by Bruce Wenning Common Name: Multiflora rose Plant Taxonomy: Family Rosaceae. Genus Rosa. Species: Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. (many-flowered). Regulations: The importation, distribution, trade, and sale of multiflora rose…
Timing Control of Invasive Woody Plants
A Guide to Flowering and Fruiting Times of Common Exotic Invasive Woody Plants in Eastern Massachusetts Compiled by Bruce Wenning Note: For exotic invasive plant infestations, control efforts are maximized…
Product Review: Weed Wrench
Reviewed by Maureen Sundberg You’re clearing and widening a trail at a local park, or you’re clearing an overgrown area to expand a perennial bed. All is going well until…
Edibles in the Landscape
A far cry from the lone tomato plant wedged in among geraniums in the backyard, edibles are now found front and center stage in many residential landscapes. Property owners are…
First Year’s Harvest from Wellesley’s Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden
by Dave Jacke and Keith Zaltzberg On April 2nd, 2011, a team of perplexed students, gardeners, and community members gathered with shovels and rakes in hand at the base of…
It’s Not a Fairytale: Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food Forest
by Clare Leschin-Hoar This article was first published on February 21, 2012 and is reprinted with permission of TakePart, Beverly Hills, CA. Forget meadows. The city’s new park will be…
Thinking about Nut Trees
by Tricia Diggins Nut trees, more than any other aspect of landscaping, make me think of the old proverb “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago,…
Book Review: The Holistic Orchard
The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way Written by Michael Phillips Published by Chelsea Green Publishing, 2011, 414 pages Reviewed by Nick Novick Interest seems to be…
Soil Biology Basics: Part II
by Joe Magazzi, MS Soil Biology Basics: Part I introduced readers to some basic information on soil biology regarding all of the benefits plants, trees, and turf receive from building…
Nutrient Dense Hugelkulture: An Experiment in Land Management at Woody End
by M.L. Altobelli What do you do with an old, central Massachusetts farm – much of it poor-quality pasture with depleted soil – that has stayed within one extended family’s…
Recent Research on Biochar’s Potential in Soils
by Thayer Tomlinson There are many types of soil additives and fertilizers used to improve the structure and functions of soil. One that has re-emerged in the last five years…
Soil Biology Basics, Part I
by Joe Magazzi It is always difficult to understand concepts that we can’t see. Most landscapers understand the importance of healthy visible landscape ecology in terms of plants, trees and…