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Early Spring is a good time to think about pruning. Deciduous trees and shrubs can…
…are certain trees, called "bleeders", which drip excessive sap in early spring. They are maple, birch, elm, golden chain, and yellowwood and are…

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…planting is late winter or early spring. Planting in hot summer…
…nursery, wrapped in burlap, and kept in the nursery…
…usually are offered in the early spring and should be planted…
…With trees wrapped in burlap, remove the string or…

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…how to use varying tree and shrub characteristics to maximum…
…summer winds, choose a tree or shrub with more open branches and…
…locate new trees, shrubs, or ground cover. Share your drawings and tentative…
…clearance between the full-grown shrub and the wall of the home…

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…consistently over a very long season. 'Champlain Shrub Rose Monticello Shrub Rose Niagara Shrub Rose Alchymist Shrub Rose Ground Cover roses: These low growing roses casacade over walls or act as ground covers in a…

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…is rootstock. Ditto when a curled hazel 'walking stick' shrub suddenly has a tall straight filbert tree growing from the…
…plant. Mark the errant branch now, and prune it off in the early spring, before growth begins so that all the energy can go into the…

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…roadways. Use rock, mulch, flower beds and gardens as ground cover for bare spaces and as effective firebreaks. There are…
…roses, bush honeysuckles, currant, cotoneaster, sumac and shrub apples. Plant hardwood, maple, poplar and cherry trees…

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…nuggets because they last 2 or 3 years. Under shrub beds using a ground cover of myrtle or pachysandra is much easier to maintain…
…weedings a season. Thick hosta also makes a good ground cover because weeds have trouble growing through it…

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