Containerized trees are often buried too deeply in their containers. Always locate the trunk/root flare before planting to give your tree a good start in your landscape. Exactly when to start your ...

WELL, IT APPEARS the rainy fall weather has arrived, which is a good thing. As is seeing snow up in the mountains. As promised last week, I will explain the advantages to several types of root pruning ...

Simple 1′ x 2′ air prune beds. Have you ever thought about starting plants for your own food forest, or growing trees and shrubs with the intention to plant them out somewhere else? Have you ever ...

BLACKSBURG, VA -- Many landscape trees are started in-ground, then sold as bare-root ''liners'' to producers who plant them in large containers to grow. To minimize wind damage and to facilitate ...

The houseplants are back inside, the pots of annuals have been emptied and the containers won’t be replanted until the spring. But in this rush to lay bare the winter garden, we may be missing an ...

Trees growing in groups blew down less frequently and had less damage than trees growing alone. Trees that were properly pruned had less damage than trees that were unpruned, or improperly pruned.

Tree roots had become an issue at The Peninsula Club. They were growing into playing surfaces and causing turf decline because tree roots outcompete turf roots for water and nutrients. Additionally, ...