Tulinda's Garden, LLC

06/04/2024

A few of my favorite plumies are starting to bloom!

04/01/2022

Well kids, it's been a busy spring here at Tulinda's Garden, but I figured this short video on a new invasive pest was something I needed to take the time to share!

Current weather trends have made for optimal conditions of invasive species. Follow these best tips of how to control this pest.While this is a satire video...

02/16/2022

A neighbor knocked on our door. He was holding a twig covered with lichens. He wanted to know what heck they were and how could he get rid of them, because they were killing his tree. I explained that no, these were not killing his tree, but because the twigs were bare, their spores had germinated there to take advantage of the good light (without the leaves). He's not alone in thinking the lichens are causing harm to trees, so I thought I should provide some needed background. Read my article: Lichen: a three-way symbiotic organism
https://greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2020/11/lichen-three-way-symbiotic-organism.html

02/16/2022

CODIT at work:
Compartmentalization of decay in trees (CODIT) is a concept identified by Alex Shigo after studying wood-decay fungus patterns. Dr. Shigo's theory claims that when trees are wounded, they respond to the infected wood with both chemical and physical changes to limit the decay, which he called compartmentalization.
Photo Credit: Paul Duchene

03/01/2021

It's past time for my annual "please don't engage in crape murder" post, but I'm going to try to get the message across anyway.

12/08/2020

Found the mother of all balsam apples today while working at a client's house! We almost filled a wheelbarrow with the material from this one awful plant that we removed from the canopy of a lemon tree. I bet that lemon tree feels like the weight of the world has been lifted from it!

12/03/2020

Just noticing how beautiful the subtle colors, textures and symmetry of a dead palm frond are.

Just a dead palm frond. Still, subtle colors, symmetry and texture are quite beautiful.

11/12/2020

We are being watched.

10/18/2020

Just watching the hymenopterans working a firebush. LOVE that green bee!

09/02/2020

Hibiscus double as a dragonfly parking lot.

05/16/2020

Fresh batch right out of the oven.