Conversations with Alaska Gardeners

 Margaret Tharp and David Lendrum of Landscape Alaska explore the art and challenges of landscape design in Southeast Alaska, from balancing formal gardens with the surrounding wilderness to designing around a client’s views, lifestyle, and long-term maintenance needs. They also discuss Telephone Hill’s potential as a community garden, using plants to reduce noise, preparing arborvitae for heavy s...

David Lendrum and Margaret Tharp of Landscape Alaska dive into fall gardening in Juneau, covering everything from transplanting shrubs and trees to cutting back perennials and preparing plants for winter. They discuss proper pruning techniques, the challenges of fast-spreading rugosa roses and horseradish, late-season fertilizer and nematode treatments, and the colorful fall displays from Japanese...

 Margaret Tharp and David Lendrum of Landscape Alaska discuss the signs of fall in Juneau, from changing foliage and late-season hydrangeas to preparing gardens for winter. They cover black vine weevil control using nematodes, fall fertilizing, tying up arborvitaes and cedars before snow, protecting greenhouses, and using landscape design to naturally suppress weeds and create privacy. They also s...

 David Lendrum and Margaret Tharp of Landscape Alaska discuss how trees respond to pruning wounds, preparing arborvitaes and other plants for winter, and giving lawns, trees, shrubs, and perennials their final fertilizing of the season. They also share tips for dividing primroses, growing lawns in sand, adding late-season color with asters, and choosing plants like Japanese maples and dwarf conife...

 David Lendrum and Margaret Tharpe of Landscape Alaska explore what’s happening in Juneau gardens as summer winds down, from late-blooming asters, anemones, and hydrangeas to dividing spring perennials and preparing plants for winter. They also explain how to spot and treat black vine weevils, discuss transplanting evergreens, and highlight some unique plants at Landscape Alaska—including dwarf co...

 David Lendrum and Margaret Tharpe of Landscape Alaska cover a wide range of summer gardening topics, including how to spot black vine weevils, use beneficial insects to control aphids, and properly prune and transplant plants. They also discuss dwarf conifers, hardy Asian maples, winter damage, and even an unidentified mystery pest that raided a garden’s currant bushes. 08-22-26

In this episode of Conversations with Alaskan Gardeners , David and Conor from Landscape Alaska dig into what’s happening in Juneau gardens as a cool, late-growing season finally begins to come alive. They talk rhododendrons and deciduous azaleas, climbing hydrangeas, honeysuckle, spirea, midsummer perennials, and why some plants simply handle Southeast Alaska better than others. David also explai...

 On this sunny pre-solstice edition of Conversations with Alaskan Gardeners , Margaret Tharp and David Lundrum share exciting new arrivals at Landscape Alaska , including hardy hybrid Japanese maples, colorful dwarf conifers, blooming peonies, hydrangea trees, lilacs, and fruit-producing blueberry varieties. They discuss lessons learned from Juneau’s harsh winter, offer tips for recovering damaged...

Winter damage has left many Juneau gardeners facing tough decisions, but there’s still plenty to celebrate in the garden. On this episode of Conversations with Alaskan Gardeners , Dave Lendrum of Landscape Alaska explains why some plants may not recover after the harsh winter and shares advice on choosing more resilient varieties for the future. He explores the fascinating world of plant breeding,...

On this episode of Conversations with Alaskan Gardeners, Margaret Tharp and David Lindrum of Landscape Alaska talk through the realities of gardening in a cold Juneau spring. They discuss the arrival of spectacular Japanese maples, including standout varieties like Orange Dream, Inaba-shidare and Crimson Prince, along with tips on choosing plants that bring long-term beauty to Southeast Alaska lan...

Margaret Tharp and David Lindrum discuss how Juneau gardeners can help plants recover after a challenging winter. The episode covers pruning and repairing storm-damaged trees and shrubs, restoring arborvitaes and ornamental trees, and the importance of proper feeding and wound care. David also highlights the beauty and history of fragrant Rugosa (Sitka) roses, shares tips for growing hydrangeas, p...

On this episode of Conversations with Alaskan Gardeners , Margaret Tharp and David Lindrum from Landscape Alaska talk spring recovery after Juneau’s heavy snow and cold rain, sharing practical advice on resilient plants, peonies, rhubarb, hydrangeas, lilacs, azaleas, fertilizing, and what’s ready to plant now. It’s a timely, local conversation for Southeast Alaska gardeners looking to bring their...

After a long, punishing winter in Juneau, Conversations with Alaskan Gardeners returns with Margaret Tharp and David Lundrum of Landscape Alaska for a practical and encouraging look at spring garden recovery. This episode covers winter damage to rhododendrons, arborvitae, Japanese maples, viburnums, and flowering cherries, with clear advice on when to prune, when to wait, and how to help plants re...