Shade and shadow provided by trees and tall shrubs are places children enjoy playing under and near - it excites their imagination and...

Framing views you prefer and at the same time placing groups of trees and tall shrubs to mask less desirable angles Groups of trees...

Our ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees *under 10 metres* to use in urban home landscape designs - except for Top...

Darwin studied earthworms for decades before he wrote his final paper concluding that earthworms are responsible for creating our soils –...

A nursery grown tree has had its root system minimized to make it lighter to transport and to reduce transplant shock. To still enable...

The changes of colour in sugar maples at autumn time give us a vivid picture of this species’ internal process of readying itself for the...

Our ‘Top Trees’ series typically highlights Martin’s favourite trees 'under 10 metres' for use in urban home landscapes – not so this...

Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 2pm Learn to read trees - what makes our city trees happy and healthy? Find out how we can each do our part...

Our ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees under 10 metres for use in urban home landscapes. This month, we showcase some...

How to Make Your Home Landscape into a Private Haven now...(even during a pandemic!) Stay Home! … is what we’re advised. We are spending...

It seemed innocent enough when this tree was used as a post for a washing line; several years later this picture shows the result. All...

Pruning is the essential art of living with plants in and around our homes. We share the same space, and for fruiting trees and shrubs,...

It’s a good time of year to see tree health because the trees which are struggling will already have started to change colour and...

Water that roots can access is of paramount importance to the health of a tree. The most effective application of water for city trees is...

Previously we looked at three key ways to 'read' the health of a mature tree: last year’s new growth, basal root flare, and evenness of...

Pocket Woodlands™ Workshop - Arboretum University of Guelph - April 28, 2018 Trees seem to be mysterious and often leave us with more...

Guelph's Largest Wisteria Vine is Coming into Bloom Sunday June 4, 2017 12pm - 3pm 39 Emslie St - 4 Blocks S of downtown Guelph 450+ Foot...