The Landscape Experience
Hello everybody, My name is Caleb D. Nelson. I am excited to be invited as a regular contributor to this fantastic blog. Rainyleaf is about my favorite things in this world: plants. Or more specifically the environments that plants create. I am a landscape designer with a B.S. in Urban Horticulture. Also I am a certified healing garden designer. I have been designing gardens and … Continue reading The Landscape Experience
Roses—What to do in Spring
The following rose care calendar is from the book Growing Roses Organically by Barbara Wilde. These suggestions are for zones 7 and 8. Spring is a great time for roses! March: Finish planting bareroot roses early in month, finish winter pruning early in month, check irrigation systems, sow annuals to attract beneficial insects. April: Plant containerized roses. May: Release beneficial insects if necessary, plant containerized … Continue reading Roses—What to do in Spring
Roses—What to do in Winter
The following rose care calendar is from the book Growing Roses Organically by Barbara Wilde. These are the suggestions for zones 7-8. December: Plant new bareroot roses. January: Prepare new beds, continue planting bareroot roses, prune and train established roses, clean up and dispose of rose debris, spray dormant oil if you had high numbers of mites and scale last season. February: Prune and train … Continue reading Roses—What to do in Winter
Today We Planted a Tree…
A small celebration is in order. Today at the nursery we planted a tree, Platanus acerifolia ‘bloodgood’ the London Plane tree. A tree that nobody wanted. It was on sale for many seasons, no one bought it. It was moved to the 50% off section for a year. No one cared. It was a few twigs away from being recycled and turned into compost, but … Continue reading Today We Planted a Tree…
Antique Rose—Damask
The Damask rose has been cultivated for thousands of years and is associated with the ancient city of Damascus (This capital city of Syria is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, possibly from 6000 B.C.!) Damask roses are grown for perfume in North Africa and the Middle East and are an important cash crop in Iran, Bulgaria and Turkey. Their … Continue reading Antique Rose—Damask
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