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Critter-proof your shrubs before they are just stumps!

QUESTION: “Something ate my Snow Queen and Dooley Hydrangeas... and even the Burning Bushes! There’s just stumps left. Do you suppose these will grow back in the Spring? We have both rabbits (lots) and deer (mainly across the street) here. In retrospect I suppose I should have put chicken wire around them or something. It didn't occur to me as all my mature grown hydrangeas are never touched.” – Inger ANSWER: It could be a combination of both animals. Unfortunately, a deer repellant will be of no use to you this season if the plants are no more than stumps. Both the Hydrangea and the Burning...

7 Underused Plants To Add Lasting Fall Color

7 Underused Plants That Will Add Long Lasting Fall Color Into Your Landscape Year After Year: • Autumn Brilliance Ferns • Autumn Leaves Heuchera Coral Bells • Red Wall Virginia Creeper • Nandina Dwarf Firepower Evergreen Shrubs • Burning Bush Shrubs • Oakleaf Hydrangea Shrubs • Pin Oak

Plant These 3 Fast Growing Shrubs For An Instant Garden

Get an Instant Garden when you plant these 3 fast growing flowering shrubs. There’s nothing more rewarding than a simple action that creates a lasting, big impact. This is especially true in the garden. Fast growing flowering shrubs are the ideal solution to creating a garden that fills a lot of space in the garden. They can also put on a car-stopping show if you plan it right, and will certainly make your garden really glow. There are lots of other functions that fast growing and beautiful shrubs can perform- from windbreaks to privacy screening, fast growing shrubs will do the...

9 ways to brighten up your front entrance

1) A fresh coat of paint on the front door in a lively color such as red or yellow 2) Add a potted plant with all season color or leaf variegation such as Patriot Hosta 3) Plant a summer bloomer near the door such as Pee Gee Hydrangea or Morning Star Hibiscus 4) Add solar spotlights or path lights 5) Plant lavender or rosemary plants for a scented entrance 6) Add a window box with perennials, ornamental grasses and vines 7) A friendly “Welcome” mat or sign 8) Adding a Natural looking wreath such as forsythia 9) Placing a couple of chairs and table to encourage sitting and talking

How to Add Curb Appeal to Your Front Yard

Foundation plants are shrubs used for planting along homes and building to soften their look, enhance curb appeal and tie it to the surrounding landscape. Some considerations to keep in mind when choosing these shrubs are: - Style/Color - Size - Scale - Seasons The style of your house should be one of the biggest factors in selection foundation shrubs. For example, a colonial house should have different plants compared to a house that is of southwest style or modern style. The colonial would have more traditional, tight growing greenery such as boxwood whereas the southwest style home would...

Pollen Allergy Free Garden Plants

Select pollen allergy free garden plants if you suffer from pollen allergies. Check out our list of plants for pants for your garden that are easy on pollen allergies . Low allergy garden plants have one thing in common; they are insect pollinated plants which eliminates the wind blown pollen which is what irritates most allergies. There are many, many trees, shrubs and perennials that are pollinated by insects that the low allergy garden is well rounded. All herb plants , including rosemary, lavender, thyme, oregano, sage, mint and chives, are welcome here as well as vegetable and fruiting...

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