There are so many wonderful concepts within aesthetic pruning but the concept that ties it all together for me is the idea of a five year plan. It feels like pruning is thought of as a singular seasonal task, not one that is in perpetual refinement. The idea of a multi year plan is also missing f...

By the time August rolls around I am soooo ready for autumn to arrive. Im not sure why so I blame it on my love of fall color and cool/warm temperature and… my birthday in November. Most likely it is because August is a transition month. The plants are already transitioning to fall even if its no...

We are on the flip side of winter solstice and January definitely feels as wintery as winter gets. This year in Portland, Oregon it feels like its been raining non stop. The ground is soggy and the moss is plump and bright. It use to be common to hear that winter is the best time to prune trees ...

If I could make a scented candle it would smell like the broken needle of a Pinus monophylla, the single-leaf pinyon pine. My friend Doug Wilson introduced it to me on my first visit to the Oregon Garden in Silverton in 2015. The Willamette Valley is not a very friendly place for Pinus monophyll...