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How to Care for Norfolk Pines
Here are my easy tips for caring for your Norfolk pine tree year round.
Jan 102 min read


How to Cut and Dry Hydrangea Stems
Drying hydrangea stems is very simple and a great way to enjoy your beautiful flowers long after the growing season has ended.
Oct 17, 20241 min read


Why Are My Pine Trees Dropping Needles?
Learn about pine tree seasonal needle drop and how to tell the difference between this natural process or signs of a larger issue.
Oct 17, 20242 min read


Plant Lore: Baptisia australis
Rather than form, it's Baptisia australis's function that has lead to it's unique name. Learn more about this true-blue native perennial.
Sep 4, 20241 min read


Mid-Summer Gardening Tips + To-Do List
Here's my gardening checklist for July to keep your plantings looking lush, healthy and productive into the fall.
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Plant Lore: Tulips
One of the harbingers of spring, few flowers can compare to the vibrancy or the drama that surrounds the tulip.
Mar 19, 20232 min read


3 Essential Early-Spring Garden Tasks
Here are my 3 most essential gardening tasks to get your space in tip-top shape for the season ahead.
Mar 19, 20232 min read


Plant Lore: Cedar Trees
The idea of immortality has woven itself into cultures for ages. Find out why the cedar tree has such a close association with it.
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Minimalist Fall Maintenance (and Why You Should Try it)
One of the questions I get asked most often this time of year is how to handle and prepare the garden as we move towards winter. Should...
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Early Spring Update at Greenleaf Garden
From pruning shrubs to sowing seeds, here's what I'm up to in early spring in the garden at Greenleaf.
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Late-Winter Pruning
A quick guide to late-winter pruning of shrubs (like hydrangea!) in the garden.
Feb 24, 20221 min read


Plant Lore: Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Witch hazel: The name alone evokes everything from a spooky, magical potion to your facial astringent. But what about this tree?
Jan 25, 20221 min read


Plant Rx: Attack of the Aphids
Aphids: An omnipresent garden pest that will suck the sap from nearly any plant in your garden. I've seen them devour a Knockout rose...
Jul 1, 20212 min read


All-Things Orchids
Exotic, bewitching and absolutely beautiful, orchids have long-been considered one of the most prized flowering plants to cultivate....
Jun 20, 20212 min read


Plant Lore: Water Lilies
Fragrant, beautiful, and utterly unique, water lilies have long been celebrated and implemented in ceremonies, religious symbolism,...
Jun 12, 20211 min read


The ABCs of Soil Testing
If you want to diagnose a plant issue, improve flower and vegetable production, or just understand what kind of soil you've got, it's...
May 28, 20212 min read


Plant Rx: How to Treat + Prevent Powdery Mildew
Rising temperatures and high humidity are perfect conditions for one of the garden's most common and insidious foes: Powdery mildew, a...
May 28, 20212 min read


In the Kitchen: World's Best Strawberry Lemonade
Now that May flowers are blooming and warm weather is here, it's safe to say we're officially in picnic season. Which means it's also...
May 11, 20211 min read


Best Practices for a Happy, Healthy Lawn
My personal lawn philosophy is that a healthy, beautiful lawn does not — and should not — mean a perfect expanse of one single type of...
May 11, 20213 min read


Springtime Garden Maintenance Guide
If you haven't done so already, now is definitely the time to take care of springtime garden maintenance. The following guide to pruning,...
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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