Anyone connected to gardening, the plant trade, landscape design, and ornamental horticulture knows the name of Michael Dirr. Dr. Dirr’s books are a must have for any serious gardener, in my opinion– so when his Tree & Shrub Finder came out a number of years ago in CD-ROM, I knew I had to have it. [...]

The photo below is an example of a naturally-occurring disease resistant American Elm. This particular Elm is growing in the rather unusual location of in a concrete bulkhead adjacent to the Potomac River in Old Town Alexandria. I can’t tell you the excitement I felt when I spotted it. More on the comeback of American [...]

IMG_3511, originally uploaded by greeneyedesignllc. Taken Wednesday morning

Overnight the fall coloration seems to have intensified remarkably: click photos for humongous version Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ from seed Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ from seed, closeup Acer buergerianum, Trident Maple Acer buergerianum, Trident Maple closeup Fothergilla gardenii x major ‘Mount Airy’, to the left is Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’, behind is Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ Viburnum [...]

My years in bonsai and Japanese style gardening leaves me feeling like I have something to contribute to the discussion when one is addressing corrective pruning in old deciduous specimen trees. Please let me know what you think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8tzPfsDD0

For riotous fall color, it’s hard to beat our own charming little native understory tree, Sassafras albidum: I love this tree and try to conserve it whenever I find it growing naturally in a client’s landscape. photo by Dendroica cerulea