up the flowering display. This is where the Crape Myrtles start to shine. These tough, fast-growing trees were brought to America a long time ago from China and Japan. They proved to be great plants for the southern states and thrived so well they quickly became a symbol of the South....
Flowering shrubs provide color and structure and can be used as groundcovers, hedge plants or eye-catching focal points. You can fill your garden with ornamental shrubs that bloom from early spring through late fall and even into winter. Many flowering shrubs also perfume the air with their ...
The warm weather-loving Indian Hawthorn shrub is excellent for growing as a hedge. It produces fragrant and beautiful light pink to white flowers in the spring, their five-petals clustering at the tips of the shrub’s steams. Attractive dark blue berries replace the flowers. Loose soil is cr...
Most flowering plum trees can grow as tall as 25 feet (8 meters). If pruned as a hedge or shrub, the height can be 8 feet (2.5 m) or less. Flowering plums generally have a round branch pattern - the horizontal spread can be as wide as the tree is tall - but some are more oval...
shadows are cast from neighboring properties. Full sun usually means 6 or more hours of direct unobstructed sunlight on a sunny day. Partial sun receives less than 6 hours of sun, but more than 3 hours. Plants able to take full sun in some climates may only be able to tolerate part sun...