Watch out: even when trees are listed as OK to plant near a drainfield that NEVER means planting right atop the drainfield, and some of these trees must be kept considerable distance away. Keep trees at least twice as far from the drainfield as canopy height or twice as far as the ...
Knowledge Is Key When Dealing with These Plant Pests March 25, 2024By Les Harrison “Familiarity breeds contempt” according to Aesop, the 6th century B.C. philosopher and children’s author. That approach may be correct as applied in the story of the Fox and the Lion, where the lion was...
This acid-loving shrub will give you huge clusters of bright red flower buds that open into strong pink blooms. ‘Little Linda’ is the best choice for containers. You need to know that all parts of the Kalmia latifolia plant are poisonous and can cause stomach upset, vomiting, and other ...
Learn how to plant, grow, and prune your lilacs. Lilacs, said to symbolize the joy of youth and associated with spring’s awakening, are hardy, easy to grow, and low-maintenance. Although they can reach heights of 5 to 15 feet (or more), depending on the variety, the ideal lilac sh...
The gardenia is a tender evergreen shrub with amazingly fragrant flowers and shiny, dark-green leaves. A native of the tropics, it tends to need a bit of extra care to grow its best. Here’s how to plant, grow, and care for gardenias in your garden or home!
It does have some prickly thorns so you won’t want to plant it close to where people could walk into it. But it rarely requires pruning so they shouldn’t be much of an issue there. It’s also a really tough plant that’s drought tolerant, easy to grow and resists deer (those tho...
I always try to plant native trees and shrubs when I can for many reasons ranging from their durability and beauty to the ultimate survival of the human species (for more on this read My Thanksgiving Oak Forest). So you can imagine how happy I was to find a source for native American ...
In addition to all of those perks, small shrubs are generally easier to plant than most larger shrubs, too. One- to two-gallon-sized containers are the norm for dwarf flowering shrubs, so there’s no need to wrestle with a massive balled-and-burlapped root ball or an enormous five-gallo...
When my friend Amie asked me what to plant in a bare spot near the corner of her house, I said she needed a shrub. “Oh, no, I don’t like shrubs,” she said, but as it turned out, Amie didn’t like ‘green meatball’ shrubs that do nothing but fill space. She’s all in ...
Comparison of plant traits of sedges, shrubs and Sphagnum mosses between sites undergoing forest-to-bog restoration and near-natural open blanket bog: a pilot studyIn the UK, the majority of peatlands have been damaged by drainage, agriculture, forestry plantations or erosion, compromising the ...