What are Ornamental Trees? These trees are usually small with special features like interesting bark, showy flowers, or eye-catching foliage. An ornamental tree also has a pleasing shape and fits easily into modern yards. This may seem like a tall order of outstanding characteristics, but the “ornamental” part of the description means that the trees are […]
ornamental trees
Tips for Ornamental Trees Landscape Success
Ornamental Trees are Big Impact for a Small Yard
A selection of some of the best small garden trees to give your place flower and foliage. There are so many ways to use these to create interest and year round beauty in your landscape.
Deciduous Trees I Grow
[originally posted 10/19/07] When I moved to my place here in the country, there were precious few trees on the property. Back in the seventies the farmers had determinedly cleared the land for more production. Obscene production I call it, but anyway… I decided first off to plant more trees. What I didn’t know […]
My Chores And Prairiefire Crabapple
A little update on what’s happenin’ around here. If I was Southern I might say h’yere :) It has been cool enough to work easily outside, and yet here I am on the computer…but I slip out, grab the kids, and work a bit on the yard. The grass has needed more than the usual […]
Spring Glory of Crabapples
In Central Ohio the flowering trees are in all their glory now. Especially full and heavy with bloom are the crabapples. I can’t believe how many different shapes there are, all within their white to pink to purple red shades of bloom. I have some of the deep red and purple leaf types up along […]
