I suspect I’m not alone when I say that weather extremes in recent growing seasons have made me feel a bit like a stranger in a strange land in my own garden—wondering what will bloom when, and when to do what, and most of all: wondering what madness is coming next? Managing our gardens—and especially its longest-lived residents, our trees—in changing times is our topic today. My guest is Daniel Weitoish, the arboriculture supervisor at Cornell Botanic Gardens in Ithaca, N.Y., where he and his colleagues care for the woody plants at the 30-acre botanic garden, plus a 100-acre arboretum, and about 3,600... Read More ›
