by Becky Robert | Jan 6, 2016 | Garden Plants, Garden Practices
Have you ever come across a clematis with long, stringy stems reaching into a towering tree with the glorious blooms gracing only the upper reaches of the tree? These clematis vines can only be admired from afar as the blooms are well above human height. This...
by Becky Robert | Dec 16, 2015 | Garden Practices, Pests & Diseases, Sustainability Topics
Have you ever notice a “fishy” smell coming from the Dean Bond Rose Garden? This is part of our organic rose garden procedure. Applied roughly every two weeks depending on conditions, a mixture of fish hydrolysate and water (1.5 ounces per gallon) is sprayed liberally...
by Becky Robert | Dec 4, 2015 | Garden Plants
American holly, Ilex opaca, is the quintessential holly featured in holiday ads and decorative wreaths. It is a good gardening plant offering evergreen screening and red berries for winter interest. The genus Ilex has many options for the gardener to consider for...
by Becky Robert | Sep 10, 2015 | Garden Plants
This time of year many gardeners are cutting back clematis because they have succumbed to clematis wilt. Typically the vines begin by looking limp and drought-stressed. Several weeks later, they brown and die. The vines can be cut to the ground and will grow next...
by Becky Robert | Sep 8, 2015 | Garden Plants
As any shade gardener knows, ferns are a staple. They offer robust foliage and great texture to your shady places as well as delightful fiddleheads as leaves emerge in spring. Beyond the much publicized Japanese painted fern, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, there is...
