One of the fast growing shade trees in North Florida is the native sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua, USDA zones 5-9), which displays pointy-lobed, maple-like leaves that turn brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow in November. It reaches maturity at 60 to 100 feet. Choose a ...
Native Flowering Shrubs for the East Native shrubs are especially good at providing food and shelter for wildlife; since they have co-evolved with local wildlife over thousands of years, they provide exactly what's needed. They are also non-invasive and that helps to boost their popularity among...
Once you decide on a few different species you would like to grow, get creative with your garden design and arrangement. Use a highly ornamental single shrub as a focal point, or group several together to form a hedge or shrub garden. Combine shrubs and wildflowers in your shade garden, ...
The elevation gain wasn’t bad, either, except for a few switchbacks before my second camp, this time nestled among fragrant shrubs and wildflowers. I backtracked my steps the next day, and while I only spent a few days roaming the prairie, the bliss of solitude and feeling of raw adv...
Beautify your landscape with some flowering shrubs and trees. Show some love to your local flora with a wildflower garden. Need a hand keeping all your outdoor plants and flowers happy? Hire a local Lawn Love crew to keep your landscape looking bright and colorful. Media...
East Texas RV Parks East Texas is covered in piney forests that extend all the way to the Atlantic Coast. These tall trees provide shade from the heat for RVers, and the many lakes keep campers cool and entertained. Sabine National Forest shares the border with Louisiana and is where the ...
Star magnolia is one of the smallest magnolias, producing a showy cloud of white flowers in early spring. It's a great flowering tree in a small yard since it stays compact for many years. It makes a good specimen plant but can also be incorporated with other trees and shrubs into a pl...
I don't know what kind of habitat is around your area, but it's possible that it's not suitable for breeding and nesting for hummingbirds and so they've moved on and migrated north. Do you live in a city, suburb or rural area? Are there plenty of trees, shrubs, flowering plants ...
This cheery flower has more than 80 species, all of which share a similar butter-yellow shade. The low-maintenance, drought-tolerant perennial has a relatively short life, lasting three years in southern climates and four years in the north. Zones 4-9; prefers full sun; blooms late spring ...