The 5 Best Ways to Keep Rabbits from Chewing your Shrubs
Rabbits can cause a lot of damage in the garden, and have done in ours! Learn the tips and tricks we’ve tried that actually work to protect your shrubs.
Aaron Diener
Recommended Sustainable Gardening and Landscaping Books
A quick list of the books that have had the most influence and impact on Paddle Creek Garden’s design aesthetic and landscaping philosophy.
Picea rubens (Red Spruce)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – Tall, stately conifer native to New England and the Appalachian Mountains. Deep green needles with pleasant scent, grows well in shade. Supports conservation efforts.
Think Twice Before Raking and Bagging Your Leaves This Fall
While fall cleanup has traditionally consisted mostly of raking leaves, there are plenty of advanages of leaving the leaves, or at very least shredding and composting them. Instead of spending hours cleaning up leaves, read this article for some of the benefits fall leaves have for your garden.
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – A free-flowering, late blooming aster with purple to sky blue flowers. Extends the garden bloom season, providing pollinators with critical nectar and pollen. Easy-to-grow and drought tolerant.
Pinus pungens (Table Mountain Pine)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – Common pine from driest sites in the Appalachian Mountains. Extremely drought-tolerant, disease resistant native pine that makes a good replacement for disease-prone Austrian and Scots pines.
Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s Ladder)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – Easy-to-grow woodlander with light blue flowers. Attracts specialist pollinators. Perfect for a medium-moisture spot in shade to part shade.
Sedum ternatum (Woodland Stonecrop)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – Bulletproof groundcover for shade. White flowers in mid-Spring cover the plants. Drought-tolerant.
Why Don’t Young Oaks Lose Their Leaves in Winter?
Have you ever wondered why it is that some oak trees hold on to their dead leaves through the winter? Read on to dig into some of the possible reasons.
Where and How do Native Bees Nest?
In old plant stems, tunnels in wood, underground – Learn some of the unique nesting habits of these incredibly important pollinators.