SE PA Update Buxus Blight Drought Conditions
Plant Pathogen Alert: Boxwood Blight – Detection, Prevention, & Management We just received a report from the Department of Agriculture that boxwood blight, a plant disease affecting the boxwood plant, has reared it’s ugly head in our region once more. There is no known cure for this pathogen and the extremely sticky spores can be […]
A Feast For The Eyes
Protecting Your Family & Your Home from Mosquitoes He may have beautiful green eyes, but he’s the last thing you want cozying up to you at your next outdoor dinner party. By now most of us have been bitten at least once, if not several times so far this summer by mosquitoes. As I sit […]
What Attracts Good Bugs To The Garden?
Gardens: A Feast for the Eyes & Winged Creatures With over 300 years of horticultural tradition it’s no wonder the Greater Philadelphia region was recently dubbed America’s Garden Capital. While we have a host of renown botanical experts in this area, we can also thank our winged creatures for lending their efforts to this winning […]
Spring Weeds Are Here. Are You Prepared?
Landscape Management & The Rise of Spring Weeds “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” – Albert Einstein Einstein was a genius but he wasn’t exactly your “model gardener”. It is said that while leasing a small property in Germany, he allowed weeds to grow so rampant that […]
Tips For Hiding Pool Equipment And AC Units With Plants.
Concealing the necessary but not so attractive elements of your landscape Air conditioning units, compressors, generators, pool pumps, and trash bins all have a place in our everyday lives, but do you really want to see them when you look out onto your beautifully manicured property? These and other visible elements like busy roadways, fences […]
How Late Frosts Damage Your Hydrangeas & Shrubs!
Hydrangeas & Frost Damage While the last two winters had record breaking low temps, 2015 was relatively mild with only one major snowfall. But just as plants were beginning to show new growth, Mother Nature had one last cold snap on April 9th and with it, a light snowfall. Although hydrangea is typically a hardy […]
City Street Transformation: From Asphalt To Grass In Two Hours Flat
This was a fun and fulfilling project–something we were happy to do for the Philadelphia Horticultural Society, whose educational and community outreach are much appreciated in this region. The premise was simple, but novel: transform the street outside Reading Terminal into a grassy field for the annual pre-Flower Show picnic. It took about two hours, ten […]