treesandshrubsforthegarden

A lively discussion and slides to illustrate:

Roles of trees & shrubs

Beauty: for the eyes, fragrance (flowers, leaves), the

sounds.

Functional: screen, hedge, visual & sound barrier, shade, energy conservation, tree house

Food: fruit, sap, syrup, nuts

Wildlife: food, shelter (nesting, hiding)

Design: sculptural quality, add movement, add form, add scale, break up space, street alley

Sense of place: example of Bible, childhood memories

Sense of time: act of planting

Become a forest

Become an orchard

Evaluate your needs

What role? How fast? How high? How much time or $ for maintenance?

Evaluate your site

Soil type (sand, clay, loam), Soil drainage, Size of garden, Scale of garden, Wires

Top 10 trees and shrubs

Your nursery in your yard

Find $100’s of trees and shrubs you never noticed

When & how to plant

Best time for most trees & shrubs is fall

Dig a hole at least 2 times larger than the pot size

Do NOT add amendments to the hole – add only on top as

mulch