Giant Pumpkin Growing first gained worldwide recognition at the turn of the twentieth century when William Warnock of Goderich, Ontario Canada sent an astounding 400 [Read More…]
Columnar or fastigiate trees Botanically speaking, fastigiate refers to trees with parallel, erect and densely-clustered branches; this term has since come to refer more widely [Read More…]
Broad-leaved ACER CAPILLIPES displays white-striated bark; young growths are coral red with leaves turning crimson in autumn. A. davidii stands out by having glossy green [Read More…]
Hardiness zones are geographical areas in which certain categories of plant life can flourish according to climate conditions, including their ability to withstand minimum temperatures [Read More…]
Half Moon Bay, California proved our luck this year as we were lucky enough to take first place among 80 competitors, 10 of whom weighed [Read More…]
Trees are planted for their beauty of leaf and bark – whether green in summer and red in autumn; for their interesting bark and our [Read More…]
Pumpkin growers determined to become world heavyweight champions will do virtually anything in their pursuit. Don Black lives in an upstate New York four-room house [Read More…]
Placing trees of these colors requires great care, yet their colors blended into autumn’s colorful array can be both effective and beautiful. Since they do [Read More…]
On October 9, 2023, Travis Gienger from Anoka, Minnesota set the world record for the heaviest pumpkin ever, at 2749 pounds. Gienger revels in his [Read More…]
Over the course of 130 years, from 1893-2023, cultivating giant pumpkins has taken an extraordinary journey. When first explored by growers in 1893, explorations involved [Read More…]
