VIDEO Vertical Mulching Pt.2
Report from the field on a unique service that we provide for trees in dire straits.
Organic Winter Plant Protection
Protect your plants from winter burn.
They’re NOT Chigger Bites, They’re Tick Bites
Brief contact with a tick nest can leave you covered in bites. These irritated red bumps are often misdiagnosed as chigger bites.
VIDEO Field Report: Oak Gall Wasp
Oak Gall Wasp identification. The process of Diagnostics starts with determining what kind of tree. Then looking for symptoms of struggle…
VIDEO Vertical Mulching at Stony Brook Village
Vertical mulching project with micro nutrients, liquid biological amendments and a prayer for this historic Pine tree at the Village Green in Stony Brook Village
Arborvitae Leafminer & Bagworm
Common Arborvitae issues.
Buried Plants - Deadly Mulch Volcanoes
Are your plants buried? Planting too deep or piling on too much mulch is a death sentence for trees…
VIDEO Field Report: Boxwood Leafminer "On the Wing"
Take a look at adult boxwood leafminer swarming in the summer. Beating this plant pest takes precision.
Solar Power
Go solar!
Boxwood Leafminer, Mites, and Psyllid
In mid-May it's "open season" on boxwood. Several pests that feed and cause damage to boxwood become active. For the most effective organic solution, the time to treat is now.
VIDEO Are Your Trees Buried? - Mulch Volcanoes
Joel identifies poor planting practices that stunt healthy root growth of plants and trees.
Fall is Here, Time to Fertilize
Fall is a great time to fertilize with compost tea.
VIDEO Field Report: Andromeda Lacebugs
We have to honor the needs of plants, when we violate them, they suffer, and we complain and have to spend money unnecessarily.
VIDEO Field Report: Boxwood Blight Disease
Joel identifies and discusses some boxwood diseases and other common issues.
VIDEO Field Report: Buried Plants + Diagnosing Japanese Maple
Joel diagnoses a Japanese Maple and identifies some important factors affecting the health of this stressed specimen.
Field Report - Holly Leafminer
Browning blotches on your holly? Joel identifies the culprit.
VIDEO Field Report: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Joel discusses and identifies a common pest of a common Long Island ornamental plant.
VIDEO Happy Earth Day - Going Organic
Joel discusses the "why" behind Usher Plant Care's dedication to the organic approach.
VIDEO Field Report: Boxwood Leafminer
If you have boxwoods you might have this problem.
Planning a Garden? Plant Native!
Native plants are best adapted to our native soils.