PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Chokeberry (Aronia)
PLANT FACTS Chokeberry (Aronia) is a woody, perennial shrub native to the swampy woodlands of eastern North America that produces clusters of red or dark… Read More
Category Archives: Berries & Vines
Beetle Invasion! Coping with Japanese Beetles
What green, Japanese terror costs more than 200 million dollars in damage each year? No, it’s not Godzilla…it’s Popillia japonica a.k.a, the Japanese beetle (JB)!… Read More
Bramble On: It’s Blackberry Time!
Q: What makes blackberries special? A: So many things! In order to properly research this blog post, a memory refresher of the taste of blackberries… Read More
‘Lean On Me’: An Overview of Orchard Trellis Systems
By now, we’ve all heard Bill Withers’ classic swooning lyric “we all need somebody to lean on.” As I was working on building a trellis… Read More
Plant Spotlight: The Joyful Juneberry (Amelanchier spp)
It’s June, and that means a piece of good news for us all: the juneberries are ripening! While this is making some of us leap… Read More