The Stanislaus Sprout

A landscape maintenance professional once called me to discuss what effects root cutting might have on mature landscape trees. This is a very important topic, because along with other important functions, roots serve to hold a tree firmly in place.

Recently, one of our Master Gardeners wrote an article called Planning and Prepping Your Spring Garden. We hope you found these tips helpful, and would like to offer more help.

Worms. I think you either love them or detest the wiggly little guys. I fall into the former category. I love worms, always have.

Your outdoor garden plants may not need a lot of attention on these cold winter days, but have you taken a close look at your indoor plants recently? A house plant with brown leaf tips, wilted leaves, lower leaves that are dropping and little or no new growth may be in trouble.

Have you ever had a hobby that turned into an obsession? One of my hobbies is gardening of course, as a Master Gardener. Not too long ago, I acquired a chipper/shredder. One of my gardener friends had two and sold one of them to me at a fair price.