Tree roots may seem like a really boring subject, I know. However, trees are the anchors and framework of our landscape. They provide shade, breeze, spring flowers, fall colors, homes for creatures ...

To many gardeners, January is shopping season. Every day, it seems, we find a new seed or plant catalog in our mailboxes (both snail and e-mail). These catalogs offer a wealth of information on all ...

Planting bare-root fruit trees TOM G. ASKS: I AM GOING TO PURCHASE A COUPLE OF BAREROOT FRUIT TREES. What directions can you share so I plant them correctly? After you’ve purchased the trees, soak the ...

Northwest gardeners have a unique opportunity this time of year, it’s called bare root season and it only lasts through the end of March. Here is what it is all about. Some shrubs and trees can be dug ...

I got a look of disbelief when I told a friend I had planted a tree that had been shipped from a nursery 2,000 miles away. As I went on to explain that the tree had been sent “bare-root,” I could see ...

As most of us know, usually from personal experience, gophers and invading tree roots are a frequent problem in our gardens. My neighbor Paula Barsamian had built several raised beds in which to grow ...

After Christine Lubinski ran out of gardening room in her Capitol Hill yard, she looked for new territory -- the weed-filled strip of land running between the sidewalk and the busy city street. "Not ...