You are particular about the appearance of your property and notice spent flowers, withered leaves and broken stems that need to be picked up as you want everything to be neat and tidy! But, you...

Should You Consider Drip Irrigation for Your Trees?

Ensuring that your trees regularly receive a sufficient amount of water is extremely important for their health and your landscaping. Trees that are under-watered could suffer from dry,...

How to Properly Mulch Around Your Trees

If you have an abundance of trees as part of your landscaping, you most likely have at least considered mulching around them. How do you do it? What are the do’s and don’ts of mulching trees?

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Here are our top tips and tricks for winterizing your potted trees and ensuring that they stay safe and warm this season.

A Beginner’s Guide to Bonsai Trees

For those of you who love trees, but simply don’t have the space for them in your yard, have you ever considered bonsai trees?

Bonsai trees, for those of you who don’t know, are small trees that are kept in...

What is sudden branch drop syndrome, and how you can deal with it safely on your property?

Lion’s tailing is the “gutting??? of a tree by removing a large number of the inner branches. The limbs of the tree look like a lion’s tail after pruning. The limbs will appear “long and slender??? with a “puff??? of foliage at the end, like...

Pruning Techniques: Pollarding vs. Topping a Tree

Tree pruning is a very interesting subject. Many people view pruning as an art, however, there are specific methods and techniques that must be performed correctly to ensure a trees future...

It is normal for a tree to lose bark. However, bark may fall off after excessive heat or frost damage. Bark falls off an unhealthy tree, so look  other signs of stress such as cankers, sap, or dead leaves and twigs.

An important step in preventing your arborvitae from turning brown is to understand why it happens. There are times in the life of the tree and in times of the year that make it more susceptible to browning. During the first few months after the tree is transplanted is one of those times.