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Take a close look at this photo. What you’re seeing on the branches of my apple tree are colonies of lichens. You may have noticed them in my latest video on spring pruning. You might already be familiar with it. However, lichens can alarm many new gardeners and homeowners. They are concerned that some sort of disease has attacked their […]
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One of my favorite shrubs is the Viburnum. They are such great, all-around plants in my garden with so many wonderful attributes: beautiful flowers, some have a lovely fragrance, most produce berries, and they have awesome fall foliage. I mean, what’s not to like about Viburnums? Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Vibrant, […]
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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m all about attracting pollinators to my garden. No matter what it takes, I want those guys here! All joking aside, we all need to do what we can for pollinators. Several factors are having an adverse impact upon them. “Colony collapse disorder” affects honeybees, also the decline of habitat for pollinators. And certainly the use […]
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