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August Checklist
Harvest fruits & vegetables Harvest flowers for drying Prune suckers off trees and shrubs Deadhead perennials & annuals for longer blooming Seed lawns Deep water trees Water lawns 1 inch /week Mow lawn approximately every 5 days Weed all plantings Do NOT fertilize trees or shrubs so they begin to slow down for the dormant
What’s Wrong With My Tree?
by Jan Cashman This is the time of the year when we often get asked “What’s wrong with my tree?” Many of the answers to this question are the same year after year. But occasionally a new insect or diseases finds its way to our valley. Last year was the first year we saw the
Effective Water Use
The last few years of drought in Montana have made us all aware of the problem of excessive water use in the landscape. Some years, water rationing makes a water-wise landscape essential. In the 80s the word “xeriscape” was coined to mean a landscape which uses plants that have low water requirements. The word was
Harvesting and Preserving Your Garden Produce
by Jan Cashman During our 30 years of vegetable gardening in the Gallatin Valley, we have learned a few tricks to picking and preserving our fruits and vegetables. Some we learned by trial and error; others friends and other gardeners have shared. If you are getting started with vegetable gardening, maybe these hints will help
Tree Trouble in Town
by Jan Cashman This spring, many deciduous trees in Bozeman are not leafing out. We were hoping the trees were just slow because of our extremely late spring. But now it appears some of the green ash, especially the commonly planted cultivar of green ash called ‘Patmore’, and other deciduous trees, including quaking aspens, cottonwoods,
Craving Color
By Jan Cashman A friend and customer came in our nursery yesterday and announced, “I need some color!” This last winter was long and snowy. Spring has been cold and rainy, and slow in arriving. We’re all sick of the white, brown, and gray tones of winter and ready for color—blue sky, green grass, and