My Oregon grape holly turned all brown this winter. I have three questions. First of all, what went wrong? Second, can I prevent this from happening again? And third and most important is… is it dead? What went wrong is called winter desiccation, or drying due to cold temperatures. This past winter we had a [...]

Imagine a tree, growing at high elevation, on the craggy side of a mountain, swept by winds. A tree like that can live for centuries. And throughout its entire life it would be bent, twisted and dwarfed by its environment. A tree like that deserves, even demands our attention, and our respect. And a tree [...]

When my cholla cactus was in bloom a few of my friends said “Hey I’d like to get a piece of that how can I do it?” And in fact rooting a cactus is simple. Of course one of the problems with rooting a cactus, especially one like a cholla is this is a plant [...]

A great many people who have houseplants started their collection with cacti. Cactus is easy to grow. Give it plenty of bright sunshine, that’s way better than artificial light, and just small amounts of water. Water them amply but let get dry before watering again. Cacti are easy, easy, easy to grow. Now under the [...]