Well, that was awkward. I was so excited to think that we were fortunate enough to have an Eastern Hemlock on our property, but it turns out I was wrong. Did you know that there is a Department of Urban Forestry, run by Fairfax County? Well, our friendly forester came to Holy Comforter (free) to… Read more

We have a hemlock tree on our property! It is the Eastern Hemlock, or Tsuga canadensis. Earlier this week it was struggling to survive: You can just barely make out the evergreen leaves at the top left hand side. The rest of the tree is covered with invasive vines, mostly japanese honeysuckle creeper, and also… Read more