by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
#003 of my ”Travels in New England – Gardens & Landscapes” series. The Gardens of the Notchland Inn in Bartlett, NH (Click photos to enlarge. Open in new browser window.) Yesterday, May 7th, 2011 we drove to North Conway for BBQ at Hillbilly’s. It was a glorious New England spring day with temperatures in the high [...]
by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus – Alt Name: Old Man’s Beard Hardiness Zones: 3-9 (click photo for large photo) Hardiness will be more suspect in Zone 3. Planting in Zone 3 and 4 try to place the tree in a south/southeast location for the maximum amount of sun and warmth in winter. The Fringe Tree [...]
by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
I was missing my fringe trees in Temple, NH so I decided to go back to the source and buy another for my very northern home in Bethlehem, NH. A couple weeks ago we went back to Brown’s Nursery in Thetford, Vermont to find another fringe tree. It sits awaiting planting now as I’ve not [...]
by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)
Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus – Alt Name: Old Man’s Beard The fringe tree is a favorite of mine. In zone 5 it tends to blossom very late May or early June. It depends on how close you are to zone 6 or zone 4. We used this as a backdrop for graduation pictures. It [...]