Plants for a Japanese Garden
Oriental themes are always popular in garden design and make excellent styles for a modern, low-maintenance approach to gardening, in larger yards, but especially if you have a small garden, courtyard or even…
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How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs
There are about 250 types of stink bugs in America and any of them can be a problem, mostly in spring and fall when they are leaving or trying to find places to…
Flowering Bushes for Planter Boxes
As spring turns into summer we all crave color. If you have a small garden and a deck or terrace for pots and tubs, or no garden at all and only planter boxes…
Growing Leyland Cypress Trees
Leyland cypress (often called leylandii) is one of the more spectacular evergreens, and also a very useful one for gardeners. Its tall, columnar shape and fast growth make it ideal if you want…
Native Trees For Natural Shade
The issue of so-called alien plant species invading natural woodlands from our gardens has had a lot of publicity in the last few years. There are concerns that common garden trees originating from…
Dwarf Trees To Grow In Containers
Containers are great additions to any garden as a way of bringing color and interest right into the areas where you make the most use of your garden. A lot of activities take…
Screening and Privacy Trees
Almost everyone likes to have privacy on their property – to be able to step outside without becoming the focus of attention of neighbors or passers-by. When you have friends or family over…
Flowering Trees For Spring
For most gardens and gardeners, it is not Christmas but spring that “comes but once a year”. This season ends the long wait through winters of rain or snow, with bare trees sleeping…
Trees to Grow in Shady Places
“What are some suitable trees for the shady parts of my garden?” is probably the most common question asked us here at the Tree Center. Almost every garden has some shady spots and…
Best Deer Resistant Plants and Shrubs For Your Area
Deer pose a pesky nuisance for gardeners. Though they may be enjoyable to look at, deer will nibble on many types of popular landscaping trees. The damage deer cause can lead to trees…
Meyer Lemon Tree Guide
Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree Lemonade, lemon chicken, salmon, blueberry coffee cake, oysters, any dish garnish, lemon squares, lemon cakes, key ingredient, and so much more – lemons are an intrinsic part of our…
Crape Myrtle Varieties and Guide
Choosing The Right Crape Myrtle Tree Crape Myrtles are shrubs and small trees that have long been associated with gardening in the South. Their resistance to drought and heat and their brilliant summer…
Evergreen Trees – Keeping Up Appearances
As its name suggests, evergreen trees keep their green leaves all year long. Or, at least it looks like it from the outside. Take a stroll through a blue spruce grove and you…
Your Guide To Poplar Trees
Popular throughout much of the world, the genus Populus, which included about 30 unique species, has become a commonly sighted landscaping tree in the United States. The genus’ species, commonly called Poplars, Cottonwoods,…
Leyland Cypress – The Best Privacy Tree?
Privacy trees have become some of the most popularly planted trees in the United States. These trees have growth properties, such as a fast growth rate or hedge-like quality that make them perfect…
The Mimosa Tree Complete Guide
Gardening Tips For The Mimosa Tree The Mimosa Tree is a stunning show of flower bursts, which are often compared to starbursts or fireworks. This small to medium-sized fast growing Mimosa Tree displays…
All About The Cherry Blossom Tree
Gardening Tips: The Cherry Blossom Tree The Cherry Blossom Tree is famous for its blooms, which have enticed writers, artists, and filmmakers alike. The light pink to ivory white blossoms flower in spring,…
Double Knockout Roses – The Most Popular Rose
Gardening Tips: Double Knockout Roses The rose has long been a popular gardening plant, due in part both to its pleasant fragrance and colorful, romantic blossoms. Of the genus Rosa, whose name traverses…
Guide for The Cleveland Pear Tree
There are hundreds of ornamental trees to choose from when planting either accent trees or colorful tree rows, yet none is quite like the Cleveland Pear Tree. This stunning oval shaped tree reaches…
Everything To Know About The Nellie Stevens Holly
Gardening Tips: Nellie Stevens Holly When I am sitting on the back porch, the last thing I want is prying neighborly eyes and loud noises from the distant highway. Privacy Screens are an…
Crape Myrtles: Out of the ‘Crepe’ Pan and into the Garden
The Crape Myrtle, occasionally misspelled Crepe Myrtle, is a flowering deciduous or evergreen tree that gardeners frequently use to bring a flash of color and delight to the garden. With varieties known as…
Your Complete Guide To Magnolia Trees
Buying Magnolia trees online is fast and easy at The Tree Center. Check Out Our Current Specials! White, pink, red, purple, and yellow Magnolia Tree flowers are a thing of beauty in the…
Dogwood Tree Facts
Dogwood Tree Facts – Everything You Need to Know The Dogwood Tree is a beautiful and versatile ornamental tree, well adapted to life in the United States. With over 50 species within the…
Everything To Know Before You Buy Weeping Willow Trees
My grandmother’s house, in rural eastern Connecticut, is surrounded by farms and horses. It looks a lot different today than it did twenty years ago when, as a five-year old girl, my grandfather…
Japanese Maple Trees – Everything You Wanted To Know
The Japanese Maple is one of my favorite trees. When I was a little girl, I would sit under the stunning crimson leaves in summer and read great Hemingway or Poe. As I…
Best Shade Trees – Fast Growing Trees That Will Quickly Provide You Shade
Whether you are hoping to add character to a new home or looking to add energy efficiency to an older estate, growing beautiful shade-producing trees quickly is a great option for your yard….
Best Privacy Trees For Your Backyard
Nosy neighbors peeking over that unsightly fence? Looking for a little less noise and a little more seclusion in the yard? There is an easy solution: trees. Trees add beauty, fresh air, and…