After the holidays, living Christmas trees are recycled by chipping and reusing them as landscape mulch. This prompts questions about disease transmission from wood mulch to living trees as well
As part of my job, I answer landscape-related questions for those who call, email or stop by the Extension office for science-based information. While the number of questions decrease at
Some evergreen conifers, trees that keep their needle-like leaves all winter, develop winter color. Because there is an increase in evergreen diseases and drought injury, a change in an evergreen’s
Boxwood is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that keeps its leaves all winter, and they are not needle-like as pine or spruce are. Even though boxwood leaves are tiny, they’re referred
Fall is a good time to test landscape and garden soils. It’s a great time to incorporate organic matter to improve soil structure, and if attempting to lower soil pH,