Erica Glasener

When it comes to gardening successfully, selecting the right plant for the right place is key. To determine the right location in your landscape, get to know what conditions individual...

Chances are, you may have a champion tree in your own neighborhood and not even know it. For more than 70 years, the mission of The National Register of Big Trees, coordinated by...

One of my favorite public gardens is Dumbarton Oaks, in Georgetown, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Even though I’m a plant lover, (so many plants, so little time) it’s...

I have been a tree lover for as long as I can remember. When I was a child growing up in Miami, Florida, we had a big ficus tree in our front yard that was a favorite for climbing....

I admit it, I live to eat. I also enjoy cooking and having fresh herbs to use for soups, stews and salads. Consult a professional gardener and they'll agree, you can never have too...

I look forward to every season in the garden and to the unique charms and qualities that each has to offer. In winter, a blue sky day is the ideal time to appreciate trees, both native...

When it comes to decorating your garden, there are unlimited possibilities, from elegant statues to whimsical whirly gigs. And, when it comes to ornaments that are not only decorative...

One of the charms of the winter garden is the variety of shrubs and trees that offer colorful fruit, in shades of red, yellow, orange and even white. Among these berried beauties are...

In the United States, the tradition of decorating fresh cut or live trees inside the house for Christmas dates back to the mid- to late-1800’s. Today, there are many choices for live...

Holiday wreaths and decorations made from fresh cut evergreens are an ancient tradition that is still popular today. What may surprise some people, though, is the variety of conifers...