Getting Started with Trees & Shrubs

Conversations About Getting Started with Trees & Shrubs

• Trees

  Anyone know if the Little Gems fill out after a few years? More

• Suggestions for shrubs

  I didn't know there were different spireas. I see lots of the same one here. I liked them but now I see the flowers are brown this time of year. More

• Propagating shrubs

  I'm eager to propagate shrubs to keep in my holding bed till I get my new house at our farm. I'd appreciate any and all tips from anyone who has been successful in this regard. More

• Who has projects started but not yet done??

  Last July 4th weekend we started replacing the floorboards and posts of our front porch. We need to add handrails, cover a crappy cement stoop with wooden steps and make new steps on the side of the porch (it's a wrap around) - a few pics for effect. So far… More

• Evergreen shrubs

  I have two evergreen shrubs that I can't recall the name, but all I know is that I really hate them and want to replace them with something else. They are those low-to-the-ground numbers that are supposed to be good on slopes for erosion control, etc. CAN'T think of the… More

• trees won't break dormancy

  I planted 10 bare root serviceberry about 6 weeks ago, after sweating them to the point that the buds were swelling and about to break. After I planted them, one leafed out. The buds on the others shriveled and dried up. I called the nursery and all they could suggest… More

• ID of shrubs anyone?

  (Hopefully this doesn't print 3 x's :mad: it keeps deleting my text) The first two photos are the same bush stands about 5ft tall. Third photo is a smaller bush stands approx. 3ft tall usually has blue berries in the Fall. The fourth is a shrub that had been cut… More

• moving with my shrubs

  I am selling my home and moving 2 hours away. I am in zone 7. Is it ok to dig up my viburnums and hydrangeas, and put them in pots? I was planning to do this the end of October. Do I need to shelter them during the winter months… More

• Can anyone help me id shrubs?

  I enjoy working in the yard/ gardening, and am still fairly new to it. I do pretty well with my flowers, but when it comes to bushes/shrubs I have little knowledge of the different varieties and how to care for them. We have several types that were part of the… More

• just started gardening

  hi everone I just got my backyard cleared the other day and 4inches of top soil down. I wanted to plant some roses but don't know how far apart I should plant between each rose bush. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The rose plants I wanna get are about… More

• Started too early

  Hello all, this is my first post. Last year my wife made some really good salsa and this year she wants to make lots more. So I started some tomatoes and peppers indoors. The problem is I started them too soon. I now have about 25 Roma, 25 Super Steak,… More

• tree like shrubs

  I'm sorry I don't have a picture but wondered if someone might recognize this description. I am trying to identify some shrubs that have a woody stem and green, draping foliage at the top. They look like small trees and are about 3 to 4 ft. tall. They have beautiful… More

• Trees, shrubs, vines, etc.

  I am planning some changes to my yard this year, and I am looking for some ideas for establishing a nice backdrop around the perimeter of the yard using trees and shrubs. One particular area I am having trouble with is my front walkway: I have a garden at the… More

• Dead Trees and Shrubs!

  We've been making phone calls and it has been next to impossible to find someone to remove two dead trees and an almost dead flowering almond shrub! We don't want to look at dead trees all summer! What's up with the landscape companies? These wouldn't be such huge jobs as… More

• Just started

  Didn't see this forum last night. Guess I should introduce myself. My name's Ted Simons. (Sorry, I was too tired when I registered to come up with something witty. haha) I'm a college student about to graduate from Oklahoma Christian University (Oklahoma City) in December with a bachelor's in Youth… More

• Planting under trees

  I have a group of very large trees near the rd and my drive way. When I 1st moved here I put manuree in the spot for a few yrs. to build it up. The area was concave.. After all composted well. I started to plant all kinds of shade… More

• Getting Started on the Cheap

  I'm a college student and would like to try my hand at composting. I live in a house with a backyard, so space is there, as long as nothing is permanent (rental!). But as a college student, money is definitely a factor. Any advice on getting started composting, and doing… More

• are chives started

  from seed?? this spring when I was buying herbs I couldnt ever find chives..and I couldnt find seeds either...so was wondering are they started from seeds?? ~C~ More

• Seeds started

  Hi I am new to this site today! I started some seeds inside for my vegetable garden. They are doing so well i am not sure they will last in the flat that I started them in until safe from the first frost! When do I need to move them… More

• Honey Bee Trees and Shrubs

  I would be interested in what trees and shrubs honey bees use for pollen/nector in your yard. I am a new bee keeper and, although I realize the bees go far, I am putting in plants (on my 1.5 acre lot) that bees like. More

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