My neighbors on each side each have a flowering pear tree (Pyrus calleryana) in their front yards. I’ve noticed significant differences in them, so I took pictures of them the other day.One has dark …
Sugar Maples and Tree Surgery
If I take an alternate route home from work, I come to a 4 way stop at a jog in the road so that right in front of me across the intersection is a gigantic sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Most of the …
Garden Bloggers’ Book Club & Thoughts on Lombardy Poplar
I’m continuing to read through The Essential Earthman by Henry Mitchell, the Garden Bloggers’ Book Club November selection.I ran across a paragraph that I could just not believe, and had to re-read …
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Seasonal Roller Coaster
I got an email today with a weather update from a local television station. It included the “F” word. Yes, frost. (What did you think I meant?)Anyway, I should not be surprised if we got some frost, …
Zone Busting Mimosa Style
This is the last of the bloom on a Mimosa tree, Albizia julibrissin, which is hardy in zones 6 – 9.No, I did not take a notion to leave town when the rain arrived and go south for a few days, find …
APB Japanese Maple Variety
A friend at work asked me to help her find out what variety of Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) this might be. So, I'm putting out this *all points bulletin* to see if anyone knows.Because who knows, …
