Great Plants For a Quick and Easy Landscape
TN Nurseries best selling trees
Water Oak Tree
The water oak tree is a fast-growing tree and can reproduce quickly. The tree can reproduce through wind pollination and the disbursement of its acorns. The water oak is mainly used to restore, and it does not compete well. It is used to restore bottomland because it can tolerate man soils as long as they are moist. It must have full sunlight to grow and adapt to any of its environments. The water oak blooms in early spring and then has green leaves all summer long. Later in the fall, the leaves change into many different colors like orange, red, and yellow. In the wintertime, it will lose its leaves until spring. The water oak also produces acorns. This tree is most prevalent in southern states where it is hot because it can provide a lot of shade for one area. The tree can withstand intense storms the endure wind. This tree provides food for squirrels, turkeys, and even white-tailed deer. The wood is not as much wanted for an oak tree because it is not as sturdy and durable as other oak trees.
Zones: 6-9
Mature Height: 50’-80’
Width: 30’-40’
Shape: Rounded
Growth: Fast
Sunlight: Full
Soil: Moist soils
Botanical name: Quercus nigra
The ideal backyard and lawn tree, the Tupelo Tree, is a beautiful plant species that oozes beauty and color. Vibrant and full of life, these trees are well-known for their blush-colored flowers and dense foliage, thus making them the archetypal idea of loveliness. These trees have a manifestation of colors during the fall, from the deepest reds to the most intense mustards. In contrast, during the spring and summer months, the leaves of this tree have light peach flowers that add a sense of elegance and splendor to the entire tree. And because of their absolute beauty and showy foliage, Tupelo Trees appeal to several bird species; therefore, they tend to build their nests on the branches. Effortless maintenance is one of the benefits that you get for planting the Tupelo Tree in your home. For this tree to grow and prosper requires adequate amounts of sun and the proper soil. Making sure that your tree is planted in an area that receives full or partial sunlight and that the earth is moderately moist are the best ways to make sure that your tree will flourish. Every year, the Tupelo Tree’s foliage grows 3 feet in height, and they usually reside in USDA Zones 2 to 10.
Beauty, practicality, and ease of care are some factors that make this tree one of the most sought-after plants.
Plant height: 49 feet maximum height
Sunlight: full and partial
soil: well-drained
Cherry Bark Oak
Cherry bark oak is also known as Queries Pagoda. The best time to plant it is in the summer and even better in humid weather. A humid climate will create a loud bark. It is a tree that is known for withstanding any environment. Nevertheless, cherry bark oak is a stunning tree that grows tall and can live up to 350 years. In the summer, it provides shade due to size. Once matured, this fantastic tree can reach up to 130 feet tall. It does not create much debris. Its leaves are divided into 5 to 11 pointed lobes. They are regularly green throughout the year and then transform into red. Once the leaves are shabby and brown, they don’t fall. They will remain on the tree even throughout the winter.
The acorns that this gorgeous tree makes provide food for animals such as birds and squirrels. The acorns are about half an inch long. Its twigs are orange and reddish, mostly nine months out of the year. It is also known for its V-shaped crown cover.
Zones: South
Mature: Height
With: 36-60 in from the base.
Shape: Straight long topped with a V- Shape
Growth: Semi-fast
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Moist and humid
Hawthorne Tree
The Hawthorne tree is a member of the rose family, and its name means 'thorny hedge.' At one point in history, this fast-growing tree was used exclusively as impenetrable, living hedgerows but cultivated for its beauty, medicinal and culinary attributes. The Hawthorne tree produces fragrant flowers in white, pink, or red, depending on the variety, and all produce berries used in recipes and herbal remedies. Most all varieties have thorns, except for some new hybrid varieties. Hawthorne trees are coveted for their use as living hedgerows in home landscapes because of their low growing heights, ease of pruning, and low maintenance—Hawthorne trees and shallow and narrow roots systems won't deplete the soil of nutrients. The tree can live for centuries and produce flowers twice a year under the right growing conditions. The shape of the red berries resembles small red apples and lends itself to the tree sometimes referred to as 'thornapple trees. The seeds ripen in the fall and are used for jams, jellies, and tea.
Zones: Worldwide
Mature Height: 18'-30'ft
Width: 8'-20'ft
Shape: Indeterminate Shape
Growth: Fast-growing
Sunlight: Full Sun or partial shade
Soil: Grows in any soil
Botanical name: Crataegus
The silver maple is the most common of all maple tree varieties. Its fast-growing nature and thick foliage make it a prime choice for residential landscape shade. Broad, textured leaves of green tops and silver bottoms, combined with the tree's brilliant fall foliage display, also make it a popular choice for planting in home landscapes. The deciduous nature of the giant tree blocks hot summer while allowing the warm rays of winter sun to permeate the home landscape, which helps lower home energy usage and costs. This fast-growing maple tree grows well in soggy soil, nutrient-depleted soil, and other conditions in which most other trees refuse to grow. Silver maples are easily adaptable, thrive when transplanted, and can live well over 100 years. Silver maples produce tiny greenish-yellow flowers in the early spring, quickly eclipsed by newly sprouting leaves. The fall foliage color keeps in line with its spring floral display and turns a brilliant yellow in autumn. Silver maples produce solid and thick limbs which lend themselves well for children's swings and treehouses.
Zones: 3-9
Mature Height: 50'-70'ft
Width: 40'-60'ft
Shape: Oval to round shape
Growth: Fast-growing
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Does best in moist, well-drained soil but will adapt to poor soil
Botanical name: Acer saccharinum
Shrubs to add to your landscape.
The Red Twigged Dogwood is a member of the dogwood tree family that grows primarily in the northern parts of North America but can also be found in parts of the central United States. It becomes best when it is in damp soil. While the tree bark is a red shade, the flowers are white and small in size, which makes a lovely contrast in color.
The Red Twigged Dogwood is a tree that is often used to prevent bank erosion because of how well it holds soil in place. It can also be used as a decorative or ornamental tree. This tree is a hardy tree that is not expensive to purchase, making it an excellent choice for those trying to have a beautiful lawn on a budget.
Zones: 3-8
Mature Height: 4 meters
Mature Width: 5 meters
Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
Botanical Name: Cornus Sericea
Red Weigelia
Red Weigela --- Belonging to the weigela family, this variety is a hardy shrub with beautiful red flowers reaching a mature height of 6 feet. A hardy, deciduous shrub that develops into a mound about 6 feet in width. Plant red weigela in full to part sun and supply a well-drained moist soil for the best results while providing the ever-increasing roots plenty of room to spread. The vibrant red blossoms will attract hummingbirds to your garden, blooming both early summer as well as later in the season. Red Weigelia makes a perfect specimen to plant alone or in groups for a natural hedge, adding privacy to any landscape.
Red Weigelia Plant Specs:
Growth Zones-- 4 to 8
Mature Plant Height-- From 4 to 6 feet at full maturity.
Mature Plant Width-- From 4 to 6 feet wide at full maturity.
Sunlight-- Full to partial sunlight.
Growth Rate-- Moderate to fast growth.
Soil conditions-- Well drained moist soil.
Botanical family name--Weigela Vaniceki
How to Grow Huge Tomatoes
Plant Choice
When it comes to growing giant tomatoes, the first step is to choose the type you are going to become. There are over (29) Beefsteak varieties and endless heirloom tomatoes that can reach epic size. Any one of these, if appropriately grown, can weigh in between two and seven pounds when fully mature.
Soil
Tomatoes do like well-drained soil with a pH balance of 6.2-6.8. You can get a test kit at your local Pet and Garden Center or Home Improvement Center. If the balance is too low to add lime to your soil, then buy one of the kits from your local store if the balance is too high to add sulfur to your ground.
Planting and Pruning
Plant your tomato plants firmly in the ground, don't worry about burying a few leaves as the plant grows to be sure to clip off any discolored leaves and try to remove any suckers on the plant. Suckers are found where a branch splits from the mainline in the "V" shape of most branches a sucker will form. Simply pinch it off. Keep all branches supported upward as your plant grows as high as ten feet.
Feeding and Watering
After initially planting, give your tomatoes a good soaking with compost tea. Compost tea is made by mixing compost with water stirring in the air, allowing it to ferment in the sun for about three days. Spread some Epsom salt to add magnesium to the base of the plant to help reduce end-blossom rot. Rotate the compost tea and Epsom salt every two weeks.
Pollination
You can aid in the pollination by shaking the stalk or taking a Q-tip and rubbing the stamens of the flowers.
Insects
Watch for horn-worms. These caterpillar-like bugs will destroy your plants. If the leaves appear eaten, find and remove the worm. Lastly, dish soap and peppermint solution sprayed weekly will boost the plant's immune system and deter insects like ants and aphid
Moss Can Improve Your gardens beauty.
When spring is in the air, gardens come out everywhere. Flower gardens, rose gardens, food gardens, herb gardens, all kinds of gardening. And right after that, the air starts to fill with the fragrance that makes you glad you have a smaller one. But for those people who don't, they are just as beautiful to look at too. And it makes you understand why gardeners keep expanding their borders and adding another garden or two every year.
As with all things, gardens reach a point when your annuals and perennials are thriving. And the size and shape of the yards have reached their borders; still, you want or need something else. What? Moss, that's what.
Adding green, green moss to your gardens is adding the depth and dimension to your plants that make them stand out more, like adding a backdrop to your portraits. It makes looking at them more natural.
Moss
Moss is organic; it grows on itself. You can use it on your edging; You can build a rock garden with all kinds of moss. Go ahead put a waterfall in it. The moss will make it look more natural and look like it belongs there. Use it as a ground covering in flower beds too.
There are different kinds of mosses too. They include various shades of green. And you can grow some on rocks that you can move around till you find just the right place where the moss will be. It is most enhancing, bringing out all the different colors in the flower petals and adding dimension to the greeneries you have throughout your beds.
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