The Northeast braces for a dangerous and possibly history-making blizzard. Erin McClam, staff writer for NBC News, writes, “A crippling and potentially historic winter storm barreled toward the Northeast on Thursday, threatening tens of millions of people with 2 feet of snow. Boston canceled school and braced for one of its worst blizzards of all… Read more »
An early start to spring is in the cards for trees in the continental United States. According to an article from Planet Save, “new spring leaves might start to bud up to 17 days earlier in the coming century then they did prior to the current anthropogenic climate change.” This research is courtesy of a… Read more »
No, I am not talking about strange folk from the “Old Dominion” but of the flowering plant native to eastern and central United States. We supply Virginia Creeper bare root seedlings! Virginia Creepers are an important part of regional tourism, particularly in Virginia and the Appalachians. One such attraction in the Appalachians is a 34-mile… Read more »
The bald cypress, also known as taxodium distichum, is a deciduous conifer that is an integral part of the Southeastern United States as well as the Gulf Coastal Plains – from Delaware to Texas, up along the Mississippi River and down into Louisiana. The trees are as American as Manifest Destiny and their towering bodies… Read more »
Spring is rapidly approaching. I can see it the distance, as if it were a truck with big glaring lights. That means one thing: fertilizer. Many people fertilize their lawn in early and late spring. It is like a lawn buffet. If you are in Michigan, the next time you use fertilizer, it may be… Read more »
2013 has just arrived, but for many of us, that Christmas feeling is lingering. Do you still have this year’s Christmas tree and wondering what to do with it? Are you in need of a fresh bag of mulch? After all, mulch season is fast approaching. Well, if you live near Hyde Park in Chicago,… Read more »
Think outside the box this holiday season and give a loved one a bare root tree! Although we’re currently in the midst of winter, it’s never too early to think about what trees you’re going to plant come springtime. At Cold Stream Farm, we believe preplanning is best. The same holds true when gifting a… Read more »
Now the reports are coming in, from all across America. By all accounts, it was a mixed deer-gun season. Some states had positive numbers. Others…not so much. In Ohio, for instance, hunters will have an additional weekend to hunt. In Michigan, the numbers weren’t as positive as Cold Stream Farm would like to see. The… Read more »
Yes, it’s venison season! The better a deer eats, the more robust its body is. This bodes well for deer hunters. Michigan’s firearm deer hunting season began Nov. 15th and ran through Nov. 30th. Overall, the season was a positive one. In the article “Michigan deer hunting: DNR reports slight rise in license sales for… Read more »
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Autumn offers a lot that spring and summer do not for planting. A lot of it comes down to temperature. For the gardener, most would agree that autumn weather is more bearable for extended time outdoors, bent over dirt and leaves, moving around plants of various sizes. The air smells… Read more »
One of the highlights of the end of summer is the turning of the leaves into bright colors all across the northeast and Midwest. A plethora of bright reds, yellows and oranges turn landscapes into wonderful shades of color. It’s about that time where we see the leaves just starting to turn different hues. This… Read more »
Conifers are cone bearing seed plants with the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs. A lot of cedars, Douglas-firs and cypress trees fall into this category. Because of a lot of their shapes and downward drooping limbs, they are able to shed snow and survive in Northern climates. They also have… Read more »
