Posted by Erica Glasener
| Mar 04, 2012
When it comes to gardening successfully, selecting the right plant for the right place is key. To determine the right location in your landscape, get to know what conditions individual...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Feb 29, 2012
Chances are, you may have a champion tree in your own neighborhood and not even know it. For more than 70 years, the mission of The National Register of Big Trees, coordinated by...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Feb 16, 2012
One of my favorite public gardens is Dumbarton Oaks, in Georgetown, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Even though I’m a plant lover, (so many plants, so little time) it’s...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Jan 23, 2012
I have been a tree lover for as long as I can remember. When I was a child growing up in Miami, Florida, we had a big ficus tree in our front yard that was a favorite for climbing....
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Jan 12, 2012
I admit it, I live to eat. I also enjoy cooking and having fresh herbs to use for soups, stews and salads. Consult a professional gardener and they'll agree, you can never have too...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Dec 29, 2011
I look forward to every season in the garden and to the unique charms and qualities that each has to offer. In winter, a blue sky day is the ideal time to appreciate trees, both native...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Dec 23, 2011
When it comes to decorating your garden, there are unlimited possibilities, from elegant statues to whimsical whirly gigs. And, when it comes to ornaments that are not only decorative...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Dec 20, 2011
One of the charms of the winter garden is the variety of shrubs and trees that offer colorful fruit, in shades of red, yellow, orange and even white. Among these berried beauties are...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Dec 07, 2011
In the United States, the tradition of decorating fresh cut or live trees inside the house for Christmas dates back to the mid- to late-1800’s. Today, there are many choices for live...
Posted by Erica Glasener
| Nov 29, 2011
Holiday wreaths and decorations made from fresh cut evergreens are an ancient tradition that is still popular today. What may surprise some people, though, is the variety of conifers...