Increase Curb Appeal With Flowering Shrubs and Bushes
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Article by: Eileen Melgar If you want to create a home , Acid-Loving Plants with more curb appeal or, simply add color , The Answer Lies In The Soil to the side or back property, , Brighten Up Your Patio With Sun Catchers you have many excellent options with flowering , Brighten Up Your Patio With Sun Catchers bushes. Depending on the type of bush you choose, you will end up with gorgeous blooms at varying times of year, giving your home , Pictures Of Landscaping - Using Other Peoples Ideas To Design Your Landscape. a new, fresh, and exciting look. Adding a bush with vibrant red, yellow, or purple blooms will completely transform the appearance of your home, , Pictures Of Landscaping - Using Other Peoples Ideas To Design Your Landscape. making it more inviting. As you will discover from the information , Hydroponics Gardening - How to Grow Flowers and Vegetables with Minimal Time and Effort below, flowering , Pruning the Backyard Grapevine blushes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and blooms, all beautiful , Preventing Septic Tank System problems. and many exotically fragrant. Butterfly Bush The Butterfly Bush gets its name because it attracts butterflies but it is also known for attracting other creatures to include fritillaries, tortoiseshells, honey bees, and swallowtail, all enjoying the sweet nectar of the blossoms. Officially known as "Buddleia", there are more than 100 species and cultivars. These bushes are medium to large in size, making them an exceptional choice or forming a hedge, , Preventing Septic Tank System problems. filling in space, or anchoring a perennial , Selling Your Own Home – Pet Issues bed. The only downside to the Butterfly Bush is that it is a vigorous and messy grower. In other words, the branches will begin to grow , Garden Arrangements can make a huge difference in your yard how and where they like so on-going trimming is required. The branches support beautiful , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Quakertown Pa. lilac-like clusters of flowers, , What You Don't Know About Roses as well as side branches and blossoms. The fragrance of the blooms is sweet and pleasant, especially during the warmest par of the day. These flowers , Planting the Sunset Red Maple Tree come in a variety of colors , Dimmers Set a Lighter Mood such as white, , Remodeling Tips Should You Do The Remodeling Yourself? purple, pink, , Nutcrackers Add a Whimsical Touch to Holiday Decor and red. These bushes have a high tolerance to alkaline soil , Creating a Faux Stone Finish for your Walls Using Old Newspa and air , The Easiest Way to Decorate your Kitchen pollution, as well as being pet-free with the exception of the spider might seen during stress or drought. , Selling Your Own Home – Pet Issues The Butterfly Bush prefers warm sun , Spring Into Action: Home Maintenance and well-drained soil. , A Look at Kids Bunk Beds In the spring, , Brighten Up Your Patio With Sun Catchers a light , How to Make a Weed Dabber fertilizer is suggested with deep watering in the summer , Get your Lawn Mower prepared for winter. months. Some of the easier varieties to grow , How to Red Oak Trees Near Quakertown Pa include B. globosa, B. colvtlei, B. alternifolia, and B. asiatica, and to encourage a second blooming, you can prune , Planting the Sunset Red Maple Tree the Butterfly Bush immediately after the first blossoming is complete. Lilac Flowering , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Quakertown Pa. Bushes The Lilac Bush is a favorite because of the pleasant aroma and magnificent lilac-colored blooms. With proper care, a Lilac Bush can live hundreds of yeas. In addition to more than 1,000 varieties of Lilacs, they also come in a variety of colors, , Planting the Sunset Red Maple Tree the most common being lilac, purple, pink, , Home Security: Your yard is the first line of defence. and white. , Advice about the best opinion witrel="nofollow" h reference to posts and be The size of the Lilac bush also varies from four to eight feet with some extending upwards to 30 feet. The blooms appear in the spring , Brighten Up Your Patio With Sun Catchers but only last a short time. To enhance the appearance of your property , The Answer Lies In The Soil while enjoying the blooms and aroma of the Lilac, we recommend you grow , The Right Bathroom Accessories Will Make Your Bathroom Unfor early, mid, and late varieties. Although the blooms will die off in about four to six weeks, you are left with a green shrub , Leylandii, Pruning, The Law And You that is beautiful , Deck Building Basics in its own right. It is important to keep your Lilac flowering , Tips for Choosing a 'Safe' Paint Color for Your Walls bush neatly pruned and trimmed annually for both appearance and health. Allow the bush to remain bushy but not so dense that inner leaves do not receive sunlight or air , Maintaining Oxygen Levels in Fish and KOI Ponds circulation. Although Lilac Bushes are relatively hardy, they do have an occasional insect problem such as borers, ants, or aphids. The best solution is an organic , Nutcrackers Add a Whimsical Touch to Holiday Decor insecticidal soap. The more common problem with the Lilac Bush is moles and mice that love to chew on the bark of the stems. For this, you can set a trip to avoid contaminating soil , Advice about the best opinion witrel="nofollow" h reference to posts and be near the bush. Finally, powdery mildew is a common problem. For this, use an organic , Get your Lawn Mower prepared for winter. fungicide two to three times, one week apart as soon as the problem is identified. Azaleas Known as "Royalty of the Garden", Azaleas come in thousands of varieties, each beautiful. , Increase the Heat Output of Your Fireplace: Warmer Toes for Classified as a "species" or "hybrid", Azaleas are also a very popular type of flowering , How to Make a Weed Dabber bush. You will discover a wide selection of colors , Pruning the Backyard Grapevine that include red, pink, , Acid-Loving Plants orange, purple, white, , The Joy Of Gardening and yellow, depending on the type of Azalea you purchase. What makes the Azalea so unique is the bloom, which varies dramatically on the different varieties, some one-half inch, some five inches. The number of petals also depends on the type of Azalea. Single flowers , Deck Building Basics typically have five petals although on rare occasion, you might see six. Hose-in-hose flowers , Get your Lawn Mower prepared for winter. can have up to 12 petals while a double hose-in-hose may have 30 or more. Additionally, Azaleas boast different shaped petals, again, depending on variety. The height of this bush ranges from just under one foot to four feet although there are varieties that grow , Planting the Sunset Red Maple Tree well over 15 feet tall. Azaleas generally bloom in the spring , Make Your Own Lampshades while some will bloom as late as September but only lasting one to two weeks. Most Azaleas do best with a high degree of shade, preferring slightly acid soil. , Acid-Loving Plants You also want to keep moisture , Brighten Up Your Patio With Sun Catchers around the base of the bush, which can be done by using pine bark, wood , Spice up your Garden with Rare Flowering Bulbs chips, or pine needles. The most important aspect of growing , Choosing Conservatory Furniture Azaleas is good drainage. The best solution is to plant , A Look at Electrician Training the bush so the root , Choosing Conservatory Furniture ball is exposed above ground by a few inches with the mulching pushed up around it for protection. 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Witch Hazel : This flowering , Get your Lawn Mower prepared for winter. bush can grow , Creating a Faux Stone Finish for your Walls Using Old Newspa up to 20 feet, producing yellow, spidery flowers. , Make Your Own Lampshades Forsythia : Wonderful for lining walls, , What You Don't Know About Roses this bush boasts drooping sprays of yellow flowers. , Planting the Sunset Red Maple Tree Hibiscus : Blooming in mid-summer, these flowers , Creating a Faux Stone Finish for your Walls Using Old Newspa are exotic, large, and a purple, rose/pine, or white color. , A Look at Kids Bunk Beds Hydrangea : This showy bush has magnificent large blossoms in the summer , A Little Known Secret to Successful Outdoor Gardening with big blue , Leylandii, Pruning, The Law And You globe-shaped clusters. Honeysuckle : With a sweet aroma, the Honeysuckle is a climbing type of bush that is truly gorgeous. Snow , The Easiest Way to Decorate your Kitchen ball : Perfect for hedging, high foundations, and screening because of its mature height of 10 to 12 feet, this bush produces white, , Choosing Conservatory Furniture snowball-shaped flowers , The Art Of Landscaping Your Garden with crimson colored foliage in the fall. , A Little Known Secret to Successful Outdoor Gardening For more articles on this topic and others visit http://www.wnyalive.com WNY Alive © 2005 All Rights Reserved Article Source: http://www.articledashboard.com
Eileen Melgar is an avid gardner and the editor of www.wnyalive.com |
  
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