However, its fresh, yellow-green flowers stand out in the stark late winter landscape. .‘Okame’ cherry, Prunus x incam‘Okame’, viewed here from an upstairs window, provides shade for our deck and is the earliest blooming cherry with very long-lasting flowers. .Under the ‘Okame’ ...
Working with shifting levels of light and shade is something that every gardener needs to learn and understand. Aside from shrubs, there are a wide variety ofshade plantsthat can offer changeable interest throughout the year, keeping your landscape vibrant whatever the season. Instead of seeing s...
Viburnum berries are a decorative bonus in the fall. They don't seem to reseed and invade the landscape as much as some Asian berry bushes do. Linden viburnum (Viburnum dilatatum), recommended in Troy B. Marden's bookPlant This Instead, comes in a number of varieties of different colors ...
Sunlight provides energy and all plants need some sunlight to grow. Most fruiting plants prefer growing in locations with full sun exposure. There are, however, a number of fruit trees, vines, and shrubs that you can grow in partially shaded areas of your landscape. Most will grow across dif...
well. Some shrubs take many years to reach the point of providing such benefits, but choosing fast-growing species eliminates this problem while quickly creating a mature-looking landscape. Many options exist for fast-growing shrubs in USDA growing zone 9, easily divided by their light ...
If you need evergreen plants for shady areas, consider Japanese aucuba (Aucuba japonica). It's a broadleaf evergreen shrub with upright stems that grows to 10 feet tall with a 6-foot spread, lighting up the landscape with bright spots of gold on shiny, green foliage. ...
Panicle-these are hardy in zone 3, and flower from midsummer into the fall. The old classic ‘PG’ has been replaced with improved varieties that have stronger stems and better fall coloring on the flowers as well. Great, easy to grow landscape plants everywhere, especially in the coldest pa...
Gardens in suburbia seem to be shrinking. As houses grow bigger, yards grow smaller and there’s less and less room to garden. Combine that limited space with shrinking free time and narrowing gardening budgets, and you have the perfect recipe for an overgrown landscape. Smaller gardens quickly...
Happy gardening! June 28, 2024 by caroline Terri, this is where I am headed. Replanting my whole garden so that I have a beautiful landscape without the endless disappointment. thanks for the suggestions, I’d love any more ideas for specific shrubs and flowering trees!
Or you can plant it in your yard after enjoying it on the deck for a while. If you don’t want to throw out a plant or don’t have space in your landscape to eventually plant it there, look for a dwarf variety like Anna’s Magic Ball® Thuja. Know your zone. A general rule ...