Category Archives: Bob’s Blog

For over 30 years Bob LaHoff has cultivated helpful and useful horticultural info to share with his fellow gardeners.

Bon Appétit… for Cattle?

 One of the most common, durable, rugged, native trees, often used in parking lot islands [...]

Shooting Plants in The Sky

Mistletoe is the common English name of many species of parasitic/hemiparasitic plants. Pests to many [...]

Reducing A Giant’s Stature

 Over 30 years in the horticultural industry and still a pet peeve of mine is [...]

A Most Curious & Exciting Gift

     Last December I received a most curious and exciting gift from the executive [...]

“Getting into The Weeds”

     Every year, for the holidays, I come up with a custom made Ginkgo-themed [...]

Chastetree

All too often I see people using trees that are too big for their allotted [...]

The Lion’s Head

One of the first trips I took to Oregon, some thirty years ago, to acquire [...]

Socrates May Have Liked This Hybrid

Most of us have heard the story of Socrates and his untimely death at age [...]

Gardening Has Not Been Cancelled

Energetic, resourceful, tenacious, headstrong and capable are all strong adjectives that can define one’s character. [...]

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

     Cajun French for “Let the good times roll”, Mardi Gras 2020 ended not too long [...]

Forty-Five Minutes of Bliss

     January is trade show month and there is no better trade show in the country, [...]

48 Days & Counting

     Picking up on where I left off last month, the spring equinox is [...]