It isn’t official, but for Ohioan gardeners the passing of Labor Day marked the end of our season of full tilt gardening, and we entered our autumn in feeling and attitude. In my area this part of the year is dry, but in 2008 it is a little drier than usual. We went for a…
Choosing and Growing Trees
Trees bring lasting beauty and value to the landscape. They can also be the longest to mature and cost a significant amount of the landscaping budget. Making wise choices saves many mistakes.
Trees are also a very important part of the environment. They provide food for wildlife and people.
There is something soul satisfying about trees, in a ways few other plants can match, so they inspire some musings and inspired thoughts, as well.
Mugo Pines: When to Trim and Prune
Don’t trim or prune your mugo in the fall. That is the short answer. Pines will stop growing from the points at which you prune off their branches
Q&A From Keywords
Sometimes it is interesting what people are looking for when they land on your page. Here are a few questions that people had according to my Statcounter, along with the answers I have for them today. When to mulch garden? Well, for this time of year I would wait until we have had frozen ground,…
Repostings:The Sycamore Story
Every once in awhile I repost something from the past: relive my memory with me Sycamore tree in Ohio I come by my love of trees genetically- my mother was an original tree hugger. Back in the sixties we lived on a tree-lined city street, the way most city avenues were at that time: large…
Considering Birds
Usually, garden writers talk about the birds during the fall and winter- discussing bird food, etc. Spring proves to be a good time to to think about planting shrubs and trees, so it is useful to include some information on plantings friendly to birdlife when considering what new plants to put into the general landscape…
July and the days are steamy….
Inniswood Garden I made another template and in parallel I am trying to renovate the garden, as well. I started nearest the house, weeding out the lavender-rue hedge along the walk. and the bed around the pole lamp. Then I started on the approach to the back door. Out here in the country most people…
Autumn and Orchards
Autumn in the Midwest is quintessentially apple time. Wonderful apples in abundance and sweet cider that rivals the ambrosias of the Greeks. Ok, that is a little overboard, but nothing beats apple cider from a farm market in the fall. Nothing! If you have a freezer and a good source of unadulterated cider ( no…
Scenic Nursery: Bedding Plant Planting
Scenic Nursery | Weblog: Bedding Plant Planting I always enjoy reading Patrick Rogers entries, and this one is now appropriate for Ohio gardens. We are still trying to put in our bedding plants…. between inundations. ‘Bedding plants’ is sort of an old fashioned term bringing on visions of Gertrude Jekyll, and her magnificent plans for…
Tra-la-la. I bought two trees today. They were a special deal at the front of a discount store. Looked decent planted in a plastic pot of promising root size. They are Eastern Redbuds, for the front of the property in proximity to the bronzy leafed crabapples. My previous experience of these was the tree in…
Emerald Ash Borer
I wanted to comment on the emerald ash borer news, but procrastinated. Apologies. Anyway, I read an article in the paper that reported Ohio was going to implement some drastic measures to eliminate the ash borer that has been located in Northeastern Columbus area and in the Northwestern part of the state. Cut down lots…