Tag: pruning
The Spring Rush Is On
UNITED STATES—It is safe to say that any remaining frost damage can be pruned away. Frosted foliage and stems were only left through winter...
Start Young Trees Off Right
UNITED STATES—Young trees are so impressionable. Too much water can damage their roots, or cause them to disperse too shallowly. Improper pruning can disfigure...
Blossoms Bloom Sooner If Forced
UNITED STATES—Pussywillow is an odd cut flower. It is neither fragrant nor very colorful. It just gets cut and brought into the home because...
Some Shrubs Are Better Trees
UNITED STATES—So many really nifty small trees never get an opportunity to perform to their best potential. Many function so well as shrubbery that...
Knowing When To Prune What
UNITED STATES—Maybe the weather took the surprise out of camellias this year. It has been so warm and pleasant that such big and colorful...
Prune Fruit Trees While Dormant
After centuries of breeding for abundant production of unnaturally large fruit, deciduous fruit trees have become dependent on specialized pruning while they are dormant...
Winter Is For Getting Bare
Even before the last of the Christmas trees vacate nurseries, bare root nursery stock begins to move in, and will be available through winter....
Jack Frost Nipping At Foliage
UNITED STATES—It is impossible to deny that the weather has been unusually cold when tough perennials like ligularia and farfugium express symptoms of frost...
Gardening Is Slower In Autumn
UNITED STATES—Even without significant cool weather, the garden knows that it is now autumn. Most of the late summer blooming flowers are finishing their...
Genetically Confused Plants Can Revert
UNITED STATES—‘Jewel Mix’ nasturtium starts out so colorful with various shades of yellow, orange and red, including rich reddish brown and almost white pale...