My friends Brent and Becky Heath, owners of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Virginia, shared this technique with me during a bulb seminar I attended at their headquarters back in March 2012. It will work for the bulbs that you didn’t get to plant in the ground this fall. Gather a bunch of 2-gallon pots.…
Any broadleaf evergreen planted in 2017 or 2018 needs special help to get through the coming winter. That means boxwood, holly, rhododendron and pieris. These plants are beautiful in the winter landscape! But if they are not yet well rooted, they are vulnerable to winter burn. That’s the awful browned out look you’ll see when…
Leaf Cleanup Season is Here – How Can We Help? Here at Pumpkin Brook we have a different approach to fallen leaves than most landscape companies. We advocate leaving a thin layer over garden beds as winter protection. This can easily be removed in spring. But what about the 18″ deep drop from maple trees? …
It probably makes sense that trees and shrubs go dormant about now, especially the ones that shed their leaves. This makes the period starting November 1 ideal for pruning. We can clearly see the structure of the plant, especially any crossing branches or water sprout type growth that may have emerged this season. Densely twiggy…
Pumpkin Brook maintains its own nursery of field-grown perennials and shrubs. Many perennials were started from seed years ago. Other perennials are raised from plugs or divisions. Often these plants are hard-to-find varieties that we stock to use in designs. Items are available all during the growing season. 2018 Available Plant List
Now is the time to place your order for barefoot roses to plant in April. Mail order sources have the best selection of fragrant, heirloom and unusual varieties and colors right now. These plants aren’t available in garden centers until later on. Let Priscilla know now that you want to find your own special rose.…
While sorting through my files recently, I found an article about this lovely understory tree which has four seasons of interest. Native to the mountains of central China, it is becoming increasingly rare in its native habitat. It seems the tree sets very few fertile seeds and does not root from cuttings. Populations have been…
