Today, I am, going to recommend you consider an odd specimen tree, the Purple fountain beech. Yeah even though it's not a native tree and I have bad mouthed Purple leaf Japanese maples in a past post. I made the argument that green leaf Japanese maples fit into landscapes better than their purple leafed cousins. I also gave some suggested green leaf varieties. … [Read more...]
Three top native evergreen trees for four season gardens
A while ago, I did a post on 3 of my favorite evergreen shrubs. Now I would like to discuss three of my top native evergreen trees for four season landscapes. By native, I mean native to the U.S. … [Read more...]