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Want To Grow Maple Trees In Florida? Here’s How!
There are many reasons to grow maple trees in Florida. It’s a place where maples (Acer) can be found growing in the wild of Mother Nature and among the manicured landscapes of suburbia. Several kinds of maples are native to Florida, giving backyard gardeners like me and perhaps you, too, many options. Native Florida maples…
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Planting A Tree: Tips On How To Plant Trees Correctly
Planting a tree the right way isn’t necessarily hard, but it does take some know how to do it correctly. If you plant a tree, its entire future largely depends on what you did — or didn’t do — when planting it in your landscape. Just doing a few simple things can help ensure your…
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Growing Eastern Red Cedar Trees: 5 Tips For Success
Growing eastern red cedar trees is something I just love to do… They’re a type of juniper tree native to vast swaths of eastern North America from Florida west to the Plains and north into southeastern Canada. There are many names for eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), including red juniper, eastern juniper, Virginian juniper, and…
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Planting Trees & Shrubs? Here Are 3 Things You MUST Do First
I love planting trees and shrubs in my yard. I especially love foundation plantings – they help soften hard lines between a home and the surrounding landscape and give any house an inviting look. Homes without foundation plantings or at least one anchor tree in the yard just look incomplete to me. But you can’t…
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Norfolk Island Pines: Should You Grow Them In Your Yard?
If you don’t know what Norfolk Island pines are by name, I bet you know what these plants look like. They’re commonly sold around November or December as miniature living Christmas trees. They look a bit like fuzzy little pine or fir trees, and they’re terrific cheery additions to the home during the holiday season.…