Looking for a colorful way to make a grand statement? If you like to putter around in the garden, then do what the nobles of the past did and surround your home with rose trees. Doing so will definitely add an air of elegance to any landscape.
Rose trees, also known as Rose Standards, differ from [...]
As you are considering your landscaping plan, it is worth considering the best trees for your use. They are long livers and take little care once established. Of course you will need to know your zone and geography, which will affect the selection of trees for landscape design. But you’ll still find plenty of choices.
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The Yoshino Cherry tree, Prunus X Yedoensis, has white or pink clusters of beautiful flowers that have a scent of almond. The flowers appear before the leaves. Total bloom time usually 10-14 days. These ornamental cherries are bred for flowers and fragrance instead of fruit. The lavish blooms of soft pink semi-double fragrant flowers cover [...]
Read full post...The Prairie Cascade Willow, ‘Salix pentaphyllum “Prairie Cascade”, is a fast growing, trademarked hybrid willow from Morden Research Station in Manitoba. The Prairie Cascade is a hardy tree with glossy green foliage and a weeping habit. The stems are golden and of interest in the winters. It grows as a multi-stemmed plant. Its smaller size [...]
Read full post...The Post Oak tree, Quercus stellata, is a small to medium-sized tree. The bark of the Post Oak is similar to that of the White Oak, but somewhat darker and often fissured into scaly ridges. The leaves of Post Oak trees are usually 4 to 5 inches long and they are thick and somewhat leathery. [...]
Read full post...If you live in the North then you can not avoid the advance of winter. For many gardeners who choose to live in cold climates they just pack up for winter and head inside. Watching the landscape through a window, they see stretches of snow covered ground, dead stalks and a few hardy evergreens. Not [...]
Read full post...Why not let them grow as God intended? There are as many reasons to prune a tree as there are individual species and circumstances.
Sometimes it’s necessary because wind has broken off a branch. Leaving a partial branch after the break is not ideal for the tree’s health and they’re unsightly. Where your property has trees, [...]
