LandscapExperts Tip of the Week: July 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012

Establish a Time Frame for your Landscape Project

Crabapple can help you:

Characteristics of Good Trees

Hardiness
Tolerance of urban conditions: air pollution, vandalism, neglect, compacted soil,
Disease and insect resistance
Low maintenance
Ability to grow in microclimate
Non poisonous
Flower color is suitable to surrounding buildings
Limited litter problems
Seasonal interest
Long-lived ( oaks 200 years, crabapples and dogwoods 30 years)
Mid-height, stature trees not overly tall
Deep roots to prevent buckling sidewalks
Branches with wide crotch angles to prevent splitting
Open crowns to allow light to penetrate ornamentals beneath

Let your Crabapple Rep choose a good tree for your landscape!

Decrease future maintenance for future

Low-maintenance plants
Match plant selection to conditions
Correct drainage, eliminate compaction
Match mature height and with of plants to space
Use curved lines for easy maintenance
Add perennials instead of only annuals
Install state of the art irrigation systems with water economy timers, rain sensors
Use fencing and plant material together for privacy and screening

Visualizing the Dream of a New Landscape

Existing landscape and future landscape

Let Crabapple LandscapExperts help you envision the changes

Ask your Rep for some new ideas!

Edible Landscaping Dual-Function plants; both ornamental and edible

Groundcover – strawberries, peanuts

Ornamental deciduous shrubs – blueberries, pomegranates

Fruit and Nut trees- useful as shade trees; self-pollinating for best fruit production

Annual vines- pole beans, scarlet runner beans, New Zealand spinach
Perennial vines- grapes, kiwi fruit

Annual flowers- sunflowers, calendula, nasturtiums, violas

Vegetables - asparagus turns into brushy filler among perennials