Plants & Trees

Springtime Celebration

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Coral Short

Spring is here and it’s time to celebrate with a few pots around your front entrance, backyard or balcony. Planting spring flowers is a ritual to shift the energy from the cold bleakness of winter into the hope for warmer … Continue reading →

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Autumn Jewel

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Coral Short

American Cranberry Vibernum is a shrub that is covered in clusters of red fruits that bear resemblance to cranberries.  These berries lead to the fluttering of feathers and a tweeting of songs as our bird friend’s feast on them during … Continue reading →

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TSUGA (HEMLOCK SPRUCE)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(E = evergreen) These extremely elegant trees are perhaps seen to best advantage as a screen, for their pyramidal shape contrasts well with their drooping branches. Tsugas like a moist soil and atmosphere, and benefit from watering in dry weather. … Continue reading →

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THUJA (ARBOR-VITAE)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

  (E = evergreen) Thujas thrive on most well-drained soils but despise shallow, dry ones. They form excellent screens up to 35 ft. If carefully grown, some thujas also make good hedges; they grow quickly and can be clipped hard … Continue reading →

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TAXUS (YEW)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(E = evergreen) Taxus baccata (English yew), very seldom planted as a screen but makes an excellent hedge, sturdy, solid and evergreen. Up to 15 ft. A long-lived plant, tolerant of chalky soil and wind, its main requirements are good … Continue reading →

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PICEA (SPRUCE)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(E = evergreen) Spruce is particularly suited to cold northerly regions or hill districts, where it may be planted as late as May or early June, but it is generally planted either in October or April. Although usually grown up … Continue reading →

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JUNIPERUS

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(E = evergreen) Plant transplanted juniper seedlings no larger than 12 to 15 in. high in October or April, 1-1/2 to 2 ft. apart. Juniperus communis (common juniper) provides a tough barrier, is very hardy, and is especially suited to … Continue reading →

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CUPRESSUS (CYPRESS)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(E = evergreen) Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress). A quick-growing and very popular specimen for screens and hedges. For a hedge up to 15 ft., plant in March or April, 1-1/2 ft. apart. Tends to die out at the base or … Continue reading →

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SAMBUCUS (ELDER)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(deciduous leaf-losing) The golden elders are very attractive and are not particular about soil. Plant from October to March. Sambucus nigra aurea (golden-leaved elder) grows rapidly to 10 or 12 ft., and is a relative of the common elder. S. … Continue reading →

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ROBINIA (FALSE ACACIA)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(deciduous leaf-losing) These false acacias grow well in dry soils, and established trees have a most attractive lacey bark. Plant from October to February. Rohinia kelseyi, 10 ft., bears rosy-pink flowers in June, and is more suitable for a small … Continue reading →

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