For some classic, traditional blooms, you can't get much better than long lasting and low maintenance camellias as shrubs for shade – which we think are among thebest shrubs for the front of the house. 'One of my favorites isCamellia sasanqua. I find this fall flowering camellia so much ...
Nursery Happenings: Carolyn’s Shade Gardens will hold a full-fledged open house sale on Saturday, September 28, from 10 am to 3 pm. Shrub and tree orders are due by September 29. For details, click here. We are currently offering double hellebores, both by pre-order and at the nursery...
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Recently a friend asked if I had any suggestions for creating a sound barrier in front of his house. My first idea was arborvitae. These neat symmetrical conifers are popular because they are not only handsome, but because they are low maintenance plants. They are hardy, not fussy about soi...
Boxwood if often used as foundation plantings in front of a house. Their year-round green color nicely sets off colorful spring bulbs, annual flowers, and perennials. They also look wonderful mixed with flowering shrubs such as hydrangea or spiria and consider golden cypress and dwarf conifers....
the fact is that hiring and collaborating with the right team of pros can save money and boost value. A knowledgeable plant and landscaping expert can inform and support your enthusiastic in-house gardeners, and help ensure that they’re working with good information, accurate seasonal timetables,...
Garden: How to Put Up a Good Front What Are the Best Flowers and Shrubs to Make the Most of That Awkward Space outside the House? Ursula Buchan AdvisesOver the past 30 years, the look of our towns and large villages has been transformed by the widespread rejection of traditional street ...
Before digging a hole, set the shrub in its nursery pot in the desired new spot. Allow plenty of room for it to grow. Don’t plant too close to the house, the front walk, or a driveway. Now water the new plant well. Watering before planting helps reduce the stress of transplanting...
Today, we’ve teamed up with the good folks atBloomin’ Easy®to introduce you to a handful of beautiful dwarf flowering shrubs for small gardens and tell you why these plants are such a good fit for your backyard (or front!).
Whether in gardens or parks, common usage of alpines, bedding plants, cacti, cut flowers, house plants and pot plants, as well as herbaceous plants, ornamental grasses, shrubs and trees makes a definitive volume on their pests of essential value to entomologists and plant scientists. The ...