Properly Prune Your Hedges
Post by Bob Mertens; Horticulture Program Specialist We often receive calls from customers complaining that their hedges are leggy and leafless at the bottom and what can be done about it. Some people even ask… Read More
Tag: Gardens
The Meaning in Landscapes
I was a princess in a castle. Not a ‘come save me, I’m so frail’ princess, but a princess that hunted with falcons, rode griffins and tamed dragons. I had a castle, a fortress, surrounded… Read More
Palmetto Weevils
Post by Bob Mertens; Horticulture Program Specialist Once considered a minor pest of palms, the palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) has in recent years become a serious problem on Canary Island Date palms (Phoenix canariensis) and… Read More
Fluttering Into History
Monarch butterflies are an ambassador of the insect world. We have all seen a monarch butterfly, brilliant orange and black flying gracefully from flower to flower in our landscapes. Many of us take for granted… Read More