Scots Pine for Privacy and Property Boundary Marker April 20, 2024 Scots Pine for Privacy and Property Boundary Marker Like most gardeners and nursery folks, we do enjoy growing new plants. One such plant a couple of years ago...
Growth Rate Comparison: Murray v Leyland Cypress v Green Giant Arborvitae April 17, 2024 Growth Rate Comparison: Murray v Leyland Cypress v Green Giant Arborvitae All the most popular privacy trees grow with a very similar speed of around 3-4’ a year under...
Growth Rate Comparison: Weeping Willow Tree v Dappled Willow Bush April 13, 2024 Growth Rate Comparison: Weeping Willow Tree v Dappled Willow Bush After writing about Flood Zoned Land Mitigation Strategy with Trees and Shrubs I decided to take some pictures to verify...
Flood Zoned Land Mitigation Strategy with Trees and Plants April 12, 2024 Flood Zoned Land Mitigation Strategy with Trees and Plants Flood Zoned Land in general is worth about 1/10th of the equivalent land not zoned as flood land or at least...
Do Not Cross Message with Shrubs & Trees April 04, 2024 Do Not Cross Message with Shrubs & Trees Often a boundary marker is desirable to mark the property line and also to send a do not cross message to...
Green Giant Arborvitae in a Staggered Row for Privacy April 04, 2024 Green Giant Arborvitae in a Staggered Row for Privacy Green Giant Arborvitae is by far the most popular choice for privacy seeking property owners in the Midwest. Particularly popular because...
Eastern Red Cedar for Privacy: the Native Choice April 03, 2024 Eastern Red Cedar for Privacy: the Native Choice Eastern Red Cedar is Native to the US Eastern half of the continent with arguably most common in Kentucky. It is not...
Fastest Privacy Shrub: Dappled Willow April 03, 2024 Fastest Privacy Shrub: Dappled Willow Dappled Willow (Hakuro Nishiki) is a deciduous shrub, the fastest growing shrub we know of. If plenty of water is available, it will grow from...
A Beautiful Example of Semi Sheared White Pines for Privacy April 03, 2024 A Beautiful Example of Semi Sheared White Pines for Privacy White Pines are often used for privacy, security and wind break. They can grow about 24” a year. The semi...
Swimming Pool Privacy Tree & Shrub Ideas April 03, 2024 Swimming Pool Privacy Tree & Shrub Ideas There are many options for swimming pool privacy, a few of them: Limelight Hydrangea, big long lasting white flowers, each year the...
Eastern Red Cedar April 01, 2024 Eastern Red Cedar Like many family businesses in America, we also benefit from the talent and hard work of our adult kids. They assure that we stay on trend...
Spring Pruning of Privacy Trees: Murray & Leyland Cypress April 01, 2024 Spring Pruning of Privacy Trees: Murray & Leyland Cypress Early Spring, late March and early April in Kentucky is a great time to prune the privacy evergreens. Although Murray Cypress...