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• Shade Trees

  People often want trees to provide shade, but what if you already have the shade and you want to plant a tree? There are several trees that can be planted in full shaded areas. It all depends on the type of tree that you are looking for. If you like flowering... Posted Feb 18 2008, 02:49 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, trees, shade, adaptable, dogwood trees, sun, sunlight, dogwood, maple, shady, acer

• Container plants for shade

  When you don't have room for a garden or don't want the work of a large garden, consider container gardening. Containers also give you the flexibility of moving your plants around to change things up a bit. Containers are great by your front or... Posted Feb 11 2008, 02:52 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, shade, shade plant, container, shady, coleus

• How many oak tree species are there?

  It has been reported that there are over 500 different species of oak trees (Quercus) worldwide. Now, I have read of some arguments that not all of them are unique but some may be hybrids or very closely related. I do not intend to enter that argument... Posted Feb 06 2008, 10:18 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, shade, oak tree, oak trees, oak leaves, acorns, oak species, quercus

• Can you help me choose the right tree?

  We get that question quite frequently from new home owners or from customers who just moved to a new location. I am going to paraphrase a quote I read somewhere. The statement was something like, "there are no bad trees, just poorly selected sites... Posted Jan 30 2008, 08:00 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, shade, tree roots, accent tree, urban conditions, shade tree, soil type

• What is one of the most low maintenance shade plants?

  Plants that thrive in a shady or partly shady area and can still be low maintenance leads me to the Hosta. Hostas will fit in so many sites that are shady because of the wide variety of plant shapes, leaf shapes, leaf colors and flower colors. They can... Posted Jan 18 2008, 11:30 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, hosta, shade, shade plant, shady area plant, hostas