Getting the most from mulching, Do you mulch too much? By Cindy Ratcliff As published in Total Landscape Care, September 2009 Compared with the rest of the landscape, trees are about as low-maintenance as you can get, which makes them easy to overlook. Sure, you remember to water and fertilize them with the rest of the lawn, [...]

Big Trees understands that construction schedules and moving times do not always coincide with the best time to transplant trees.  Ideally trees are transplanted when they are dormant.  This is the period after the leaves drop in fall and before the spring growth begins.  However, not to worry if you missed the ideal transplant time [...]

Transplants from nearly 3,500 years ago include trees used for incense.  In a scene at Deir el Bahri, men carry a myrrh tree to Egyptian ships in Punt, a land still not clearly identified. Hatshepsut sent a trading mission down the Red Sea to procure luxuries there in about 1470 B.C.

By: Valerie Easton Gardeners struggle with views. It’s not that we don’t appreciate a panorama of water and mountains as much as the next homeowner, but we want our trees as well. We hate it when our prized plants get lost in a big view. No one pauses to admire a magnolia or Japanese maple, let alone [...]

Proper watering practices are vital to the survival of a newly planted tree. The most common cause of decline in newly planted trees is improper irrigation.Improper irrigation can be either too much water or too little water, and the symptoms of stress from both can be indistinguishable.Proper irrigation requires a little investigation, continued monitoring and [...]

Don’t go dormant with your garden in the fall. Ideally it is the time to transplant your trees. Timing is one of the important considerations when you are planning a tree transplant. It is easier to transplant trees and shrubs when they are dormant. This is the period after the leaves turn in fall and [...]

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