Spring Flowering Trees Bring Color And Fragrance To Your World
An unmistakeable sign of spring are the blooms of crabapple, cherry, dogwood, and redbud trees. They are just a few of the many showy ornamental trees that bring shades of pink and white to the landscape and proclaim Spring’s arrival. If you desire more blossom...
Colorful Red Maple, Acer Rubrum, Grows Fast
I think every yard needs a shade tree or two, preferably with some feature that makes you love them. Autumn color is an extremely valuable asset in landscape trees, and this is where the Red maple shines . Its color stands out in the fall and varieties have been chosen to accentuate the quality of color. It is also a fast growing tree, which puts it to the forefront of what many homeowners desire.
Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra
The Ohio Buckeye tree is beautiful and I remember a mature one that grew in my neighbor’s backyard when I was young. It was wide crowned tree with its big leaves providing deep shade, and thrived next to our black walnut tree. I loved collecting the nuts in the...
Everything You Wanted To Know About Planting A Tree But Forgot To Ask
Two Scenarios There are two ways Gardeners usually begin planting their trees… either we are out in the yard and think, “I’d like (something) there, or (something) here” or we went to a sale at the garden center and found a wonderful...
Planting A Bare Root Tree
When I bought trees and shrubs from garden catalog orders, often they were shipped as bare root plants. While we are placing the orders, and dreaming of our garden plans on the cusp of Spring, I thought a brush-up on tips that help make those plantings a success would...Join Me In The Garden
