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February Tree of the Month-Japanese White Pine
Let’s start with an important structure lesson…you have your general ‘Plant-Geeks’ that like plants, gardening, etc. At least, that’s how non-plant-geek would describe them. However, among us Plant-Geeks, there are, as I like…
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December Tree of the Month-Japanese Cedar
Remember that one handsome boy back in high school? You know the type: great hair and smile. Drove a Mustang. Snappy dresser, outgoing, personable … surrounded by friends and admirers. Most likely, he…
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December Tree of the Month-Eastern white pine
The noble white pine (Pinus strobus) has a long, rich history in the U.S. David Culross Peattie (A Natural History of Trees) goes as far as to say, “In the three hundred years…
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Garden-Lou Visits the Garden of Craig and Diana Plahn
How would you describe the perfect garden? It would be different for everyone but might include mature trees or plenty of Japanese maples. You may be into conifers and would have an abundance…
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A Winter Visit to the Garden of Mike Curran
The term ‘Plant Collector’ conjures up images of plants in tidy rows or planted in botanically segregated groups, all with official labels…you don’t think “Garden.” That is until you visit the garden of…
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January Shrub of the Month-Blue star juniper
I admit I’ve never been a big juniper fan. Junipers are spikey, get bagworms, and have been over-used in the landscape for decades. (Think parking lot islands and mid-century homes with overgrown landscaping!)…
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A Winter Visit to the Garden of Bruce and Chick Buehrig
Bruce and Chick Buehrig weren’t impressed with the yard when they purchased their Bellerive Acres home with its sloping two acres in 1973. “It was nothing but large oaks and thin grass.”Fast forward…
