Deer will eat or nibble on any landscape plant, particularly when they’re starving. Abnormally high deer populations, starved by a shortage of their favorite foods (mast), will feed or browse on almost any plant. This is a survival reaction. To truly protect plants when deer numbers are unusually high, a tall fence or reinforced netting […]
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Landscape Shrubs Rarely Damaged By Deer
Posted by Hugh on December 1st, 2013
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Comments Off on Landscape Shrubs Rarely Damaged By DeerTroubled Pines… And Some Good Ones To Grow
Posted by Hugh on July 12th, 2013
Mugho, aka mugo pine (Pinus mugo), and Scots pine (P. sylvestris) are two troubled pines which gardeners in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA Hardiness zones 6 and 7) have shied away from planting. Both have become problem growers over the past quarter century. Scots pine suffers from several devastating foliar diseases. Once a popular Christmas […]
Posted in Christmas tree, Disease prone, Disease resistant, Evergreens, Firs (Abies), Fraser fir (Abies), Garden Problems, Mugo pine (Pinus mugo), Pine (Pinus spp.), Pines (Pinus spp.), Planting tips, Southern Appalachian Region, Trees & Shrubs, winter hardiness Comments Off on Troubled Pines… And Some Good Ones To GrowReference Conifer Gardens in the Southeastern U.S.
Posted by Hugh on November 7th, 2011
The American Conifer Society (ACS) supports public conifer gardens around the U.S. Reference Gardens offer plant professionals and home gardeners an opportunity to evaluate conifers growing in a landscape or garden setting within their geographic region. You can compare the unique foliage colors, shapes, and growth habits which conifers offer. You can select conifer(s) which work as […]
Posted in acidic soil, Arborvitae (Thuja spp.), Christmas trees, DWARF CONIFERS, Evergreen, Evergreens, Gardens to Visit, Leyland cypress, Microbiota, Mugo pine (Pinus mugo), Pines (Pinus spp.), Southern Appalachian Region, Spruces (Picea spp.), Uncategorized, Winter Garden Interest, winter hardiness 1 Comment »Making A Case for Mugo Pine
Posted by Hugh on November 4th, 2011
Mugo pine (Pinus mugo) is a slow growing needle evergreen shrub of variable heights ranging from 5 feet to 20 feet and more. Mature height depends on the cultivar planted and environmental conditions on site. Mugo pine is native over many hundreds of miles of alpine climes across Europe. It is winter hardy in USDA zones […]
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