Trees add value to your property and when planted properly, can reduce your home's heating and cooling costs. Make it a weekend project for the whole family, or take advantage of our delivery and planting services and let our professionals do the dirty work. Worried about watering? We've taken the guess work out of watering your new tree! Purchase a tree from us and we will include a FREE tree watering tool we call a “bubbler”. Simply attach the bubbler to the end of your hose, place it next to the trunk of your new tree, turn the hose on and let it run for about an hour, then turn it off. Its that simple. We still have a great selection of shade and ornamental trees including the ever-popular Autumn Blaze Maple (which grows pretty much anywhere and in any soil conditions). We know deciding which tree to plant with so many to choose from can be a bit overwhelming... so we've narrowed it down for you:
Trees for wet, clayey soil – Swamp White Oak, Weeping Willow, Bald Cypress
Tough trees for parkways – Kentucky Coffeetree, Honeylocust, American Hornbeam
Trees for small yards – Armstrong or State Street Maple, Regal Prince English Oak, Summer Sprite Linden
Shade trees that flower – Catalpa, Ft. McNair Horsechestnut, American Sentry Linden
Majestic trees for large yards – Accolade Elm, Exclamation London Planetree, English Oak, Deborah Maple
If you would like more information (mature size, fall color, you name it) about any of the trees we carry please feel free to give us a call, email us, or check out the Plant Finder page on our website.
The fine print – one tree water bubbler per purchase. All of our trees carry a one year guarantee and many of them a two year guarantee. Please call for pricing.
Heather Moister
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Spring Vegetable How To: Broccoli
FAQ: I plant Broccoli every year around Mother's Day and the plants produce yellow flowers, but no heads. What am I doing wrong?
The answer is pretty simple – you're planting them too late. Broccoli is a cool season crop you can plant as soon as you can work the soil. I would recommend planting broccoli as starter plants for spring crops, starting with more mature plants will ensure they produce heads before the heat of summer. In early August, you can sow seeds directly into the garden for a fall harvest. The seeds will germinate while the temperature is still warm, and heads will develop as the temperature cools. Even after the central head has been removed, the plants will continue to produce side heads well after frost. If you don't get to planting your broccoli until the early part of May, do not dispare, improved varieties are available that are more heat tolerant ('Green Comet' for example). But be sure to harvest as soon as the central head is 5-6” so the plant doesn't go to flower before you get to enjoy.
- Heather Moister
The answer is pretty simple – you're planting them too late. Broccoli is a cool season crop you can plant as soon as you can work the soil. I would recommend planting broccoli as starter plants for spring crops, starting with more mature plants will ensure they produce heads before the heat of summer. In early August, you can sow seeds directly into the garden for a fall harvest. The seeds will germinate while the temperature is still warm, and heads will develop as the temperature cools. Even after the central head has been removed, the plants will continue to produce side heads well after frost. If you don't get to planting your broccoli until the early part of May, do not dispare, improved varieties are available that are more heat tolerant ('Green Comet' for example). But be sure to harvest as soon as the central head is 5-6” so the plant doesn't go to flower before you get to enjoy.
- Heather Moister
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