Salix exigua This is one of the most interesting plants I’ve started using in the past few years I remember a cluster of these growing on the college grounds where I went to school They were aggressively penned off by concrete walls and walks all around, and I didn’t think much of that...
After a winter of heavy snowfall, cedars can be unsightly in the spring Don’t despair, they can be repaired The example in the picture is in south Edmonton The snow loaded down the branches on this shrub so much that the owners had a hard time getting in and out of their front door The...
Clematis x cvs I love clematis but I am far from an expert on them From my experience they are easy to grow and there are many varieties, with a diverse range of flower shapes and colours, from purples to pinks to white with pink bands I once planted a Jackman clematis to climb on a black...
Thuja occidentalis cultivarsBrandon cedars formally shaped along the front of a house in Red Deer S LePage photoCedars are very useful shrubs and columnar trees on the Prairies The provide year-round colour and add accent to buildings and shrub bed plantings They are available in a variety of...
Quercus macrocarpa (Bur oak) Quercus ellipsoidalis ‘Bailskies’ (Northern Pin Oak) Quercus rubra borealis (Northern Red Oak) We do not commonly see oak trees in the landscape, which is too bad, because they are very beautiful shade trees I have only worked on a handful of bur oaks in...