Category Archives: Bob’s Blog
For over 30 years Bob LaHoff has cultivated helpful and useful horticultural info to share with his fellow gardeners.
Tree of Life
Tree of Life Ficus carica (Common Fig) is one of those fun plants that gardeners [...]
Nov
Beyond Fruit Lay Intense Colors
Beyond Fruit Lay Intense Colors Why write about a plant in October that everyone [...]
Oct
‘Gold Rush’
‘Gold Rush’ Botanical nomenclature at times can seem intimidating. Some of the names [...]
Sep
Yew Can Stop the Deer
Yew Can Stop the Deer Before deer became such a big problem in New Jersey [...]
Aug
Stylish Mono-Sweeping
Stylish Mono-Sweeping Mono-sweeping is an industry term used to describe the massing of a single [...]
Jul
‘Ruby Slippers’
‘Ruby Slippers’ Since 1913 Princeton Nurseries has been associated with premium plant material. Their [...]
Jun
All Plants Are Not Created Equal
All Plants Are Not Created Equal All plants are not created equal! Deciduous ornamentals, [...]
May
A Colorful Conifer
A Colorful Conifer When I was a child growing up there was nothing like the [...]
Apr
Monrovia Nursery: Where Plants Really Do Come True
Monrovia Nursery: Where Plants Really Do Come True Monrovia Nursery has long been [...]
Mar
Barking Up the Right Tree
Barking Up the Right Tree Stripped of all their foliage standing naked amongst the winter [...]
Feb
‘Berri-Magic’
‘Berri-Magic’ Experienced gardeners know that the change of seasons brings on new and exciting finds. [...]
Jan
TREEMENDOUS CONIFERS
TREEMENDOUS CONIFERS It takes a Christmas tree farm an average of eight to twelve years [...]
Dec