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Winter Interest Gardens Part 1
In northern states winters are often long and cold, and while some people love winter, many gardeners eagerly await spring so that they can enjoy their gardens again. It is possible to create a garden...
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Winter Interest Gardens Part 2
The second group of plants I chose to look at are those with fascinating bark. Though the white birch tree often comes to mind when you discuss tree bark for winter interest, there are many other...
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Winter Interest Gardens Part 3
Today in part 3 of our winter interest series, we are going to discuss some plants that flower during the winter. While most plants are dormant until spring there are a few brave individuals that...
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Winter Interest Gardens Part 4
The last group of winter interest plants I’d like to touch on are herbaceous plants. Though most herbaceous plants don’t add much to the winter garden, there are exceptions depending on the severity of...
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Tree Topping…What It Is and Why You Shouldn’t Do It
© 2011 mARK, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Before we delve into the what’s and how’s of spring pruning I want to take a minute to look at a very common tree pruning technique that you should absolutely...
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Spring Pruning Considerations
Though most people shear plants in the summer months, late winter or early spring is a great time to do pruning. In fact for many trees and shrubs pruning while they are still dormant is ideal....
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Thinning Shrubs
Spring is a great time to thin shrubs. Thinning is done to keep plants healthy, to maintain their aesthetic appeal, and to help control size. Also in the case of some plants like willows or redtwig...
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Pruning Your Japanese Maple Shrub into a Tree Again
If you have ever owned a weeping Japanese maple tree, chances are after a few years it lost its tree shape. Once it turned into more of a shrub, it lost much of its appeal as a specimen tree in the...
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