Tag: winter
Winter Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—Bare root season is synchronous with winter for one simple reason. Winter is when bare root stock is dormant. Dormancy similarly justifies winter...
Winter Flowers Bloom In Season
UNITED STATES—Evergreen foliage and colorful berries might be more prominent than flowers about now. They should be. Evergreen foliage is, as implied, evergreen. Colorful...
Foliage Surpasses Flowers For Christmas
UNITED STATES—Winter bloom might be limited. Wintry berries, dried flowers and the remains of summery bloom can be more abundant. Evergreen foliage is as...
Winter Vegetables Are Starting Now
UNITED STATES—Winter bedding plants are a reminder. They become in season at about the same time as winter vegetables. Therefore, as pansies replace petunias,...
Wind Is Messy And Hazardous
UNITED STATES—Arborists become more popular after storms. That is when consequences of negligent tree maintenance become more apparent. Wind dislodges limbs and destabilizes whole...
Winter Blues
UNITED STATES—Winter is here people, and the blues are starting to set in. So many people call this time of year somewhat depressing, and...
Dormant Pruning Exploits Winter Dormancy
UNITED STATES—Bare root season begins as the year ends for a simple reason. That is when deciduous plants are dormant. They are unaware of...
Winter Bloom Might Be Limited
UNITED STATES—Except for flowers that bloom randomly throughout the year, most autumn bloom is done. Much of the formerly spectacular autumn foliar color succumbed...
Berries Get Colorful For Winter
UNITED STATES—Some vegetation excels at exploitation of wildlife. All sorts of flowers use color and floral form to attract pollinators. Also, many flowers rely...
Dormancy Facilitates Survival Through WInter
UNITED STATES—Dormancy is not exclusive to vegetation. Many animals are dormant while they hibernate through cold winter weather. Some animals are dormant while they...