pruning

Category: pruning

March 4, 2020

fear not! how to prune clematis, with dan long

ONE OF MY FAVORITE lines ever in a garden book: vintage Christopher Lloyd, the late daring plantsman of Great Dixter in England, in his Clematis..

February 20, 2020

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lee reich’s blueberry-growing how-to

DON’T SAY ‘I CAN’T GROW BLUEBERRIES,’ says Lee Reich, whose PhD explored factors affecting the growth of Vaccinium corymbosum, the highbush blueberry. “Follow the prescription..

February 13, 2020

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pruning willow, and the best salix varieties

‘IT’S ENDLESS,” plantsman Michael Dodge of Vermont Willow Nursery was saying over the phone, alluding to the possibilities of the genus Salix—the willows to which..

May 17, 2019

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how we and the trees grew together: ‘sprout lands,’ with william bryant logan

A BOOK I READ RECENTLY changed the way I think about pruning, and actually about trees in general in the most profound way: William Bryant..

March 10, 2018

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pairing clematis with proper partners, with linda beutler of rogerson clematis collection

IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS, Clematis don’t have that post holding up your mailbox to support them, or a piece of wooden trellis. In nature, they..

July 9, 2017

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easy does it: lightweight pruning tools (why i’m grabbing snips vs. bigger pruners)

CONFESSION: I haven’t used my pricey, famous-name pruning shears in a few years. No, the garden’s not an abandoned mess; I’ve been making dozens (hundreds?)..

March 4, 2017

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animals in compost heaps, slug control, rejuvenation pruning: q&a with ken druse

HOW TO KEEP ANIMALS out of the compost heap, or prune really overgrown shrubs back into scale, or deal with slugs: I call them Urgent..

December 10, 2016

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‘nature’s temples:’ understanding old trees and old-growth forests, with joan maloof

WHILE READING the new book “Nature’s Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests” by environmental scientist Joan Maloof, the expression “not seeing the forest for..

February 2, 2015

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creating living willow structures, with michael dodge

I VIRTUALLY NEVER promise “fast and easy” in gardening, which involves worthwhile hard work and patience, but here’s the exception: You can create fast-growing living..

July 19, 2014

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cheap thrills: my must-have budget garden tools

I LOVE FINE GARDEN TOOLS: My edger that has lasted more than 25 years with no signs of wear; my stainless border spade; the long-reach..

April 21, 2014

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choicest magnolias and how to prune them, with andrew bunting

SO MANY MAGNOLIAS, SO LITTLE SPACE. I sought recommendations from Andrew Bunting, president of Magnolia Society International and Curator of the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore..

November 12, 2013

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q&a: pruning hydrangea, late planting, and more

WONDERING HOW—and when—to prune Hydrangea paniculata shrubs whose blooms are browning off now as late fall takes hold? (That’s one sprouting after a light pruning..

April 6, 2013

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5 simple garden tool-care tips

I OPENED THE DOOR to the barn yesterday and could almost hear them calling out to me: “Rusty; I’m getting rusty in here, Margaret.” And:..

March 25, 2013

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10 tips for growing blueberries in the backyard

WANT TO SUCCEED with blueberries? Ask the guy with a Ph.D. in the subject, author of all the best books on home-garden fruit growing: Lee..

October 14, 2012

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how to overwinter a potted fig

THE FRUIT EXPERT LEE REICH came to my open garden day this June, which was a happy surprise—and also a moment of terror. “Nice fig..

FROM THE WEEKLY PODCAST

how conservation starts in your yard, with doug tallamy

‘NATURE’S BEST HOPE’ is the title of University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy’s new book, and the subtitle reads like this: “A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.” In other words, you and I are nature’s best hope. Our actions count, and they add up to counteract a fragmented landscape and other challenges to the survival of so many critically important native creatures and the greater environment we all share.

Doug Tallamy’s 2007 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” has been for many of us a wake-up call into the entire subject of the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife, and now with more than a decade of additional research insights, he goes further.

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