With careful attention to deadheading, you can keep many perennials looking their best all summer. Deadheading is a simple technique. It is the removal of spent flowers which encourages repeat blooms or to enhance the plant’s general appearance. If you are wondering how deadheading will encourage a plant to produce a second flush of flowers, [...]

I wish I could stop by your garden and show you how to prune your flowering shrubs, but that just is not possible. The next best option is to help you understand plant growth and provide a few pruning tips before you pull out your pruners. The most common question I hear, how come my [...]

Do you have a tree you think is too big, or one that is blocking a view?  Whatever the problem tree topping is not the solution.  Tree topping is bad for the health of any tree. Although tree topping won’t kill a tree right away, it does weaken the tree and increase its susceptibility to [...]