Forsythia and Flowering Quince Bushes - Plants That "Shout" Spring!! Plant Taxonomy of Forsythia Bushes: The plant taxonomy of border forsythias is Forsythia x intermedia. They are a hybrid of greenstem (F. viridissima) and a weeping type (F. suspensa). This plant profile deals with F. x intermedia.
Landscaping Q & A
Catching Up After The Holidays I hope all of you had a safe and wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! With all the holiday hustle and bustle going on I have decided to use this week's column to catch up on some of your questions to me. If you don't see yours here I will do my best to reply to
Sky Pencil Holly
Need a columnar Accent? Try Sky Pencil Holly Plant Taxonomy of Sky Pencil Holly: 'Sky Pencil' holly has one of those cultivar names that succeeds in being descriptive while also "selling" successfully in a market that craves flashy names. Plant taxonomy lists the genus and species as Ilex
Tree Advice
TREE PROBLEMS? Absolutely Bushed Trees can suffer many problems, as can humans. A tree might have disease, poor circulation, parasites (insects... okay, I don't have a good analogy for humans here), it might be too 'overweight', weak, old; undernourished... the list goes on. Just like a
Amaryllis Flower
Amaryllis Plants How to get Your Amaryllis to Flower Amaryllis are difficult plants to categorize. They look tropical and exotic; large, lily-like trumpet blooms on tall, straight stems, with a base of strappy leaves. Flower colors go from white to deep red and include some eye-catching
Fall Landscaping
Fall weather is perfect for planting! Crisp, cool mornings. Perfect "sleeping weather” at night. Plant catalogs and landscaping "how to" books piling up on the coffee table. It must be Fall! Fall is my favorite time of the year for so many reasons, not just the wonderful weather. This is that
Flowering Container Gardens
Tips for Planting a Container Garden Planting a container garden couldn't be easier. All you need is potting soil, plants, and slow release fertilizer. That said, there are some things it's helpful to know before you get started. Make sure your container has enough drainage - Drainage may be the
Landscaping Irrigation
Irrigation and Conservation Watering without wasting Our approach to using water to irrigate lawns should be that of conservation. The supply is not endless-in fact only 1 percent of the earth’s water is available for human consumption and use. The objective is to supplement only what the lawn