Selección de Árboles
Los árboles y arbustos deben ser elegidos por la calidad, la cual puede ser determinada con la inspección correcta. Los factores de calidad a considerar incluyen, el tamaño y estructura del...
Category: Trees
La Poda de Árboles
Cada planta en el paisaje tiene su propio hábito de crecimiento y diferentes requerimientos de poda. Algunas plantas son podadas constantemente para mantener una forma y tamaño deseado. Otras son...
¿Cómo Proteger los Árboles Durante la Construcción?
El conflicto entre el desarrollo de la tierra y la protección de los árboles parece ser una batalla perdida. A menudo, el lugar de construcción ha sido elegido ignorando la presencia de árboles...
Rain Garden Plants:(Physocarpus opulifolius) – Ninebark
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners looking to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants: Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a native, woody shrub suited for use in rain gardens. Rain gardens are landscape features that help to protect downstream water quality by capturing stormwater...
Crape Myrtle Pruning
Crape myrtles are often chosen as a landscape plant for their long, summer blooming period. Also making crape myrtle a popular landscape choice is the fact that the plant is as tough as it is...
Poda de Astromelias
La Astromelia es muy usada en los jardines por su larga y hermosa florecida en el verano. La razón de su popularidad va más allá de su belleza, la Astromelia es una planta muy fuerte en comparación...
An Introduction to Native Plants for SC Landscapes
Native plants have evolved in place over time; therefore, these plants tend to be hardy and well-adapted in the residential or commercial landscape. In many cases, established native plants can grow...
Elm
The elm (Ulmus species) is probably best known by the American elm (Ulmus americana) because at one time it was used extensively along the streets of America. There are other species besides the...
Bald-cypress
Bald-cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a native, deciduous conifer and is only one of five conifer species that sheds its needles in the fall (hence, its “bald” namesake). Typically found growing in...
Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree
Ginkgo biloba, or maidenhair tree, is an ancient “living fossil” that is considered one of the oldest plants on earth. Based on fossil evidence, it has remained essentially unchanged since its debut...
Buckeyes and Horsechestnuts
There are six Aesculus species that are native or are established in South Carolina, especially in rich, moist (mesic) woodlands, along river edges and ravines. Probably the most commonly...