by Green Thumb Expert | Oct 23, 2012 | Annuals and Perennials, Landscaping, Shrubs and Trees
A landscape drawing can be simple or complicated depending on your creativity and your knowledge of plant material. The novice landscape designer should concentrate on plant selection when starting their landscape drawing. Site selection for the plants based on...
by Green Thumb Expert | Oct 19, 2012 | Shrubs and Trees
Colorful fall shrubs contain red, yellow or orange color on their foliage. As always, evergreens provide year round green color because they are not deciduous. If you are looking for shrubs to install in your landscape that will give you some great fall color,...
by Green Thumb Expert | Oct 17, 2012 | Annuals and Perennials, Landscaping, Shrubs and Trees
Fall shrub planting can be done for at least another month or so depending on the weather. The sooner that you put your plants in the ground, the sooner they will root in. Plants need roots to establish themselves and help them pull moisture from the ground. Fall...
by Green Thumb Expert | Oct 15, 2012 | Annuals and Perennials, Landscaping, Shrubs and Trees, Snow Removal
Salt damage to turf grass and plant material may happen if you are using the wrong de-icing products. De-icing products containing sodium chloride may be hazardous to your grass and plants health. Most turf grass varieties are susceptible to salt damage. The...
by Green Thumb Expert | Oct 15, 2012 | Annuals and Perennials, Landscaping, Shrubs and Trees
Salt tolerant plants should be used in your landscape if your landscape beds are in the close proximity of a hard-surfaced area. Some plants are highly susceptible to salt damage and some plant are not. It is important to take a look at the proximity of your...
by Green Thumb Expert | Oct 10, 2012 | Annuals and Perennials, Landscaping, Shrubs and Trees
If you want to encourage new growth to your tired plants, consider pruning them. There are many ways to prune plants depending on the plant that you are dealing with. Perennials should be hand pruned by dead heading the plant. Remove dead flowers and stems by hand...
