Cedar trees planted in large pots is a fast way to dress up a large area of pavement or concrete and can be part of your landscape design.
Potted Evergreen Cedars trees are a fast and easy way to increase your home’s curb appeal with out committing yourself to a lot of digging!
P.S. Square planter is white plastic container about 2′ x 2′ x 20″ high (600x600x500mm) purchased at Lowes.ca
Christmas trees can be real trees or an artificial type. Colorful artificial trees are great for impressive displays as there many colors and varieties to chose from.
The Sumac Tree’s fall colors of red, yellow and orange leaves rival the brightness found on the sugar maple trees.
Best Cedar Tree trimming time is late Fall or early Spring !
A Cedar tree’s growth generally retains the latest shape created … but a new trimming can bring back the design shape you like best.
Cedar trees can be formed into many shapes. This is an easy DIY project!
When one is pruning cedars, some prefer to cut the bottom wider than the top to allow sunlight to the lower branches … more of a Christmas tree or cone shape. Cedars are flexible and as shown in the picture above as cedars are trimmed in more of a column shape.
Trimming cedar trees or hedge can be done most any time of the year. The best time is after spring’s 6-8 week cedar leaf growth period.
Cedar Pruning Caution: Start out slowly and trim a little at a time until your shape starts to develop. Cutting to deeply into the cedar you will run into the interior branches that have little or no foliage … then you end with a hole in you shape .. not so good!
Tools need are a sharp pair of hand shears for smaller trees … some smaller cedar hedges can be done with shears but with larger cedar hedges one needs an electric or gas shears.
If you have large and tall cedar hedges consider using an arborist as there is some danger and/or skill involved.
Advantages to regular annual pruning is that it keeps the cedar’s shape you want. Regular trimming maintains your cedar’s size and the garden area they take up.
In Autumn a Maple Tree’s leaves will change lovely colors and then fall to the ground.
One’s Mature Maple Tree can drop large quantities of leaves so having large rakes with a few helpers or a lawn service can make your Autumn clean up faster and easier!
The scientific name for the black walnut tree is Juglans nigra.
The black walnut tree is prized for its nuts and attractive hardwood.
Black Walnut Bounty? In the Autumn productive years can produce many walnuts!
Why use yellow Mums in the Fall?
They are bright in color and seem to out last other colors planted.
Enjoy!
Autumn Maple Trees Leaves contrast in the bright blue sky during the Autumn Season.
The Smoke Bush can be a shrub to add to your landscape design. Unique to the SmokeBush are it’s green to reddish to purple large plumes that appear on the bush during the summer.
The blooms are very showy and is a top pick specimen for planting at the back of a garden or a shrub border in landscape … as the Smoke Bush can grow 10-15′ high if not trimmed.
Shown are 2 Smoke Bushes decorating either side of a stairway with wooden rails for safety.
Bougainvillea Flowers decorate this white picket gate, trellis and fence. Nice walkway, border fence and garden design! 
P.S. Bougainvillea like hot and dryer climate and are a native of South America. Love Bougainvillea blooms, best pot them and just bring them outdoors for the summer.
Petunias are annual plants which are popular in hanging baskets. These flowers come in a variety of colours as captured in this photo.
The Catalpa Tree is a fast growing shade tree that produces an abundance of white catalpa flowers in the late spring to mid summer months.
Abundance of pretty clusters of white Catalpa Flowers with purple stripes.
PS Lots of flowers fall to the ground, large leaves and see pods .. so don’t plant over the patio area!
Dwarf Apple Tree can be a good fit for an with urban gardener with limited space.
Best cover your apple tree’s fruit as the apples mature, especially if you get large birds or animals who want to eat your bounty.
What is that crow thinking “Free Apples!”?
P.S. Dwarf trees are smart choice for city gardens! Many people plant a new maple or oak … then 25 years later it takes up the whole yard … unless you move!
Water front properties are expensive to buy and come with high annual property taxes.
Don’t have the money, but want to experience some of the luxury water pond benefits and pleasures in your landscape.
Then a water feature maybe in your future!
Problem with a dead lack luster area in your garden? Scruffy shrubby path area or need to dress up an entrance … to impress for business or the family 
Simple Garden Idea! Works great with any bird bath with a few water colorful lily flowers as shown below.
Landscape Notes:
A. Square Patio stone underneath the bird bath helps stabilize the bird bath level.
B. Scotts brand deep forest brown mulch creates a base of ground cover.
The huge blooms on this Rose of Sharon shrub measure approximately 10 inches in diameter.
Refer to a “dinner plate Hibiscus” flowers due to their huge diameter.
When the hot dry “heat wave” warnings come out you can sit back and relax!
Garden Sprinklers are real convenience for the avid gardener, dry conditions and busy people because many hours of hand watering are saved.
1. Garden Sprinkler System is broken into zones (3 shown) because your water supply volume can’t water one’s entire property all at once. Zones allow one to separate garden areas from lawn areas along with varying each zones water times.
2. Sprinkler water flow can be adjusted at the pop-up heads but it true that some plants or flowering pots may need more water attention.
3. PS Sprinkler systems can have remotes that allow you to test and activate zones on a need basis. A must have!
Amazing that a cedar tree split in half can survive not 1-5 years but for over 25 years.
One reason for this is the center of the trunk, which is not there anymore, does not deliver the nutrition and moisture to the leafs.
It is the outer layers under the cedar bark that lets the tree survive and continue growing!
John Deere Gator can make a enormous help with landscaping .. real work horse for hauling earth, brush, rocks … biggest bonus you’ll get bigger jobs finished sooner .. especially when you work by yourself!
Landscape considerations:
1. 4×4 wheel drive great for slopes and wet conditions
2. Over sized tires help prevent tearing up your lawn and leave less deep track trails
3. Window shield keeps rain out and protect yourself from branch whacks in the face
4. Electric tip is nice to have .. JD Gator small dump box, manual lever tip works well.
5. Trailer hitch allow you options to pull a trailer .. trees, branches
6. Electric Winch .. pull yourself out or pull other things
7. Other features: Hard doors, heater, wiper blades, mirrors, radio, LED light bar, snow plow, Camouflage vinyl overlay ..
Large garden clock provides a focal point that you eyes go to!
Used on a front yard corner, clock is double faced and high quality piece mounted on a pole.
P.S. Looking for a cheaper? Different styles of imported clock versions are available many craft stores and some garden accessories stores.
Landscape Design using the two Red Chair Formula.
Love the cedar wooden planter boxes.
P.S. Relax and take a paradise moment!
Is the old proverb always true?
“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.”
P.S. Beautiful evening red sky is a peaceful way to wind down!
Little red watering can add some designer punch in your potting shed.
Red Garden Chairs are popular punch color to add to one landscaping!!
PS A strong colored accent creates a featured focal point!
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