Garden Notes

Winter, a season often associated with tranquility and hibernation, presents challenges for gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. While the garden may appear dormant, much must be done to ensure its health and vitality.

As cooler weather finally arrives, bringing a refreshing break from our valley's scorching summer, it's a welcome shift for both us and our gardens.

In the last few blogs I have highlighted two different methods of seed dispersal: myremochory (via ants and eliasome) and epizoochory (via animals).

Question: I want to plan a pollinator garden and was wondering what I need to do? Planting a pollinator garden is a good thing to do because pollinators have been in a decline for several decades. No insects will result in no food.

Who would have thought that the tree in Betty Smith's famous novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, was the infamous Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)?