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06/18/2017

Garden p**n.

03/07/2017

February and early March is the time to cut back your roses. It's also the time to treat for black spot. Black spot overwinters in plants, on fallen leaves and in soil. It weakens the plant and flowers and causes defoliation. Treat now, at bud break. Cut back to two outward-facing buds/nodes if you had black spot last year.

See also: Rose Cultivar Resistance Cause Diplocarpon rosae , is a fungus that overwinters, or survives the cold season, on living or dead plant...

07/29/2016

Irish wildflowers.

07/18/2016

Just outside of Doolin, Ireland.

04/14/2016

Do you see this Camellia? It's probably 20+ years old. It hinders the view of home and the views from the lovely porch. The owner hacks away at it every year and it never looks better for it. I'm here to tell you: You don't have to keep it. You don't have to prune it. It's 100% ok to replace a shrub, after 10-20 years+ of service, with something more suitable to the site.

12/15/2015

Winter containers done. Two days before the open house. Phew.

12/14/2015

A dark home affects the coloration of your garden.

Discover what trends are shaping the gardening world in 2016. Hear from garden and landscape designers across the country

12/03/2015

"Once they find their little burrowing spot, they will not move."
Like me, for the holidays.

Image via Flicker: boogieswithfish Introducing the 'Christmas Tree Worms', which are teeny-tiny aquatic animals that look like cheerful,...

12/01/2015

Latest holiday container, incorporating an existing Japanese Maple.

11/14/2015

It's easy to forget about what we don't see, this framework woven beneath the trees.