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as a tech geek I have been searching for a good gardening app to help keep track of and make notes of maples and other plants in the garden. I...
well, this is a new one for me. Looked at the underside of some branches on several maples and found a nasty surprise. The branches looked they...
It sounds like it should be a lot easier than it is but I have actually had a pretty hard time just finding the right tool to cut small branches....
Here is a link to a very nice set of pictures from two gardens in Washington. These are not my pictures - I just stumbled upon the link:...
One of the advantages of joining the Maple Society is the quarterly newsletters. Before joining, I was under the impression that much of this...
Believe it or not, this fared better than the now dearly departed sango kaku. These red barks are an excercise in frustration for me. While I...
I have a 3-4 year old ukigumo (in ground) which had produce excellent coloration in the past but this year came out entirely green. The leaves...
I am probably over-thinking this but I noticed that my main tool, a bonsai concave pruner, doesn't seem to be making sharp cuts. Does everyone...
I did find a few hits using the search engine, but interested to hear peoples opinion on this product (used to heal pruning cuts, etc) How many...
bunny enjoying the nice shade of a A.P. waterfall
There has been talk in a couple of threads lately re: the ability of various cultivars to survive colder temps. I thought I would post a list of...
I have been staring achingly at the temps this AM which just cant seem to get above 30 F. There doesn't seem to be much frost on the trees...
This may sound convoluted, but if you look at the number of trees that have died under your care, what percentage of them would you guess occur...
Does anyone out there have any outdoor lighting for their JMs? I now have new trees lining my driveway. We were planning to put some accent...
I noticed that several of the maples have some twigs with black tips (usually 1-3 inches). I assume this is "normal" winter dieback (will try to...
I have several japanese painted ferns and lady ferns that I would like to multiply. How exactly does one go about splitting the ferns. Best time...
well we're about to get an ice storm here in st. louis. I have about 50 young trees, and about 25 frost protek covers (shortsighted here) so I...
uh oh. ran into a problem with the coco husk mats. Lifted some up today to find this - some sort of nasty rot. Disappointing because I was...
I am an admitted palmatum snob, but realized the error of my ways with recent purchases of acer campestre carnival and acer shirasawanum aureum....
OK, so my dream project hit a snag. I unexpectedly ran in to some pretty heavy clay soil. I was able to mound up the plants pretty good, but a...