Archive for the 'trees and shrubs' Category

Michael Dirr’s Tree & Shrub Finder App for iPhone Reviewed

21Mar11

Anyone connected to gardening, the plant trade, landscape design, and ornamental horticulture knows the name of Michael Dirr. Dr. Dirr’s books are a must have for any serious gardener, in my opinion– so when his Tree & Shrub Finder came out a number of years ago in CD-ROM, I knew I had to have it. [...]

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Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’

17Nov10

IMG_3511, originally uploaded by greeneyedesignllc. Taken Wednesday morning

Filed under: fall, in brief, leaves, trees and shrubs, trees of merit   |  Closed

Fall Color in The Landscape

15Nov10

Overnight the fall coloration seems to have intensified remarkably: click photos for humongous version Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ from seed Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ from seed, closeup Acer buergerianum, Trident Maple Acer buergerianum, Trident Maple closeup Fothergilla gardenii x major ‘Mount Airy’, to the left is Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’, behind is Cotinus coggygria ‘Golden Spirit’ Viburnum [...]

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greeneyedesign Pruning Skills 101

30Oct10

My years in bonsai and Japanese style gardening leaves me feeling like I have something to contribute to the discussion when one is addressing corrective pruning in old deciduous specimen trees. Please let me know what you think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8tzPfsDD0

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@National Wildlife Foundation HQ, (con’t.)

26Oct10

A few ‘after’ photos of the cleanup work we did last week:

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In The Garden, Signs

03Apr10

This week in the garden: Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Forest Pansy is a lovely red-leaved variety of our charming Redbud Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ The newly emerging leaves are like miniature versions of the fully matured leaves, apple green and thinner though… Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ One of my favorite Magnolias, the best yellow I think– not [...]

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