by Carol | Nov 28, 2016 | Fall Gardening, Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Winter Gardening
Winter is just around the corner here in Portland. Here are 5 timely tips to help you care for your landscape right now. Slugs Last chance to knock out slugs! Control your slug population now in late fall. They lay thousands of eggs that will hatch in spring. I’ve...
by Carol | Aug 24, 2016 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Tree Selection
Protecting Our Portland Birch Trees from Bronze Birch Borer Birch Trees Dying from Bronze Birch Borer Many developers, builders and home owners picked the Himalayan White Birch (also called Jacquemontii,) for its crisply white bark and over planted them. They even...
by Carol | Apr 22, 2015 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Gardening Green
Last year I wrote a blog about a serious new insect problem for landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. It was serious because rhododendrons and azaleas make up a large percentage of the plants in most gardeners landscape. The easy way to control the insect was with a...
by Carol | Apr 17, 2014 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Spring Gardening
Azalea lace bug is a new pest that has decided rhododendrons are on the menu as well as azaleas. This seems like a big problem because azalea lace bug has multiple hatchings in a season and can do a lot of damage. The old rhododendron lace bug only hatched once a year...
by Carol | Sep 13, 2012 | Fall Gardening, Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Garden Tips for getting rid of Plant Invaders The best time of year to treat blackberries and English ivy is coming right up…..so prepare now! Plan to treat invasive blackberry in September and early October. The reason for the specific timing is this: only in...
by Carol | Sep 13, 2012 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Root Weevil Damage in Portland Gardens Why you should care about root weevils, and what to do about them once you do. A lot of leaf notching can spoil the looks of the plant just when you wanted to enjoy its beauty. It is ugly, but it doesn’t kill your plant....
