These beautiful evergreens are mostly hardy in zone 7, but a few will grow in zone 6 too. They flower between fall and spring, depending on the variety, so they are wonderful for bringing color to your garden in winter. Like the Azaleas they need acid soil, or grow them in big pots...
Plant Zone: 6 – 10 If purple is more your color than red, planting Beautyberry in your yard is a great option instead. However, we won’t beat around the “bush”—of the flowering bushes we’re covering here, Beautyberry’s pinkish-light purple flowers aren’t showstoppers. However, it...
White also looks especially beautiful against a dark background like a hedge or a planting of evergreens, and so do other pale colors, while dark colored flowers can just disappear. Think of the colors of your house too and consider how your new flowering tree will look if it is going to...
Flowering plum trees can be either deciduous or evergreen. Most species are either ornamental or grown for their fruit, but some types, particularly evergreens, are suitable for ground cover or hedging. Not all flowering plum varieties bear fruit and not all that do produce fruits that are edib...
Easy-Care Evergreens While you may think a plant this lovely has got to be a prima donna when it comes to care, the opposite is true: situated appropriately, flowering maples thrive without too much effort on your part. With excellent drainage, plenty of sun and weekly watering, these ever...
A layer of one to two inches of shredded bark mulch spread around the shrub’s root zone (but not right against the base of the trunk) helps retain soil moisture and restrict weed competition. As you can see, the process of planting dwarf flowering shrubs is far easier than planting large...
Ball and burlap trees are dug up with their root systems somewhat intact. This was mostly done for conifers and broadleaf evergreens, but has become common for deciduous trees as well. Since some root mass is lost in the digging stage, a light pruning is generally called for. Head back ...