by R. Wayne Mezitt One of the most frequent questions we hear at our garden centers is “when should I prune my rhododendrons?”  The easy (and correct) answer is “most

By Wayne Mezitt For many of us, the name “azalea” conjures up visions of a bountiful spring garden in all its glory. Few landscape shrubs are so versatile. Botanically all

By R. Wayne Mezitt Look most anywhere in early spring throughout the Eastern USA and you’ll see them: the redbuds! Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a most prolific understory

by R. Wayne Mezitt What homeowner doesn’t recognize forsythia—that shockingly-bright beacon that bursts into bloom with those first mild temperatures every April!? Among the easiest plants to grow, forsythia’s yellow,

Every year those long-awaited first flowers of spring always arouse my senses and give birth to a primal appreciation of the renewal of life. And few trees or shrubs are