I spent a bit of Saturday thinning out the wall of forsythia at the back of the yard (and this photo just shows a small part of it). The rule of thumb is take out a third (the oldest canes) each year… more →
gardendirtnewswrote 2 hours ago: Here is a Ceanothus trained as a small tree and used as a focal point. I mostly see Ceanothus grown … more →
wrote 12 hours ago: Daily Focus: The fact that tares look identical to wheat sent my Thursday and Friday’s blogs on … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Last year my wife and I decided to get rid of a small rose bush in front of our house. The bush had … more →
wrote 1 day ago: John 15:1,2 – “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every bran … more →
wrote 1 day ago: I’ve now spent three days elbow-deep in assorted shrubbery. Today, I had the good fortune of h … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Pruning was not on today’s list it never is nurturing, creating, including, saving, perpetuati … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Pruning Young Trees by Milwaukee Tree Services. Proper pruning is essential in developing a tree wit … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Sometimes, I wish that scent could be experienced via the Internet. Because right now, the entire ba … more →
wrote 4 days ago: As I mentioned in my last post, the Lower Garden at Mount Vernon was among my favorite inspiration p … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Today was a big day for me on a couple of levels. For one, I started a new job. I got a part-time wo … more →
wrote 5 days ago: I caught city workers trimming the hedges! … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Sometimes a tree has to go. Whether it’s unhealthy, growing so strong that it’s pulling … more →
wrote 5 days ago: It’s been a while since I really screwed up around the building, but I screwed up today. My ne … more →
wrote 6 days ago: I grew up in the 80′s when the entire world watched nuclear disaster movies and made lists of … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Do as I say, not as I do, in this care it applies to wearing garden gloves. Usually I do a pretty g … more →
wrote 1 week ago: What a gorgeous spring we are having here in northern New Jersey! Cool and sunny–although we c … more →
wrote 1 week ago: It is pruning time and here in rural Italy, pulses quicken at the thought of the annual Campionato N … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Lilac Dreams When life hands us lemons, we’re told to make lemonade. So what do you do when na … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Spring is the time for olive farmers to prune their trees. Every olive grove is dotted with piles o … more →