From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Sourwood or Lily of the Valley Tree
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
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Creating a Nightscape
Landscapes are designed predominantly for daytime enjoyment. Color, form, texture and fragrance stimulate and attract us, so they are...
From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Tamarix
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
Let's Talk and Think Vines - Though not grape vines!
This article concerns the group of plants that climb or vine, either with support or without, a diverse group of plants that fulfill...
The Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Blue Spirea
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
Yeah, It's Winter!
The snow has finally arrived, offering spectacular vistas and providing a covering blanket for ground-cover-type plants and other species...
What's Happening to my Blue Spruce?
The Blue Spruce belongs to the genus Picea. This genus is plagued by a litany of pests and diseases. Fortunately, most of these are...
Surviving Winter
It's not too late to protect your garden plants from winter damage.
Don't Fence Me In!
Fences have been used in the landscape for millennia. Early fences were used predominantly to support plants such as peas, beans and...
It's Because of the Weather- Really!
We’re all familiar with the excuse, “My dog ate my homework.” This year many people have been hearing what they suspect is the...
From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Nyssa Sylvatica, The Black Gum Tree
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
Ground Covers
Why do we plant ground covers? Usually, it is because ground covers will tolerate growing conditions such as shade, poor soils, shallow...
From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Siberian Pea Shrub
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
Pruning - Part 2
Pruning Evergreens Pruning evergreens has its own set of problems. Needle-type evergreens, such as pines and spruce, are not...
Pruning - Part I
To prune: the google dictionary defines this horticultural verb as “…trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown...
From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Styrax Japonicus
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
My Trees Look Sick - What's Wrong?
The 21st century has given us a multitude of technological breakthroughs, but we are now seeing some of the negative consequences of...
From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Golden Rain Tree
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
Elements of Design: The Gardener's "Stimulus Package"
Not everyone is blessed with a large yard where design ideas can run riot. It is possible, however, to achieve impact in a smaller space....
From the Diary of the Horticultural Advocate: Magnolia Grandiflora, the Southern Magnolia
This feature will appear in the blog throughout the year. Many plants have fallen out of favor over the years, but for the sake of...
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