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PLANT NATIVE TREES, SHRUB FOR BEST RESULTS

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: After deciding to plant trees and shrubs this spring, the next question is which kind. With Iowa's extremes in climate, the best choice is to go native. Using native trees and shrubs from an Iowa grown nursery is the best

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Roadside tree, shrub, and groundcover planting guidelines.(North Carolina)

North Carolina's state highway system is known for its beautiful roadside vegetation, including extensive wildflower plantings. The plantings are designed for practical purposes as well; grasses and legume covers provide erosion control, and trees and shrubs reduce mowing requirements. The state

Publication: Public Works

NURSERY GROWS TREES, SHRUB, GRASSES

AP The Columbian 01-21-1999 CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) -- The seedling trees and shrubs being gently lifted out of the beds at the U.S. Forest Service's J. Herbert Stone Nursery this month represent a new kind of reforestation. A decade ago, the 311-acre nursery grew just two kinds of trees: Douglas

Publication: The Columbian

DEC ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR TREES, SHRUB SEEDLINGS.(CAPITAL REGION)

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is selling tree and shrub seedlings for conservation plantings. The program, which runs through May, offers low-cost seedlings for conservation plantings on public and private lands. The DEC-operated Tree Nursery in Saratoga Springs produces more

Publication: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)

TREES, SHRUBS SEEK OWNERS FOR A VERITABLE GROWTH INDUSTRY.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: ERIN DUGGAN Staff writer Fledgling trees and shrubs are arriving in the Capital Region this month, looking for new soil to call home so they can begin cleaning the air, curbing erosion and providing food and shelter for wildlife. But plantings are down this year by 40 percent in the Capital

Publication: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)

Trees, shrubs have purpose

Mike Allen - Tree Care A reader of my Tree Care articles called and asked why I focus the content of my articles on problems with trees and shrubs rather than the benefits? The reader's point is well taken. In my business, when there are no perceived problems with trees or shrubs in the yard, I do

Publication: Winnipeg Free Press

Fall is prime time to plant trees, shrubs

Most gardening experts have heard this question dozens of times: "When is the best time to plant trees and shrubs?" And most of the inquiring gardeners get this reply: "Whenever you can get a shovel into the ground." With the techniques used by many commercial growers today, that response has as

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS HARDY FOR ALL SEASONS.(AT HOME)

Byline: LAURENCE SOMBKE Special to the Times Union Q: Are there any mail-order companies that you can recommend that can supply native trees and shrubs for the Albany/Schenectady area? A: I am glad to hear you are interested in planting native trees and shrubs. By native we mean plants that were

Publication: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)

AVOID GROWING PAINS: GIVE TREES, SHRUBS PLENTY OF ROOM

Trees and shrubs grow. A lot. I feel silly having to write this. I mean, of course trees and shrubs grow! What else should they do?But many people planting yards and landscapes seem to forget this little horticultural truism: "Trees and shrubs are going to grow." They are not going to stay the same

Publication: Evansville Courier & Press

You can salvage snow-laden trees, shrubs

Last month's monster snowstorm caused a monstrous amount of damage to trees and shrubs in the Salt Lake Valley. Drive through any neighborhood, and you'll likely encounter broken limbs littering the side of the roads. But the recent storm damage seemed much worse than usual. Why? An early freeze

Publication: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)