Archive for April, 2009
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Voles!
I have had so many calls and emails this week concerning those annoying little critters called Voles. You know the little beasts! … they’re similar to moles, but they would rather eat the roots of your favorite perennials, shrubs and trees.
There are many commercial remedies on the market to discourage or (heaven forbid) poison them, however I wanted to [...]
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Pruning Hydrangeas
We were on NBC Channel 12 tonight answering gardening questions. One of the most common questions was concerning lack of bloom for hydrangeas. The primary concern was with the pink or blue ‘Mophead’ type of hydrangea. Most of the disappointment with this kind of hydrangea can be attributed to improper pruning. Most varieties bloom on [...]
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Viburnums!
A wonderful, easy to grow shrub is now blooming everywhere. No, I am not
talking about Azaleas! Viburnums are showing gorgeous white, snowball
blooms. Some varieties have fragrant blooms and some have large dramatic
blooms but either way, they are beautiful and very low maintenance. They
are accepting of different soil types and a range of sun exposures. Some
Viburnums [...]
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Well it is the first day of April and we are having showers! The flowering
trees throughout Richmond are putting on a spectacular show this year. My
daughter had an assignment for photography this past week, she needed to
simply take photographs of Richmond. We spent a couple of hours just
driving through the city looking [...]
