Occasionally, somebody asks me that ridiculous question: “What’s your favorite tree?” As if I could choose just one. If pushed to decide, […]

When the crisp, cool days of autumn transform the garden into a fiesta of color, no shrub parties harder than fothergilla. In […]

That’s my favorite tree in the garden,” said Roger Gossler, as we gazed at a dazzling katsura tree in peak […]

Let’s face it, “winter interest” in the garden often amounts to a few somber evergreens, a spray of colorful berries, […]

Whipcord’ arborvitae (Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’) is a cool, quirky dwarf conifer that has been on my wishlist for quite some time. Instead […]