Tip #6: Wire Cages around Trees and Shrubs Set up some wire cages around your trees and shrubs to prevent damage to their trunks and roots from canine urine. Once you have this all set up, your dogs can go about their business while you can rest-easy knowing your trees aren’t being ...
If you have lived in Arizona for any amount of time, you already understand that the winters get cold. Cold enough, in fact, to damage all sorts of unprotected plants and shrubs. Even your lawn can be damaged in the winter weather. Here are just a few suggestions on how to protect pla...
Evergreen is a term for trees or shrubs that don’t lose their leaves yearly. It’s the opposite of a deciduous tree like a maple, which will drop leaves every fall and grow new foliage in spring. When we think of evergreens, we commonly picture trees with needles, like pines, spruces...
A number of evergreen shrubs are nontoxic for pet- or kid-friendly homes. Evergreen shrubs are among the most widely used and diverse plantings in landscaping today. They provide year-round greenery, and serve as ideal privacy plantings and borders. The selection, including color, size, shape...
Types: Includes annuals, evergreen perennials, and subshrubs. Growth Habit: Typically, low-growing and spreading, often used as edging plants or in rock gardens. Flowers: Known for their abundant clusters of small, four-petaled flowers, predominantly white but can also be pink, purple, or re...
These Spanish plants are shrubs in the family of legumes, Fabaceae, they are also called Genista Hispanica. The shrubs are native to northern Spain and southern France and are suited to use as rock garden, border, and wall plants.