Winter in the northeast (US) is the perfect time to start a gardening blog. No weeds, insects, watering chores to impede my creative process. And lots of time in front of the fire, feet up and laptop humming.

I'm a landscape designer, owner of a design/build firm, G. biloba Gardens, Inc. (http://www.gbiloba.com) in Nyack, NY. I named the company after my favorite tree, the Ginkgo .

I write a mostly-monthly column for The Nyack Villager, called The Lifetime Gardener, about gardens, politics, society, with irreverence and sarcasm included as necessary.

I'll post current and past favorite articles from time to time, and you can visit my company website for a complete archive.

Please enjoy and become part of the group, which is sure to become a huge, international sensation.

3/30/2010

Now that was a tree!

The intense rain and wind storms of mid-March left staggering damage to trees and property throughout the Hudson Valley. Our house lost power for the second time in as many weeks, though we were spared the structural devastation so many others experienced.
The giant Oak tree that belonged to the stump in the attached photo crashed down on a client's house, taking with it siding, roofing, decking, patio and other smaller trees.
I measured the diameter of the tree at over six feet. My friend Matt (shown inside the tree) is no shrimp himself. This was one of the largest trees I've ever seen in the Northeast, certainly the largest I've ever been able to crawl into.
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