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Cherry Laurel – A Useful, Attractive, Reliable Broadleaf
Cherry Laurel is one of those functional plants that does what it’s supposed to and looks good while it’s doing it. How often we look at a situation and think, “I just need a mounded-form plant that’s nice and full; that I can rely on.” (It sounds like what a plant would request with a dating [...]
Continue reading...Watering “To The Core” Is Critical
Monday, July 19, 2010
What’s “The Core” And Why Is It Important When I use the term “core” I’m referring to the center of the plant’s root ball. A nursery plant that’s been dug, balled & burlapped (B&B) is now totally reliant on that root ball to keep it alive.
Continue reading...Landscape Plantings Marry House To Site
Friday, June 25, 2010
Have I gone too far with this metaphor? Two of the functions of good planting design that work together to marry the house to the site are: to complement the home to have the home appear integrated (connected) to its surroundings There are certainly other functions accomplished by good planting design, like creating spaces, directing views and traffic, screening, [...]
Continue reading...Lily of the Valley – A Tough And Pretty Ground Cover
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Lily of the Valley is one of those ground covers you may not always think to use. Yet it is one of the easiest to grow, can spread like crazy and needs hardly any care. I know, you’re probably thinking “Why am I not using more of this plant?”. In case you’re not familiar with Lily [...]
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