Category Archives: Bob’s Blog
For over 30 years Bob LaHoff has cultivated helpful and useful horticultural info to share with his fellow gardeners.
Winter Protection for Our Green Friends
According to Consumer Reports, the average depreciation value for all models of automobiles [...]
Nov
Cathaya argyrophylla: An Endangered, Uncommon Conifer
John Stella (John Stella Horticultural Sales) is a friend, colleague and plant enthusiast [...]
Oct
Funky Genus
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Reginald Dwight, Gordon Sumner, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu and Norma [...]
Sep
Monkey Puzzle?
Monkey Puzzle? In 1947 director Joseph L. Mankiewicz coupled Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney in [...]
Aug
A Popular Misconception
One of the most popular questions I field during the spring is, “when is [...]
Jul
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest lies a haven for nature lovers complete with [...]
Jun
Faster than Brigadoon
Famed director and Oscar winner, Vincente Minnelli, used the cinema to tell heartfelt, [...]
May
Planting Trees & Shrubs 101
A few months ago there was a great cover story in the Gardener News [...]
Apr
Socrates May Have Liked These Hemlocks
Socrates May Have Liked These Hemlocks Most of us have heard the story [...]
Mar
Pedestrian Shrub No More
A Pedestrian Shrub No More For years I have thought Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca [...]
Feb
Inspired by Chihuly
Inspired by Chihuly Tucked away in New York City’s Bronx borough lies an arcadia for [...]
Jan
A Symbol of the Season
A Symbol of the Season Finland (Lapland) has Santa Claus, Germany has its Christmas markets [...]
Dec