One of the oldest winter holiday traditions is decorating your home with fresh greenery. But do you know the symbolism behind some of the most common greens used to bring in the holiday season? Since ancient Continue Reading.
Category: Trees and Shrubs
Our Staff’s Favorite Plants for Fall Interest
Gasper design and nursey team members reveal 10 plants at the top of their fall garden wish lists 1. Callicarpa dichotoma (Purple Beautyberry) Callicarpa dichotoma is a small, rounded shrub that will typically grow 3-5 feet Continue Reading.
Reblooming Azaleas
Not Just For Springtime Anymore Introducing Encore & Bloom-a-thon Azaleas! These beauties bloom heavily in the spring like traditional azaleas and then re-bloom in summer and fall, bringing endless color! We’re talking about vibrant flowers three Continue Reading.
Understanding Winter Protection for Broad-Leafed Evergreens
Applying an Anti-Transpirant Like Wilt Pruf or Wilt Stop Can Help Prevent Unsightly Winter Damage to New Evergreen Plantings Plants and especially new plantings need water throughout the year — even through their winter dormancy period. Continue Reading.
All Summer Beauties!
Looking for summer flowers in your garden? Think Hydrangeas. While you are sure to have found an old-fashioned, blue-pink, snowball-type hydrangea in your Grandmother’s garden, today there are many different varieties of Hydrangea available to consider Continue Reading.
The Stars of Summer: The Crape Myrtle
Crape myrtle trees and bushes provide year-round interest with their summer flowers, colorful fall foliage, and attractive exfoliating bark While springtime is the time of year when most trees put on their floral display, there are Continue Reading.
Flowering Dogwoods
Spring is an excellent time to plant a dogwood tree A stand out amongst spring flowering trees is our native flowering dogwood, Cornus florida. Cornus florida is one of those multi-season performers with beautiful large white Continue Reading.
Think like a Landscape Designer: Multi- Seasonal Plantings
Here Are 5 Tips To Designing A Multi-Seasonal Planting 1. Start With Your Evergreens Your evergreens are the bones or foundation structure of your landscape design. Because they hold their leaves year round, they will help Continue Reading.