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SUMMER HORTICULTURE

Trees and rain- a soothing combination

6/30/2020

 
Leaving home and going home can be more interesting with a long driveway and an access to cool trees.
A unique variety of bald cypress greets me when I come home. Taxodium is the oldest living tree genus on the east coast of the United States at approximately 3,500 years and counting (NYT- article summer 2019- tree on the coast of NC)
Soft green foliage alternates with dark bark to create the illusion of an ancient tree.
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Closer inspection yields an assortment of thoughts- like I should have planted this closer to my house where I can see it all the time.
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Oklahoma redbud blocking the neighbor’s house with its flawless glossy foliage.
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Avondale redbud sitting there with its flawless heart-shaped leaves.
Pinus bungeana is the main focal point for my driveway turn around. A little weeding and mulch will touch it up a bit.
Three days of thunder storms gave us the feeling of the earth getting watered, but I bet if you dug in your soil you might find it to still be bone dry below 4”.

​The trees are now glistening with the sun out and leaves still dripping from the rain. THANK GOD for the break in the bone-jarring drought.

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After Christmas until early March we are at the nursery infrequently. You can leave a message on the phone but it might be some time before we get back to you.

Note- Inclement weather changes our hours. If in doubt, call us. Inclement weather includes extreme heat and cold, extreme snow and rain.

Winter- call and leave a message. We go in every now and then, we will call you back.




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  • Home
  • Wildflower meadows as an option to toxic lawns
  • How To Grow Birches
  • How to Save The Monarch Butterfly
  • FALL HORTICULTURE
  • Planting
    • Planting
    • Feeding
    • Watering
  • Products
    • Shrubs >
      • Trees
    • Bulk Mulch >
      • Firewood
    • Topsoil
    • Perennials
  • Veggie blog
  • fall 2018
  • Frequently Asked
    • About
  • Surfing
  • Gallery
  • Summer Horticulture
  • spring horticulture