Monthly Archives: July 2012

The emerald ash borer (EAB) is spreading rapidly through Virginia and is now right next door.   Information recently released by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services lists 8 more Virginia counties, including our neighbor, Hanover County, with confirmed … Continue reading →

If you’ve adopted a young city tree, remember to give it 15 gallons of water weekly unless there’s a good soaking rain.  The recent rain will provide necessary moisture to new trees for only about a week.  After that, it’s … Continue reading →

Richmond has hundreds of new trees that need your TLC, especially during high heat periods. Brief cloudbursts don’t provide enough water. Trees less than three years old need 15 gallons of water a week (or an inch of rain) from … Continue reading →