Snow Load
Heavy wet snow load is changing columnar trees into weeping trees this fall! I have several varieties of trees on my ...
Ahead of Schedule: Trees in Early Autumn Splendor
Does it seem to you like the fall colours are a little more vivid this year? I think they are. There are many factors...
Tent Worm Takedown: Strategies for Controlling these Silk-Weaving Pests
Tent worms, army worms and canker worms. We often hear and use these names interchangeable for a very similar issue. ...
Seedless Trees: Blessing or Barren?
Mancana Manchurian Ash, Lace Weeping Willow, Ming Cherry, Gentry and Nobility White Ash, Spring Snow Flowering Crabap...
Hot Wings Maple: A Fiery Twist on Shade Trees
Ever play with those little brown helicopter seeds when you were a kid? The ones you can toss on the air and they fal...
Lantana: The World Dominator
Lantana is a plant that I find has a very specific demographic. To those who actually know about it, it is the most w...
Swiss Stone Pine: The Alps… Pine
Swiss Stone Pine seems to be an uncommon tree in every aspect. We rarely see it in our landscape here in Manitoba, bu...
Silverado Hybrid Olive: The Silver on the Prairies
Trees are green. We learn this in kindergarten. Plants over all grow green leaves. But what about when they don’t? No...
The Pits (Part 2)
And we are back, let's dive right back into the pits... figuratively. We will start with Native Plums. There are two ...