Articles related to "Winter Injuries"
Winter Injury: When Your Trees are Cracking Up!
Winter injury in the landscape comes in many forms and frost cracks are just one type of injury one may encounter. This article discusses why frost cracks occur and how to avoid them.
trees • branches • trunks • roots • frost
Winter injury in the landscape comes in many forms and frost cracks are just one type of injury one may encounter. This article discusses why frost cracks occur and how to avoid them.
trees • branches • trunks • roots • frost
Winterizing Your Landscape
Evergreen trees and shrubs need special care in preparation for the impending winter.
antidessicant • antitranspirant • winter kill • winter injury • transpiration
Evergreen trees and shrubs need special care in preparation for the impending winter.
antidessicant • antitranspirant • winter kill • winter injury • transpiration
Acclimation - Why Did My Plant Die? Redux
Plants die for myriad reasons. Winter injuries, of various kinds, are high on the list. We can all understand why tender plants die when it gets too cold for them, but why do our supposedly hardy plants join the list of winter injuries and fatalities? Come with me on a visit to the secret life of plants to find out...
winter injuries • hardy plants • woody plants • bud blast • phloem
Plants die for myriad reasons. Winter injuries, of various kinds, are high on the list. We can all understand why tender plants die when it gets too cold for them, but why do our supposedly hardy plants join the list of winter injuries and fatalities? Come with me on a visit to the secret life of plants to find out...
winter injuries • hardy plants • woody plants • bud blast • phloem
Shoveling Snow Safely
White Christmas dreams are often followed by a snow shoveling nightmare. Your attitude (and your shovel) may affect your health, so relax and avoid injury.
how to shovel snow safely • snow shovel • push snow • winter injuries • winter safety
White Christmas dreams are often followed by a snow shoveling nightmare. Your attitude (and your shovel) may affect your health, so relax and avoid injury.
how to shovel snow safely • snow shovel • push snow • winter injuries • winter safety
Silent Drought, Part 1- Is it Stealing Your Garden?
Yes, friends, even though Old Man Winter reigns in the Mid-Atlantic States, and October had abundant rainfall, this region is still in the midst of drought conditions.
drought • gardeners • foresters • mid-atlantic region • seasonal climates
Yes, friends, even though Old Man Winter reigns in the Mid-Atlantic States, and October had abundant rainfall, this region is still in the midst of drought conditions.
drought • gardeners • foresters • mid-atlantic region • seasonal climates
How to Grow Strawberries at Home
Great for home gardeners, strawberries come in several different varieties. Here are some tips to starting your own patch.
growing strawberries • tips for growing strawberries in a home garden • types of strawberry plants • a backyard strawberry patch • how to grow strawberries
Great for home gardeners, strawberries come in several different varieties. Here are some tips to starting your own patch.
growing strawberries • tips for growing strawberries in a home garden • types of strawberry plants • a backyard strawberry patch • how to grow strawberries
Microclimates
Many world-renowned gardens utilize both natural and manipulated microclimates to achieve drama and beauty. Designers of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England and Butterstream Gardens, in County Meath, The Irish Republic exploited existing structures like old brick walls and buildings along with natural influences such as compass direction, water, and large trees. The Isle of Wight surrounded by waters of the Solent is a "working example" of bodies of water influencing a regional or neighborhood microclimate.
environmental factors • environmental features • microclimate • microclimates • altitude
Many world-renowned gardens utilize both natural and manipulated microclimates to achieve drama and beauty. Designers of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England and Butterstream Gardens, in County Meath, The Irish Republic exploited existing structures like old brick walls and buildings along with natural influences such as compass direction, water, and large trees. The Isle of Wight surrounded by waters of the Solent is a "working example" of bodies of water influencing a regional or neighborhood microclimate.
environmental factors • environmental features • microclimate • microclimates • altitude
Getting Rid of Dead Wood
It's not too early to start working in the garden. Now is the time to prune your fruit trees.
heirloom • fruit • apple • pear • cherry
It's not too early to start working in the garden. Now is the time to prune your fruit trees.
heirloom • fruit • apple • pear • cherry
Roses for Cold Climates
Love roses, but hate the work? Here's news on the latest developments in hardy shrub roses that will solve your problems.
shrub roses • tea roses • explorer series • park series • canadian bred roses
Love roses, but hate the work? Here's news on the latest developments in hardy shrub roses that will solve your problems.
shrub roses • tea roses • explorer series • park series • canadian bred roses
Deer-resistant Flowering Shrubs
Appetites of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) include ornamental landscape plants. Choosing native deer-resistant shrubs equals landscape success.
virginia white-tailed deer • odocoileus virginianus • deciduous shrubs • flower shrubs • flowering hrubs
Appetites of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) include ornamental landscape plants. Choosing native deer-resistant shrubs equals landscape success.
virginia white-tailed deer • odocoileus virginianus • deciduous shrubs • flower shrubs • flowering hrubs
Vines - Part 3 - Clematis
Vines are amazing plants. With their ability to either climb vertically or spread horizontally, they enable us to create many-layered interest in our gardens. If you've avoided using vines because you think they can get out of hand and become weedy pests, think again. While this is true of some, it's also true of many garden-worthy plants that none of us would be without. With some exceptions, weediness is not a characteristic of Clematis, the Queen of the twining vines.
vine • vines • ranunculaceae • clematis armandii • armand clematis
Vines are amazing plants. With their ability to either climb vertically or spread horizontally, they enable us to create many-layered interest in our gardens. If you've avoided using vines because you think they can get out of hand and become weedy pests, think again. While this is true of some, it's also true of many garden-worthy plants that none of us would be without. With some exceptions, weediness is not a characteristic of Clematis, the Queen of the twining vines.
vine • vines • ranunculaceae • clematis armandii • armand clematis
Grape Vine Winter Care
When temperatures dip well below freezing, grape vine winter survival depends on good protection.
grape vine winter care • prepare vineyards for cold weather • grape vine winter survival • northern grape growers • burying vines to protect grapes
When temperatures dip well below freezing, grape vine winter survival depends on good protection.
grape vine winter care • prepare vineyards for cold weather • grape vine winter survival • northern grape growers • burying vines to protect grapes
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