It is a good year for the hostas and fern.

Great year for the hostas and fern, but the woolly aldegid is still alive and well on some of my Pennsylvania Hemlocks. Sad. I have a call into Brad at Bartlett Tree Experts who treated my hemlocks.

PA Hemlocks

This is so sad. Many, many of my Pennsylvania Hemlocks have the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid pest, which will kill them. I have resorted to years of chemical sprays by professionals, but they are still succumbing. I know of nothing else to do, but with our persistent droughts compromising their strength to fight off pests, I will probably lose them all to this devastating pest. I have discontinued the spray, but have researched another possibility. If I can get someone to apply it, I will try one more option called Imidacloprid Therapy. It is a way to treat them systemically and would last 3-5 years. It pays to do research on the internet.

Lost Trees = Sunny Yard

This year, when we lost four of our beloved Pennsylvania Hemlocks to the nasty Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, I was determined to find the silver lining behind our loss. For the first time ever, I am planting an organic garden in the newly sun-drenched yard space!