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Don’t Let Your Planting Screen Be Doomed From The Start
Every landscape design is serving a function in one form or another. Although there may be additional functions intended here, I’m sure the main objective was to provide privacy. And rightfully so! This home is on a busy road and intersection. In addition to road noise I’m sure headlights at night are another annoyance. Here’s another [...]
Continue reading...Leyland Cypress – Know What You’re Getting Into
23. September 2009
Leyland Cypress is a hybrid created between Cupressus macrocarpa and Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. I promise that’s the last technical statement I’ll make. Here’s the skinny on Leyland. It’s basically a nice looking evergreen. It’s hardy to Zone 6, which is our zone here in NJ. Start heading north and its hardiness gets marginal. Planted in the right [...]
Continue reading...Transporting Plant Material – A Critical But Neglected Topic
3. June 2009
I took this picture while driving behind a landscape company’s truck. Can you see the foliage sticking up out of the back of the truck? There is a nursery/supplier nearby and I suspect they picked up these plants at that nursery and are headed to their job. It is so important to cover and protect while [...]
Continue reading...Weeping Cherries In A Crowd
3. May 2009
Here’s another example of improper spacing and use of plants. Certainly you can learn from this example with regard to these specific plants, but take this lesson and apply it to every planting consideration. The 3 Weeping Cherries you see will each aspire to get 15 to 20′ wide…easily. They are planted approximately 8 to 10′ [...]
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15. November 2009
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