How To Prune Like A Pro Landscaper…Evergreen Arborvitae

Select one stem as the central leader and prune the rest back.

Have you ever seen a Christmas tree? Of course, you have. That’s how you prune almost every kind of tree, deciduous and evergreen. Central Leader. It’s the most important word for today. Select a stem or branch as the center of the tree and go for it. It’s not complicated. Cut the competing branches below […]

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How To Design Your Landscape Like A Pro…Color Choices

Use the color wheel as your guide. Two hots with one cool color is great.

Colors define the landscape. When you think about a memorable landscape, color is always remembered. Start With Green Pros repeat colors throughout a landscape. It starts with your home. If it has blue accents in red brick, consider blue gray green evergreens. They’ll look great. What is your shutter color? What is your roof color? […]

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How to Design Your Landscape like a Pro…Proper Plant Spacing

Read the plant tag before purchase to determine proper spacing.

Do you want to avoid messing up your landscape in a hurry? Don’t space your plants too close together… Plants need space to flourish and become self sufficient. Sunlight creates healthy branching. Without proper space, sunlight is blocked by other plants and the shrub will become stunted and grow weird. I’ll explain this later. Even […]

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