Plant Profile: Green Hawthorne (Crataegus viridis)
Karen This medium-sized native tree of central and southeastern United States provides interest in spring, fall and winter. In early spring two inch wide clusters of small white flowers make a…
Book Review: Professional Design Guide to Green Roofs
As urbanization and environmental awareness increases more and more people are becoming interested in creating rooftop gardens that address critical environmental issues while also allowing people to interact with nature…
Weeds and Their Control: Quackgrass (Agropyron repens)
A rough looking cool weather perennial, quackgrass is a native of Europe, Asia and northwest Africa that was introduced into the United States for forage or as a contaminant in…
Plant Profile: Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
This native of eastern North America, wintergreen is a woody evergreen shrub that grows three to ten inches tall, spreading by stolons about 4-6” per year to form a mat.…