Author: Mark Koehler

Hello again, Westside Gardeners! This article is devoted to a drenching fertilization process I highly recommend for plants and trees. I would like to share my own recipe with everyone. It’s simply processed from high-quality...

Hello again, Westside Gardeners. I wish everyone a Happy New Year! January is an important month with much to do in your garden. First, let’s discuss pruning roses and stone fruit trees. Pruning too fast and hard is the number...

Hello again, Westside Gardeners! As we enter early winter, many of our woody, herbaceous perennials and shrubs still show signs of summer stress. Foliage is disfigured and burnt. Stems are discolored and weak. How can we help...

Hello again, Westside Gardeners! As a certified master arborist, I would like to discuss our local shade trees within our city parks and street trees and how to invigorate them into a healthy stage. As we all know, our native...

Hello again, Westside Gardeners. What is phyllophobia, and why is it such a harmful horticultural practice? Phyllophobia, also known as CRD (Compulsive Raking Disorder), is the fear of allowing any fallen leaves to remain on the...