Plant Profile: Cryptomeria japonica
I realize that I have already posted about Cryptomeria japonica, but I wanted to do a quickie Plant Profile card for it because hey, I find them fun. I recommend the use of these trees a good bit to homeowners,…
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Cryptomeria Japonica ‘Yoshino’
There’s not a lot going on in the garden today, so I figured I’d snap a picture of my cryptomeria, aka Japaenese Cedar. It’s a fantastic tree: quick-growing, sturdy, and tolerant of a wide range of conditions. This one sits…
Planting for privacy: 6 tips for screening the ugly
It’s amazing how capable we are of holding two completely contradictory “truths” in our heads at one time. For example, “I love my neighborhood” and “I need to not see my neighbors ever” are pretty common ones. It’s why so…
Plants for Virginia, Maryland and DC
Not surprisingly – this is a landscape design blog, after all – I often post about plants that I use when designing landscapes in northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC. Here is a listing of everything profiled so far: Beautyberry (Callicarpa)…
6 Screening Plants That Aren’t Leyland Cypress
UPDATE! There’s a new post up on planting for privacy – be sure you check it out! My name is Dave Marciniak and I hate Leyland Cypress. It’s unattractive before it fills out, it’s no prize once it does fill…