Archive for August 2009
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
When pursing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for new construction, as the Scott Arboretum is doing with the Wister Center, even the trash plays an important role. The program is called job-site recycling and recycles all materials from the construction of the Wister Center. This includes all the demolition material from the destruction of the original Wister Greenhouse.
A container of commingled material from Wister Center construction site being dumped at the recycling center. photo credit: A. Golen
The goal of the program is to divert 75% of the project waste from landfills. Each month we receive a…
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
This July Martha Stewart’s gardener, Shaun Kass, attended the Woody Plant Conference. Check out his images and thoughts on the conference and the Scott Arboretum on Martha’s blog. You can attend the Woody Plant Conference in July 2010. Learn all about perennials at the Woody Plant Conference’s sister conference the Perennial Plant Conference on Friday, October 16, 2009.
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Propagating cacti can seem like a daunting task, but with a good pair of gloves it is a simple process. It is recommended that you propagate your cacti in late spring with the arrival of warmer, drier weather. This allows plants plenty of time to get established before the winter season. You will need a pair of pruners and the aforementioned gloves.
The many sized spines of Opuntia. photo credit: R. Robert
The gloves, of course, provide protection from the prickly spines that are a trademark of all cacti. Be warned, while the average new cacti grower avoids the large, fearsome spines,…
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