart
One of the perpetual perplexities of my garden existence is how to tell a Genista from a Cytisus. So when is it a broom and not a broom? Cytisus And
What Are Some Good Low-Growing Evergreens For The South?
One sometimes hears landscape people bemoan the lack of low-growing evergreen material, so much needed now for the new types of low-walled homes. There is quite a hit of lovely
Tips On Selecting The Most Suitable Yews In The East
Yews are one of the most satisfactory groups of needled evergreens for landscape use. Since there are 100 or more named varieties and goodness knows how many unnamed seedlings, we
Is The Loss Of Needles On Plants Normal? If So, WHY?
October is one of nature’s busiest months. Most seeds must be ripened before killing frost. Deciduous trees and shrubs are gradually preparing for winter. Terminal growth is stopping, dormant buds