Before you shop, take time to evaluate your landscape. For example, are there overhead utility wires where you want to plant? Either choose a different spot or select a tree with a naturally small stature. Here are some things to consider.
Height, width, and form. Trees can be tall and narrow (”columnar”), short and spreading, or [...]
With Jenny Watts
As problems like global warming and peak oil gain headlines in the newspapers, an equally large problem is going largely unnoticed. Although they don’t produce honey, about one-third of our fruits, berries, grapes, nuts and vegetables are pollinated by native bees, and the native bee population is declining.
Of the 1,600 species of native [...]
Five years ago, an immense – and diseased – oak tree in Betsy Teutsch’s backyard in Philadelphia’s West Mount Airy neighborhood had to come down.
The family mourned the loss of an old friend. And then Teutsch realized that this ecological tragedy was an unexpected horticultural gift.
Suddenly, there was light! Enough for an old-fashioned cutting [...]
Greenhouses are filling with plants and local nurseries are gearing up for a busy spring season.
But it’s been kinda cold.
Those flowers, bushes and ornamental grasses are sure tempting for those itching to work in the yard, but is it safe to plant outside when nighttime temperatures can still dip into the 20s?
Sure — as long [...]
Every year, there are introductions of new plant varieties to the market.
I read gardening magazines every spring to find the new plants to look for, and then go sleuthing at garden centers and poking about my neighbors’ yards. I make note of newly introduced plants that I like in containers or gardens of friends, and [...]
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