In 2011 poll conducted at the SE Region meeting in Athens, GA, the top favorite conifer picks from SE Reference Gardens. Georgia Lockerly Arboretum, Milledgeville Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Nana’ Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola ‘Brodie’ Platycladus orientalis ‘Aurea Nana’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Rheingold’ Smith Gilbert Garden, Kennesaw Cedrus deodara ‘Gold Cone’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Verdon’ Platycladus orientalis ‘Morgan’ […]
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Top Conifers Picks By Southeast Reference Gardens
Posted by Hugh on November 28th, 2013
Posted in Arborvitae (Thuja spp.), Chamaecyparis, compact tree, Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar), Disease resistant, Disease resistant, DWARF CONIFERS, Evergreen, Evergreens, Heat Tolerance, Hemlock (Tsuga), Juniper, Pine (Pinus spp.), Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan', Privacy Screen, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Thujopsis, Trees & Shrubs, Winter Garden Interest, winter hardiness 
Comments Off on Top Conifers Picks By Southeast Reference GardensPopular Landscape Trees Deer Don’t Like
Posted by Hugh on October 15th, 2013
This title is somewhat misleading. Deer will eat or sample (nibble) on any landscape plant, particularly if they are hungry enough. Deer also do not read lists of plants they’re suppose to leave alone. The following list of deer resistant plants is a sampling from reports across the U.S. It does not include every tree […]
Posted in Bald cypress (Taxodium), Boxwood (Buxus), Chamaecyparis, Chinese (kousa) dogwood, Contorted filbert (Corylus), Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar), Dawn redwood (Metasequoia), European beech (F. sylvatica), Fringetree (Chionanthus), Golden Raintree, Green ash (Fraxinus), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Hophornbeam (Ostrya), Hornbeam (Carpinus), Ilex (hollies), Juniper, Katsura tree (Cercidophyllum), Magnolia grandiflora, Maples (Acer), Native Plant, Pine (Pinus spp.), Serbian spruce, Silverbell (Halesia), Southern Appalachian Region, Spruces (Picea spp.), Trees & Shrubs Comments Off on Popular Landscape Trees Deer Don’t LikeAlternatives to Italian Cypress
Posted by Hugh on May 7th, 2010
Those of us who live north of Atlanta, GA (USDA zone 7-b) can not enjoy Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), which are not hardy in most of the Southern Appalachian region (zone 6-a to 7-a). If you are designing a Mediterranean look in your garden, choose among select cultivars of these columnar evergreen shrubs: Japanese […]
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