Climb the ladder to get to the branches. Use a tree trimmer if you need to reach out into the branch to trim it. Not all branches have to trimmed close to the tree's trunk. If it is a diseased limb, you usually can cut the limb about 12 inches below the diseased area. If you ...
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When we moved into our house the backyard was backed by a 30ft tall, 10ft deep dying hedge of leylandii conifers. It looked a mess, blocked out a lot of light and took up a lot of room. We hired a professional team to remove the trees and grub out the trunks, and replaced it ...
Leylandii trees and hedges can and should be cut back each year, typically in the spring or summer while there is plenty of time for its root system to recuperate and start growing again before the winter. Trimming the hedge down to less than 4 inches of greenery isn’t recommended. Below...
To really make the most of them in your borders, experiment with a few tall ones in the background and the low-growing ones in the foreground. It's also worth noting that while many ornamental grasses are deciduous and will completely die back for the winter, others are evergreen, provid...
A good place to begin learning the art of flower arranging is to choose a single flower in season and let it direct you. Put it in a bottle or glass with a few sprigs of green. Enjoy its solitary shape, its color. Learn from it. A mass of flowers gives you a decoration; a singl...
Allmax out between six and eight feet tallwhen grown in the ground. Container-grown trees remain smaller and typically grow four to six feet tall. Therefore, they’re a great option if you want to grow a lime tree indoors. They are evergreen, so theykeep their leaves year-round and nev...
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Rinse and dry the scapes, then trim the thick end of each one so you don’t have any dried-out bits going into the pesto. Then chop each scape into roughly one-inch segments and puree them in a food processor, scraping the less-blended bits down the sides of the bowl as needed so...
Trees between 30 and 60 feet tall are considered medium-sized. This would include some oak varieties, weeping white spruce, and more. Stump removal and cleanup are bigger jobs for a medium tree than a small tree. The average cost to remove a medium-size tree ranges between $420 and $1,...