Trees represent landscape royalty but you can create paradise below Story and Photos by Norman Winter @NormanWinterTheGardenGuy Were the landscape a chessboard, then trees would surely represent the royalty – the king and queen to love and protect. Buying a home with native woodland or forest is like striking gold as so many of neighborhoods …
Planting underneath your landscape trees Story by Karen Neill Under the trees is where you will find me as we head into the hot summer months. Trees play an important role in our landscapes, providing much needed shade. Proper placement can also mean energy savings. You can reduce summer air conditioning costs by up to …
Overcoming the problem of planting under trees Story and Photos by Katharine Musso We’ve all seen those meticulously groomed lawns with one or more handsome specimen trees dropped seamlessly in the emerald green seas of turf. Maybe we saw it in a movie or maybe we saw it across town. What we do not see …
‘Purple Fountain’ beech Story and Photos by Andrea Dee ‘Purple Fountain’ beech is a standout ornamental tree with a uniquely slender upright form and graceful weeping branches. Smooth dark plum/purple foliage hangs like ornaments draping downward. This handsome specimen provides a dazzling four-season show of color in the landscape: leafing out copper in the spring …
Gardening under your trees Story by Theresa Badurek I am a true Floridian and I often seek out shady spots for relief from the sun. I will even park my car far from an entrance if there is a shady place beneath a tree: Shade before convenience. But shade can be less than convenient in …
Story and Photos by Andrea Dee For the garden that has everything, and a little space to spare, this spring show stopper is a fun specialty selection. Red horse-chestnut tree is a cross between red buckeye (A. pavia) and horse-chestnut (A. hippocastanum). Flowering with pink to rose red conical clusters and exhibiting coarse, dark green …
A long-time Tennessee Gardener writer profiles his own garden Story and Photos by Huber P. Conlon The Conlon Garden in Johnson City was established 32 years ago. Our family (Hugh, Jane, and our three children) had moved from western Iowa to our new home on a ¼-acre residential lot. I (Hugh) was hired by UT …
What to grow under those trees in your landscape Story and Photos by Garry V. McDonald I have few frustrations when it comes to gardening because I figure there is always an opportunity to improve a site if a particular planting scheme doesn’t work out. “A gap is an opportunity” is a personal mantra. But …
A profile of Arkansas gardener Talya Tate Boerner Story and Photo by Joyce Mendenhall Talya Tate Boerner was born in Arkansas and raised on a cotton farm near the Mississippi riverport town of Osceola, a Main Street Arkansas Community. As the author of the book The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, Talya relies on her …
Story by David Longron The coral bark Japanese maple is often overlooked in favor of its many crimson-leafed cousins. Fall colors range from golden yellow to a bright orange, and the leaves tend to persist on the branches for some time. In winter this little tree really begins to steal the show in the garden. …
