D. Overstreet of Fort Sam Houston, TX asks:
“My shrub leaves are yellow. What can I do to help my tree survive?”
Well, this is a common problem without a simple answer. Yellowing, often referred to as chlorosis,  is caused by leaves lacking chlorophyll, which gives them their green color and allows them to create food for […]

Earlier this year, I had the special opportunity to meet Nori Burnett and get a personal tour of her moss garden in Richmond, Virginia. Over 30 years ago she began the process of incorporating moss into her garden in place of lawn. She had tried to establish lawns, but in her woodland setting it was […]

One of my clients who lives in a woodland setting recently wrote in to ask:
 ”What are the names of the dogwoods you mentioned (when we last met). (The nursery) had a lot, but it was hard to tell if they were the ones you mentioned.”
Response:
Two nice twig dogwoods for you to consider are:

Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’: Yellow […]

I know it’s taken me a lot of words in part I of this piece on moving trees to get to actually sharing a tree moving experience, but I do think it’s important to discuss why we might move a tree and the variety of caveots associated with tree placement and relocation. Sure, every situation […]

Quite often my clients struggle with inherited gardens that include desirable plants that are just in the wrong location. What was once a small shrub near a foundation may have grown into a small tree that now encroaches on windows and building sidings becoming access paths for rats to rooftops. A random tree may be […]

Regularly I contribute gardening articles for publication on WSNLA.org and KPLU.org websites. This month the topic is gardening for year-round color. Read more about adding year-round interest to your garden here. In this article I’ve shared everything from observing gardener behavior and those behavior’s garden results to how to add specific colors and fragrances to […]

This winter I’m acutely aware of plants that are providing winter interest through berries, blooms, fragrance, colorful foliage and interesting texture. Many clients keep talking about how boring their gardens are when everything is “dead”. I remind them that most isn’t truly dead but instead is growing actively underground. This provides them some relief that […]

Arborday.org shared this nice tool with me, which I’m passing along to you. By looking up your hardiness zone, you’ll know more about selecting the right plants for your location. Give it a try:

Today I met with a new client who has a lovely garden space. Sadly, I have to inject a “but” to this statement….
But…
Along the property line there is an installation of young Leyland Cypress. Each tree is about 1′-18″ from the next and about the same distance from the fence. Some are bluish, some are […]