Amur Maple - Landscaping
Everyone welcomes the warm tones of the autumn foliage. However, some plants with gorgeous fall color are nondescript the rest of the year, making them less than desirable landscape choices. Happily, the Amur maple brings beauty to the garden ... [... more]
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Award Winning Plants for 2006 - Landscaping
Each year, some of the best trees, shrubs, and woody vines are singled out for special honors. Here are details on some of the 2006 winners. In Wisconsin, Winter King hawthorn was chosen as one of the 2006 Plants of the Year. A reliable tree, ... [... more]
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Camellias - Landscaping
Camellias are one of my favorite flowers. I remember seeing them for the first time when I moved to North Carolina, I couldnot get over the fact that they frequently bloom during the cold months. Depending on the variety, camellias can bloom ... [... more]
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Choosing Shrubs - Landscaping
Shrubs are among the most useful and colorful group of landscape plants. Choosing shrubs isn't always easy. Most garden centers and retail stores will have the most common shrubs available. Don't be content with the ordinary. Some of the newer ... [... more]
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Choosing Trees - Landscaping
Redbuds are one of the jewels of spring. I've never found the redbud pods to be a problem. However, homeowners that do so can select a fruitless cultivar called Don Egolf, named for the very well-known planter breeder at the National Arboretum. ... [... more]
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Choosing Trees for the Home Landscape - Landscaping
Redbuds are one of the jewels of spring. Gardeners can now select a new fruitless cultivar called Don Egolf, released by the National Arboretum. It grows to about nine feet in height and is slightly width. This slow growing compact plant can be ... [... more]
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Ginkgo - Landscaping
The brilliant yellow fall foliage of the ginkgo or maidenhair tree is reason enough to love this handsome shade tree. Once native to North America long before the Ice Ages occurred, ginkgo survived in China as a living relic. In spring, clusters ... [... more]
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Small Trees for the Small Landscape - Landscaping
When choosing trees for small landscapes, here are some things to consider. Trees. No garden is complete without them. Yet it's so hard to choose the right ones. And it's even more important for those with small gardens to choose carefully. Look ... [... more]
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Snowberries and Coralberries - Landscaping
At first glance, you might think the ghostly white snowberries and the coralberries have nothing in common. In fact, these are related species. They're in the same group or genus, known as Symphoricarpos. These versatile shrubs can be used in ... [... more]
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The Bayberry - Landscaping
Though they aren't hardy in all areas of the U.S., the bayberries are a wonderful group of evergreens for the landscape. They are often used as hedges and screens. Bayberry plants can range in size from small to large. In many cases they are ... [... more]
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The Kousa Dogwood - Landscaping
The dazzling Kousa dogwood provides beauty in every season. This is especially true during the winter months when we need it the most. For landscape use, it is hard to find a woody plant that is more attractive than the Kousa. After its gorgeous ... [... more]
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The Versatile Fuchsias - Landscaping
For landscapes during the spring and fall months, the fuchsia is unmatched. This Victorian favorite came into cultivation in Europe in the late 1700's. In some parts of the U.S. it can be grown outdoors as a shrub. But I'm most familiar with the ... [... more]
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