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Woodland Gardens

Fringe Tree Mature Bark

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 [...]

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Creating A Naturalized Woodland Garden

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Naturalizing a previously wooded area (stumps still intact) with perennials, grasses, rock walls, water features, pathways, benches, garden sheds, showy shrubs and flowering trees. I recently received this email from an old friend in need. “I really don’t know quite where to begin – I don’t know if I should hire someone to help and [...]

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