Plant For Screen Or Windbreak Flowering Shrub For Sale In Boston

* Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe east to the Himalayas.

An essential oil obtained from the fresh flowers is used in the cosmetic industry. * The plant is fairly wind tolerant and can be grown as a shelter hedge though it can be damaged by salt laden winds.

It has some susceptibility to additional diseases including blights, leaf spots, wilt and ring spot virus. Needs good air circulation. * The flowers are white or creamy-white, the corolla with a tubular base to 4–6 mm long and a four-lobed apex 3–6...

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit contains about 8.3% sugars, 4.5% protein, 1% ash. The vitamin C content is about 12mg per 100g. Because airborne nitrogen can be fixed in its roots, it has the capability to grow in infertile habitats.

* The fruit has a delicate flavour and a soft, juicy texture. * The peeled stems are very pliable and can be used in basket making. * The flowers have a spicy fragrance, reminiscent of vanilla.

* The roughleaf dogwood is used as a buffer strip around parking lots, in the median of highways and near the decks and patios of homes. * Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and...

The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole. * Twining vine with 4 inch dark sky-blue flowers. Seed used by Aztecs as a hallucinogen. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden...

It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface. * This is one tough plant. It may be hard to kill! * Caragana microphylla is a polymorphic species and in some cases with transitional forms.

This is a great specimen to plant as an under story or for a shrub border in large areas. The foliage, attractive in all growing seasons, also turns yellow to yellowish-orange in fall.

It was once classified as Laurocerasus caroliniana. The greatest use of Cherry laurel is for providing a nearly carefree, dark green visual screen. Birds consume the dry fruit. It is not to be confused with its European relative Prunus laurocerasus, which...

This is a great specimen to plant as an under story or for a shrub border in large areas. The foliage, attractive in all growing seasons, also turns yellow to yellowish-orange in fall.

It is noted for its pubescent twigs, pinkish-white spring flowers, dull green foliage, interesting fall color and persistent black fruits. Lucidus, which see, but leaves are not shiny; black fruit; native to northern and western China and Himalayas.

Helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Flowers in May are bright fiery orange and cover the plant. A sharp cut will heal quicker than a jagged cut, which will also minimize the likelihood of disease...

If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to growing vigorously, and it is very likely that the Clethra Ruby Spice will have few if any bloom buds during the season...

* The fruit is eaten by various animals. * This plum is eaten fresh and made into jellies and preserves. It also provides cover for nesting sites. * Cultivated by the Chickasaw Indians and other indigenous peoples before the arrival of Europeans.

Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil, and be sure to water the plant thoroughly after the application. The above suggestions for bluing would also work for a potted plant.

As with chemical fertilizers, do not apply it right next to the trunk or stems emerging from the ground. If severe, pruning is necessary, it must be realized that the plant will shift its focus in the short-run from setting flower buds to growing vigorously,...

Since an organic method of applying manure and/or compost around the roots, produces excellent results and also improves the condition of the soil, this would be an excellent first line of attack.

It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface. * This is one tough plant. It may be hard to kill! * Caragana microphylla is a polymorphic species and in some cases with transitional forms.

* Tolerates dry sites. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil. * Although only 4 - 8mm long, it's fruit has been suggested as a substitute for the true olive, Olea europaea.

Will adapt to drier sites. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Don't fertilize Standing Ovation Serviceberry after August. Pruning a specific plant to look a specific way, involves art in creating a unique definition for a specific...

* The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth. * Plants can be grown as an informal hedge. * The lilac is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks, because of its attractive, sweet-smelling flowers, which...

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously. Another reason for pruning Azalea Ribbon Candy is that it may outgrow its intended size in the landscape, and must be pruned to re-define its purpose.

Grows 6-8' tall. Blooms last for 3-4 weeks and have a spicy strawberry, banana-pineapple fragrance that peaks in late afternoon and early evening when flowers are fully open. In early June, 1-2'' reddish brown flowers appear on the Spicy Sweet Shrub.

Itea Little Henry commonly known as Virginia sweetspire is native to the eastern United States. Try to cure the problem before adding fertilizer. When pruning established Iteas where no labeling is present on a variety to identify it, you need to look...

The Western Azalea is known to occur as far north as Bandon , Oregon . It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California , with reports that it is found in Baja California , Mexico .

Pruning large Hydrangea's that are well established will enable the plant to have continued vigor, and lead to many more years of supplying beauty to the landscape. Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed,...