Favorite & least favorite tree(s) and Why?
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Comments (27)I got to "thinking" further and realize I have sort of done that very thing, just not stacking the barrels on top of the other. I have a two tiered corner bed, where I have some barrels and hosta at differing levels, and so on and it works for me! Here's that corner, the subject of many pics. I have taken! In this one, you don't see my current situation where I put a barrel in place of the smaller and whiter pot to the right and another one down and behind the Lady Isobel Barnett on the same right! I did this at the end of the season with some of the many barrels I purchased on clearance! And another example of "tiering": I love the effect of higher and lower hosta placements! I think it gives the best views of some of those vase-shapes, especially, to be up high so you can truly appreciate their uprightness! I think it also gives a depth and dimension to the garden not easily achieved by one-level plantings! I'm done now--for awhile--back to the rest of you!! :o) Janice PS Note the "Sugar and Cream" (white margined, but lighter green--shhhhh--don't tell! I'm not suppose to like the white margins!)...See MoreWhat;s your LEAST favorite pepper?
Comments (39)I say one could grow 1 cayenne plant every 2 years and have enough powder, especially if you grow other varieties to dry. Anybody that wants to grow a good all-around chile(heat and EXCELLENT flavor) for drying should give chile de arboles a try. Very prolific and you can air dry them. You'll want to use a cage though for trellising. Another must for drying is guajillos. These two are extremely versatile. Kevin...See MoreFavorite Shrub or Tree for attracting Wildlife and Why
Comments (116)That's a beautiful viburnum in the above post! I am trying to landscape for wildlife in my yard, and this has been such a useful thread! So far, in my yard, a large holly seems to be the "favorite" of most wildlife. The birds use it for shelter year round, and it comes alive with bees in the spring when it flowers. Much of the recent plantings I have made (I only moved into my current house ~3 years ago) haven't been super succesful in attracting wildlife. I suspect the problem is that my yard is in the midst of a suburban residential area that almost entirely consists of manicured, empty green lawns. Maybe my lone yard, diversely planted as it is becoming, just isn't enough attraction for most wildlife? Birds in particular seem few and far between, though I do notice a variety of bees and other pollinators in the spring. Sadly, my neighbor just cleared out all the undergrowth and brush in a small patch of woods on his property because, as he told me, he was "afraid of snakes." I am worried that the brush pile I am trying to create on my own property will not last long...the folks in this neighborhood like to complain about any landscaping that deviates from the manicured norm. But I am trying! Claire...See MoreFavorite tree and why: also also-rans
Comments (16)How about a favorite tree by season? Summer... Ginkgo as its so clean looking and has an undeniable texture. Plus it tolerates almost anything so I can grow it successfully Runner up Maackia amurensis Spring... Buckeye as its tropical looking foliage contrasts nicely with the spectacular flowers. Plus it tolerates almost anything so I can grow it successfully. Runner up Magnolia Fall... Are you kidding me, it has to be Sugar Maple. The consistent blazing fall color and architecture are bar none of a mature sugar maple. Plus it tolerates almost anything so I can grow it successfully. Runner up White Oak. Winter... Paperbark maple. The glistening metallic against the white snow is actually soothing. Runner up Kentucky Coffeetree If I was in zone 6 with a slightly acidic soil I'd likely have a different list!...See Morejeanpaul
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