Hydrangea for Every Garden

Trees and Shrubs

Hydrangeas are one of the most popular landscape plants around.  They are known, grown and loved worldwide and continue to gain popularity every year.  While one species may be more popular than another, they all bring ornamental value to the garden for months of...

Pruning with a Purpose

Trees and Shrubs

What is Pruning? Pruning is the practice of selectively removing plant parts (branches, buds, spent flowers, etc.) to manipulate the plant for landscape purposes. Why Prune? More important than knowing when or how to prune is to know why and what you are trying to...

Now is the Time to Plant for Privacy

Trees and Shrubs

While we are all social creatures by nature, we tend to enjoy our privacy just a little bit more… especially when it comes to our own back yard.  The old saying “good fences make for good neighbors” definitely applies here, but a living screen of beautiful trees...

Can I Grow Crape Myrtle on Long Island?

Trees and Shrubs

There was a time, not too long ago, when we could not grow crape myrtle on Long Island. They were not hardy enough to live through our cold winter months and instead thrived only in warmer climates like North Carolina. Luckily many of those southern varieties have...

What’s Going On with My Hydrangeas!?

Trees and Shrubs

Hydrangea macrophylla, or Big Leaf Hydrangea is arguably the most popular garden Hydrangea on Long Island. In fact it’s rare to come across a yard that doesn’t have at least one. These beautiful summer flowering shrubs are covered with blooms most of July...

Stop and Smell the Roses!

Perennials, Trees and Shrubs

Mother’s Day is a great time to purchase a new rose for your garden. There are so many new varieties that are easy to grow everyone can enjoy the beauty and fragrance of a rose. Basic Rose Types Climbers – perfect for arbors, fences and trellises- very easy to train...