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The Majestic Beauty of Thuja 'Virginian' Arborvitae: A Closer Look
When it comes to landscaping and adding natural beauty to your garden, few plants can compare to the Thuja plicata x standishii 'Virginian' PPAF Virginian Arborvitae. This remarkable evergreen, known for its distinctive characteristics and striking appearance, is a favorite among horticulturists and homeowners alike.
Choosing Container Trees: A Wise Investment for Your Landscape
When it comes to enhancing your landscape with trees, making the right choice between container trees, bareroot trees, and ball and burlap trees is crucial. Each option has its merits, but in this blog post, we'll delve into the benefits of container trees and why they might be the ideal choice for your landscaping needs.
Discover the Beauty of Spring Flurry® Serviceberry
When it comes to landscaping and gardening, there's nothing quite like the beauty of native plants. They not only offer natural charm but also provide essential benefits for local wildlife. One such native plant that's gaining popularity among garden enthusiasts is the Amelanchier laevis 'JFS-Arb' PP 15304 Spring Flurry® Serviceberry.
Unveiling the Urban Sunset® Maple: Beauty and Benefits for Urban Landscapes
In the heart of our bustling cities, a natural wonder stands as a testament to the harmonious marriage of urban living and natural beauty.
July Availability + Heat Shock Protection + Two Great Lindens
Here you can download our current availability, pulled yesterday. I hope you and your plants are surviving the heat. We want to let you know about a great product for plants that can help prevent shock during this time of year.
Attract native wildlife with these 5 landscaping trees.
Washington state is home to some of the most exceptional and majestic native plants and animals. Nature-lovers who seek to support local flora and fauna have long recognized that urbanized areas have impacted the availability of wild landscapes where native wildlife can survive.
5 Trees that are a Great fit for Golf Courses
High-quality landscaping trees can add great value to the golf course, including spectacular color and texture. Practical applications also include much-needed windbreaks, shade, and refinement to challenges on the course.
Highlighting Three Exceptional Dogwood Trees
A dazzling display of vibrant foliage, robust spring color and dynamic form are just a few of the features that make Dogwood trees exceptional for landscaping.
Is it Better to Fertilize in the Spring Rather Than the Fall?
For the best and brightest spring shows, it is important to support healthy growth by fertilizing landscaping trees effectively. Good fertilization practices help give plants nutrients during the growing season, and productively support vigorous growth throughout the life of the tree.
7 of the Best Small to Medium Trees for Landscaping
The diversity of landscaping trees provides the pleasure of a myriad of selections to choose from. Here are 7 stunning and noteworthy landscaping trees, ideal for small to medium spaces (and all 20-25 feet tall!)
Take Time to Enjoy the Bright New Day Under the Double Weeping Cherry Tree
The bright morning sun winks slowly, glinting in the morning dew. Tufts of delicately frilled petals adorning gracefully weeping branches begin to emerge. Emboldened by the promise of a new day, the buds burst open, revealing the long-anticipated performance of the Double Weeping Cherry Tree.
Flowering Plum Trees That Are Sure To Delight
Prunus trees are well known for their gorgeous flowers and foliage, excellent shape and growth habit, and an overall calming aesthetic. Some of the most delightful displays of seasonal flowers are found within the plum family.
10 Beautiful and Compact Landscaping Trees for Small Spaces
Small spaces can often present challenges when it comes to finding the right tree. However, there are still many wonderful options to discover, so here are 10 beautiful and compact landscaping trees, ideal for small spaces (and all under 15 ft tall!)
Know Your Evergreens: how to tell the difference between a pine, spruce, and fir tree.
Sturdy, resilient evergreen trees make excellent privacy screens and wind breaks, as they are long lived, tolerate cold climates, and maintain attractive foliage all year. The distinguishing characteristics of these evergreen trees can be found in needle and cone shape, bark characteristics, and shedding habits.
The Urban Sunset Maple Tree is a Dream Come True
As seasons fold under the heavy cold, the Urban Sunset Maple tree stands stoic, and regal. Compact size, cold weather hardiness, and beautiful deep red fall color make the Urban Sunset Maple Tree a dream come true.
Upgrading Your Backyard With Wildlife Friendly Features
If you’re looking to upgrade your backyard garden or patio, consider the addition of wildlife-friendly water features. A small or large wildlife-friendly water feature will attract animals that will keep your backyard landscape flourishing.
The Somerset Red Maple is a True Beauty
Beautiful dark green summer foliage and long lasting bright red color from the Somerset Red Maple come autumn is always a treat. Enjoy a full and dense canopy, one of the best features of this red maple tree. A pleasingly uniform, symmetrical and upright growth with oval form at maturity appears graceful and poised.
The Red Rocket Maple Tree is Reaching for the Stars
Fiery red fall color paired with excellent cold tolerance, the beautiful Red Rocket Maple tree is reaching for the stars. A medium sized red maple tree with perky upright growth habit is just the maple tree to illuminate any fall landscape.
The Starlite Crabapple is a Diamond in the Rough
As a beautiful accent specimen, with fragrant white flowers, colorful red fruit, and fabulous foliage, the Starlite Crabapple is a diamond in the rough. When seeking a cold hardy and disease tolerant option, reach for the stars and upgrade from the ‘Spring Snow’ crabapple to the ‘Starlite’ crabapple.
What are the Best Shade Trees?
There are a few shade trees that stand out among the crowd. Read our list of best shade trees and learn why we think they are the best shade trees available on the market. Don't see your favorite? Add it in the comments and share why, we may add it to our list!
The Frontier Elm Lights Up the Whole Sky
With a curtsey and twirl, a beautiful burgundy-foliage elm dances down the street with flair, donning delightful fall color. Highly disease resistant, compact size, and colorful foliage are just a few ways the Frontier Elm lights up the whole sky.
What we love about the Redpointe® Maple
Autumn beckons for change as humans layer up for warmth, birds quell their singing, and trees don generous flamboyant fall colors. Not to be outdone, the Redpointe® Maple graces the scene, like a bright flame juxtaposed against the greying skyline.
The Shade is Always Better Under the Eye Stopper™ Cork Tree
Ornate natural bark, glossy leaves, and cheerful fall color make this tree the perfect shade tree to brighten up, and bring a bit of shade to any landscape.
A Burst of Sunshine with the Dakota Pinnacle Birch
Slender, upright growth habit, sturdy cold tolerance, and marvelous yellow fall colors are just a few reasons to add a burst of sunshine with the Dakota Pinnacle Birch. Graceful, curling bark, revealed in a delicate cream color adds a stunning interest feature.
Dazzling Blooms with the Showtime Crabapple
The Showtime Crabapple is here to dazzle with bright, beautiful fuchsia blooms and colorful foliage. Leaves and flowers steal the show, bolstering accolades with low maintenance needs and excellent cold hardy-ness.
Three Oak tree varieties that are quite simply beautiful.
Oak trees are the perfect legacy, as they are long-lived, practical, and provide a stunning aesthetic throughout any season. Their utility, hospitality in supporting wildlife, and striking magnificence are all great reasons to plant an oak tree today.
Five Maple Trees We Love and Won't Disappoint.
Maples adorn the autumn season with a spectacular radiance and color display. As the temperature begins to drop, lovely foliage color changes act as a reliable indicator that the holiday season is around the corner. Here are five maple trees that we love:
The Uniqueness of the June Snow™ Dogwood
The June Snow™ Dogwood tree is an incredible ornamental variety that quickly made it to our list of favorite trees this year when we started growing it for the first time. From a fast growth rate to its flowers, this tree is quite different than its Dogwood family members.
Does Tree Quality Even Matter?
While it may be enticing to choose a lower quality tree with a cheaper price tag, consider the money you save in the long run from a potentially early replacement.
Dakota Pinnacle® Birch at U-Pull-It Auto Parts
Mark informed me the trees were just watered by the sprinklers that water the grass. I am confident that is all that is needed for most trees.
Where not to put the Pyramidal European Hornbeam.
We watched these trees get planted as little 1 to 1 1/4 inch caliper trees in the Lowes parking lot in Pasco, Washington about 10 years ago. They have struggled for years. Every tree is dying due to damage to the trunk.
Best practices for keeping plants healthy in your yard.
Adding landscape plants to your yard is a great way to brighten up your home, but keeping your plants healthy can sometimes be a challenge.
Introducing the Paul’s Scarlet Hawthorn
The secret is out, Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn is this year's darling. Otherwise known as Crataegus laevigata 'Pauls Scarlet', our new favorite tree delivers rosy blooms and seasonally adorable ornamental fruit. Dark pink blossoms resembling tiny roses burst in a dazzling display throughout the spring.