The Most Fun You Can Have With Your Bibs On!
Once upon a time, there was an eight year old boy named William. William was a clever, curious child. One day he said to his father, “Dad, wouldn’t it be neat if there was a mobile app that could identify a tree simply by snapping a picture of its leaf?” Now most parents would agree… Click here to read more…
Many people think they are limited in what they can grow because they don’t have a greenhouse. As long as you are growing plants that are hardy to your gardening zone, your plants will be okay outside over the winter. Plants in the ground rarely need to be covered for the winter. They will freeze,… Click here to read more…
People contact us all the time asking when to prune Japanese maple trees. We believe that there is no wrong time to prune Japanese maple trees (or any other tree, shrub or flower). Certain times are better than others, but it can be done as needed at any time. Prune it when it needs to… Click here to read more…
We have four Hydrangea Endless Summer in our landscape at home and they truly are bloom making machines. They are resilient and they respond well to pruning. Since they are in front of the porch railing we can’t let them get too large so we trim as needed and it doesn’t slow down the blooming… Click here to read more…
On this page, I will do my level best to share with you 23 of the best landscaping design ideas that I’ve used over the years. Many of these photos are from my yard, but I will probably include designs from other places that I’ve been involved with as well. Let’s start with this. A… Click here to read more…
It is estimated that almost 85% of people have some type of allergic reaction to poison ivy. Poison ivy contains a clear liquid called urushiol that is found in all parts of the plant. The urushiol is responsible for the itchy, blistering reaction that poison ivy is famous for. Some people have mild reactions… Click here to read more…
Transplanting a Japanese maple is not difficult, but there are a few key things to know to prevent doing serious harm to your tree. The two most important factors in successfully transplanting Japanese maple trees are depth and timing. If you can at all help it, only dig your Japanese maple when it is dormant…. Click here to read more…
Growing Pink Dogwood Trees from Seed. Is it easy? Is it even possible? Can you really grow Pink Dogwood trees from seed? Hmmmmmmmm. Difficult questions for sure. Here’s the deal, I am going to give it to you straight and some are not going to like what I have to say. I don’t care. I… Click here to read more…
We use these flat head spray nozzles that are specially designed for outdoor use. They deliver a pattern of water that is almost perfectly horizontal. The water is atomized, but only to a point. What makes these nozzles unique is that the droplets of water are tiny, yet just large enough to not be easily… Click here to read more…
Purple Flowering Sandcherry, prunus cistena, is an extremely popular flowering shrub. Covered with tiny pinkish white blooms in the spring and deep purple leaves all summer long make this an all time favorite shrub. But unlike many flowering flowering shrubs, this one is a bit tricky to propagate from softwood cuttings. The softwood cuttings fail… Click here to read more…
