When adding color to your yard, the options are virtually endless. Here are a few of our favorite trees and shrubs to take your landscape from ordinary to extraordinary. The allure of a masterfully landscaped yard lies in its lush greenery and the ...
How to Effectively Use Trees and Shrubs for Privacy
They say good fences make good neighbors. But you want more than just a traditional fence. Here are a few ways to create a prettier, more natural-looking privacy barrier using trees and shrubs. Sometimes you just need a little separation from the ...
Plants with Personality Vol. 4
Blue Spruce Stonecrop Sedum Nevermind ocean eyes, I’ve got ocean pines. I kinda look like a pile of spruce tree branches dipped in the blue-green color of the sea. Ironically, though, I actually don’t need a whole lot of water. I do, however, need ...
Planting New Trees in Your Yard
While most people think of gardening as tending to vegetables, flowers, and herbs in plots around the yard, trees can be another beautiful addition, functioning as a natural source of shade, oxygen, and colorful foliage. As with any type of gardening, pl ...
Plants with Personality: Vol 3
SNOWDANCE JAPANESE TREE LILAC I am possibly the most complete “package” you can showcase in your landscaping. At my mature state, I provide a great dose of shade at nearly 18 feet high and 20 feet wide. My dark foliage and wide, shelved branches m ...
4 Steps for a Backyard Orchard
Trees are an exceptional addition to your yard, regardless if you’re sitting on an acre or a postage stamp. They are the best places for climbing children, nesting birds, and napping under their canopy. If you can snag a fruit-bearing kind of tree, you c ...
4 Ways to Celebrate Arbor Day
There are several ways in which to measure the quality of a tree. You could go with the standards such as bark strength, longevity, root penetration, or its ability to withstand various climates and rodents. Or you could measure the quality ...