Have I mentioned I’m getting anxious for spring? Maybe we all are. I can’t help but flip through books, catalogues… by jayjayjeffery
Our evergreen landscaping ideas will have you shopping for fir, juniper, and spruce trees immediately. Find out all the ways you can use these versatile plants in your garden.
Evergreen trees and shrubs retain their foliage and remain green year-round. But not all evergreens are the same. By distinguishing common evergreen tree varieties, it will be easier to find one that
Juniperus scopulorum is a remarkable pyramidal shaped tree better known as the Rocky Mountain Juniper. This slow growing evergreen maintains a slender width while growing to a moderate height. This useful combination makes it an ideal selection for locations in your landscape project that require a visual height element but may not have the width to accommodate a wider tree or shrub. The Moonglow variety of juniper is also an ideal choice for horticulturists interested in creating bonsai. The upward forming branches produce needle shaped foliage in a deep blue-green color with a delicate silvery tinge, and these maintain their color throughout the entire year. Its hardiness also means that it is suitable for locations that may experience drought conditions, adding to its versatility. If you are in need of a slender and beautiful evergreen plant that can adapt to nearly any design feature, the Rocky Mountain Juniper is the tree for you.
Several types of evergreen trees and shrubs are easy to grow as a living privacy screen and a great source of year-round greenery. These plants include varieties of fir, cedar, pine, spruce, false cypress, cypress, arborvitae, holly, and yew.
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Our evergreen landscaping ideas will have you shopping for fir, juniper, and spruce trees immediately. Find out all the ways you can use these versatile plants in your garden.
Polystichum acrostichoides is a wonderful, easy-to-grow, deer-resistant US native (Minnesota south to Florida) with sturdy, dark, evergreen fronds emanating from a central point, making a 2' wide clump...particularly effective when used in drifts. The fronds first emerge upright, then flatten with age. Christmas fern (known in PC circles as the Seasonal Holiday Fern) is one of the finest of all evergreen ferns and retains its attractive appearance all winter...simply superb for woodland gardens, especially those with deep shade areas! Maintenance: Christmas fern is a maintenance free, evergreen perennial that requires little if any care in the garden. Since Polystichum acrostichoides holds onto its leaves for several years, the old ones will eventually degrade. In nature this needs no assistance, but in the garden, these may be removed to improve the plants appearance. Do not ever remove the current year foliage, since this will kill the plant. Growing Conditions: Polystichum acrostichoides prefers average to slightly dry soil with good drainage. It will not survive in soils that remain waterlogged. Acidic soils to pH's near neutral are fine. Christmas fern is very shade tolerant, to all but the very darkest sites. It also has a bit of tolerance to sun, but this should be limited to 1-2 hours. Garden Value: Evergreen groundcovers which do not spread or require maintenance are invaluable in the woodland garden, and Christmas fern provides both. Ferns provide a wonderful textural contrast between bolder textured plants like hosta, asarum, and Solomon's seal.
Japanese Zen gardens are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are ...
Evergreen shrubs are staples in the garden as a backdrop, but many are eye-catching on their own. Discover 13 of our favorite picks now on Gardener's Path.
Garden lovers don't necessarily have to stop working outdoors, even in the winter. Many plants thrive in autumn and winter in the garden as well as in containers. The weather is often mild enough to sit outside, so why not dress up your balcony with nice evergreens, shrubs, or herbs?…
Conifers provide the garden with incredible form, color and texture in every season. Learn one expert’s secrets to designing with these evergreens.
We are so excited because today our landscaper is beginning work on our backyard. We live in a community with an HOA so we have cer...
Meet 20 evergreen groundcover plants that are beautiful all year long. Some are suited to full sun, others are best for shade. Many also produce flowers.
Evergreen shrubs are staples in the garden as a backdrop, but many are eye-catching on their own. Discover 13 of our favorite picks now on Gardener's Path.
Have I mentioned I’m getting anxious for spring? Maybe we all are. I can’t help but flip through books, catalogues… by jayjayjeffery
Evergreen shrubs are staples in the garden as a backdrop, but many are eye-catching on their own. Discover 13 of our favorite picks now on Gardener's Path.
Evergreen shrubs are staples in the garden as a backdrop, but many are eye-catching on their own. Discover 13 of our favorite picks now on Gardener's Path.
Colorful, structural and adaptable, conifers are waiting to transform your garden
Learn which evergreen plants will make your yard shine all year long with our guide, and get your home spruced up and beautiful in no time.
When you're sprucing up your yard, you're going to want to shop conifers that'll contrast and support the landscaping you've already put down. What options do
Whew, this time of year is sheer madness, garden designs and installs, interior designs and installs, equals one tired gal! Thankfully the shop is in the best of hands with the best of staff. One bit I am focusing on constantly when adding plantings into the designs is my clear focus on foliage shape and color, the two most important elements to an interesting landscape, with impact. It is how to extend a colorful garden Gorgeous? YES! But.....what happens when those flowers are gone? Sure there may be some flowers to follow however it could have season long impact. In this case all green, smallish leaves = b-o-r-i-n-g Same here. It is easy to create a lovely garden in mid-summer, it is the remainder of the year that is important too Uniquely attractive, in a subtle way. Today however it is all about impact created with diverse foliage POW! YES! Virtually few perennials, massive interest with diversity of colored foliage and varying leaf shapes GROUND COVERS Lamium 'White Nancy', sparkles in the evening Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' with the added bonus of blue flowering spikes in Spring Lysimachia 'Aurea' ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Miscanthus 'Zebra Grass' Festuca 'Elijah Blue; Miscanthus 'Purpurascens ' For shade, 'Hakonechloa 'All Gold' HERBS Purple Sage Purple Basil Variegated Thyme 'Lemon' ANNUALS Caladium 'Ansel Adams'........to die for! Caladium 'Gingerland' Coleus 'Watermelon' Helichrysium 'Icicles' Ornamental Cabbage FERNS Japanese Painted fern HOSTAS Hadspen Blue June 'Coast to Coast' 'Fire and Ice' PERENNIALS Heuchera's......In every imaginable color, well, almost Geranium 'Espresso' Brownish foliage with delicate pink flowers that blooms from late April to late September. I like to underplant it with the ground cover Lysimachia 'Aurea', shown above. This is a real POP, as this beauty can fade into the mulch. You do mulch don't you? Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Actea 'Black Negligee'. Tall with architectural foliage blooms in late Autumn with bottle brush spikes laced with the scent of vanilla Stachys 'Big Ears' VINES Hello Gorgeous! Clematis 'Stolwijk' Hardy Kiwi Vine Only the MALE has this coloration Climbing Hydrangea 'Firefly' SHRUBS Physocarpus 'Amber Jubilee' This is year round, not just Autumn! Pittosporum 'Irene Paterson' Sambucus 'Plumosa Aurea' Fothergilla 'Blue Mist' CONIFERS Again, not a flower in sight False Cypress 'Gold dwarf' Abies 'Silberlocke' TREES Pyrus 'Silver Frost' Cercis 'Forest Pansy' Yes, a burgundy leafed Redbud! White Birch Cornus 'Golden Shadows' And........that is just for starters! Now, how to combine these plants in your borders. This is where the leaf shape takes center stage. The best neighbors are opposites; thick leaf next to thin leaves More of the above Thick and thin Something else to note......if you have a bed that appears to be messy, the cause is often too many small leaves. Large leaves lend order. Imagine if the above tropical was not there, there would be no focal point and the Verbena would appear medowish Let's take a look at great examples of this conversation Hope you found some inspiration, I love this topic! Thank you for reading...... Debra
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Have you been curious about growing conifers in your garden? Meet 10 different types and see which ones will grow best in your garden!
Shrubs can add ample color and energy to your garden. The 10 best small evergreen shrubs recommended can provide a charming environment all year round.
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When you're sprucing up your yard, you're going to want to shop conifers that'll contrast and support the landscaping you've already put down. What options do
The Serbian Spruce is a beautiful evergreen conifer with a very narrow conical growth habit with the potential to be 50-60'. Like many spruce trees it will maintain its lower branches until someone cuts them off to mow around the base. The lateral branches near the top of the tree are more ascending with weakly pendant side shoots. May have a nice bluish cast. They look great in a grove like this see at Whistler Mt. in BC. I have seen only one here in the county but I am sure there are others. As with all spruce trees, the leaves are linear and are attached to the stem by a stub like projection called a pulvinus. However, unlike most spruces, these 1/2 - 3/4" long leaves are flattened in cross section (most spruce leaves are easily rolled between your fingers). The tree as an overall bluish cast due to the lower surface of the leaves being very blue while the upper is greenish. Shoots are orange brown with dark hairs as seen above. Cones prevalent on young plants. Purple when young maturing purple-brown and usually resinous. 1.5-3" long. One of my favorite cultivars 'Burns Pendula'. Misidentification: Spruce trees in general can be difficult to distinguish from one another. This is one of a few that have flatted leaves, meaning you cant roll them between your fingers. Location: Aptos 49 Pebble Beach Dr. 661 Pleasant Valley Ridge, all the way up and on your left. Looks like a private driveway, so be warned.
The sculptural, textural, and colorfully steady presence of conifer trees is reassurance that the garden is there all year to enjoy.
Japanese Zen gardens are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are ...
Our evergreen landscaping ideas will have you shopping for fir, juniper, and spruce trees immediately. Find out all the ways you can use these versatile plants in your garden.
