Prevent Trees from Dying

Prevent Trees from Dying   Every landscape design has a vision behind it. That visionbegins on paper with detailed and scaled drawings of every little piece of thelandscape. It takes great artistic talent, good knowledge of the growing habitsof plants and trees, and understanding of the conditions present on the landbefore the project begins. The…

Who are Tree Care Professionals

Who are Tree Care Professionals Arborists are tree professionals that are licensed andcertified. However, there isn’t a single license or certification that coversarborists so it can a little harder to identify and recognize a professionalarborist. Membership in any related professional organizations is a good signthat an arborist is a professional. Certification by e International Society…

Your Fall Tree Care Checklist

Your Fall Tree Care Checklist Fall is the time to take care of a number of tree careissues. Let’s have a look at your fall checklist. #1 Fall fertilization During the hot summer the soil loses vital nutrients. Tohelp ensure your trees get the nutrients they lost during the summer you shouldkeep feeding your trees…

Drip Irrigation for Trees

Drip Irrigation for Trees Drip irrigation can reduce your water use, but doing it right can be difficult. Let’s look at getting a drip irrigation system in place for your trees. Design Considerations  Water needs to be clean.      Pressure regulation is needed, usually between 10 to 30 PSI. To avoid toxic salt build-up around your…

Post-Planting Tree Care

Post-Planting Tree Care Every spring many trees are planted. For the most part treesdo a good job of caring for themselves after you plant them, however, some careis necessary if you want to make sure of your tree’s health in the future. Trees need to be watered thoroughly when you plant them andthen once a…

How to Create a Living Tree Sculpture

How to Create a Living Tree Sculpture   Gardeners often see their landscape as a piece of art. Diyou know that you can use arborsculpture techniques to turn those dreams intoreality? They offer you eco-art in the purest form possible. But what is arborsculpture?Glad you asked. Arborsculpture is a series of gardening practices combining  grafting,…