Choosing The Right Shrubs-Trees For The Home Garden And Landscape

Some tips for choosing the right shrubs-trees for the home garden and landscape. Shrubs and trees are not usually fast growing and they are the most expensive garden purchase.

When deciding, you will want to consider whether or not you want them to be flowering, to be used for hedges, to have fall color, to be spring blooming, for the sun or shade, to have winter interest, to be evergreen, to be pest and disease resistant and to be easy to care for.

These are important choices to make for your garden and landscape, so you need to know what you are looking for before you make your purchases. It is a good idea to draw a design layout. Be sure to take into consideration the growing conditions and size of your purchases.

Shrubs and trees are the bones or center of interest in your garden and landscape. Everything else is built around them, so they are very important. They can stand-alone and be beautiful as well. You will need to consider why you want it there and what you plan to do around it.