Wordpress Author Aronia - April Plant of the Month Aronia is our 2023 April Plant of the Month. One of the most versatile North American native shrubs; there are 3 species , 2 of which are used commercially in the U.S. Besides being a very useful land... Mar 30, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Hardworking Natives Natives are becoming more and more popular. And with the uncertainty of fluctuating weather patterns, using natives has become more important for all gardeners. Nonnative plants can be great in the la... Mar 23, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Easy to Grow Plants for New Gardeners In the past few years, a lot of new gardeners have come on the scene. Some of it has happened through boredom during the years of the pandemic, while other have come into gardening through a desire to... Mar 16, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author True Bugs - Exploring the Garden Next up in our Exploring the Garden Series, is true bugs. True bugs are in the Order Hemiptera , and are identified by having piercing-sucking mouthparts. Unlike other insects, true bugs have their ab... Mar 9, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Pasque Flower - March Plant of the Month Pasque flower is our first Plant of the Month for 2023. A new year and a new set of plant of the month species. It can be very difficult to find suitable plants for our early months, especially for Ma... Mar 2, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Slugs and Snails in the Garden One of my biggest nemeses in the garden are slugs and snails. These land roving mollusks are distant cousins to octopi and squids. But unlike them, slugs and snails are a problem in our gardens, inste... Feb 23, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Defining Garden Beds with Edging Edging for the garden may not sound like an important issue, but it should be thought of. One of the lesser parts of the landscape, edging is the part which defines it the best. And it plays an import... Feb 16, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Beetles - Exploring the Garden Did you know that there are 30,000 known beetles in the United States? And there are many more yet to be described and found. Worldwide, there are over 400,000 known types of beetles, more than any ot... Feb 9, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Rabbits - Keeping Them from the Garden Rabbits in the garden? Oh no! Yes, rabbits can be a very detrimental pest in any garden, whether growing vegetables, cut flowers, or fruit. I deal with the problems associated with rabbits every seaso... Feb 2, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Tough Trees for the Urban Canopy Why do we need tough trees? What challenges do we face in the urban canopy toady that requires specific planning for canopy diversity? Trees are our best choice for the fight against air pollution, po... Jan 31, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author The Importance of Bark Bark is of one of my favorite attributes of trees. Yes, leaves and flowers are more important to landscapers and homeowners, and even insects. But bark is not only important for overwintering insects,... Jan 26, 2023 Blog
Wordpress Author Gardening for Bumblebees Bumblebees may not be the most favorite bee of gardeners, but they are important. They are one of the first bees I see each spring (along with honeybees ) and they are the largest. My kids like to ask... Jan 19, 2023 Blog