Good day, gardeners! I hope this newsletter finds you healthy and well (and warm!). Here's some valuable things I wanted to share with you this week.
Great Dixter is hosting for the first time ever a five-month symposium on creating layered plantings and how to take advantage of succession planting. He gives an overview on this recent episode of The Gardenist. I'm registered!
Eliza Greenman wrote about heart rot in orchards. She shared how there is an opposing theory that instead of it being bad it creates habitat for a plethora of microorganisms, which in turn provide the tree with its own compost.
Along a similar vein, in this week's Dig Delve Dan Pearson writes about celebrating the life of an old apple orchard and rejuvenating it with newly grafted stock.
As always, thanks for welcoming me into your inbox each week to share what I’m learning about plants.
Cheers, and keep growing!
Dr. Jared
P.S. Later this month, I'm launching Botanic Bootcamp, a collection of hour-long, value-rich videos that will help you hone your skills in all facets of horticulture including design, science, propagation, ecology, plants, install, management, and more. You can become a member or purchase individuals sessions. If you want to help start shaping them, fill out this simple Google form and let me know what you want to learn about the plantastic world of horticulture!