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Growth Rate Comparison: Weeping Willow Tree v Dappled Willow Bush After writing about Flood Zoned Land Mitigation Strategy with Trees and Shrubs I decided to take some pictures to verify...

Flood Zoned Land Mitigation Strategy with Trees and Plants Flood Zoned Land in general is worth about 1/10th of the equivalent land not zoned as flood land or at least...

  Do Not Cross Message with Shrubs & Trees Often a boundary marker is desirable to mark the property line and also to send a do not cross message to...

Green Giant Arborvitae in a Staggered Row for Privacy Green Giant Arborvitae is by far the most popular choice for privacy seeking property owners in the Midwest. Particularly popular because...

Eastern Red Cedar for Privacy: the Native Choice Eastern Red Cedar is Native to the US Eastern half of the continent with arguably most common in Kentucky. It is not...

Fastest Privacy Shrub: Dappled Willow Dappled Willow (Hakuro Nishiki) is a deciduous shrub, the fastest growing shrub we know of. If plenty of water is available, it will grow from...

A Beautiful Example of Semi Sheared White Pines for Privacy White Pines are often used for privacy, security and wind break. They can grow about 24” a year. The semi...

Swimming Pool Privacy Tree & Shrub Ideas There are many options for swimming pool privacy, a few of them:   Limelight Hydrangea, big long lasting white flowers, each year the...

Eastern Red Cedar   Like many family businesses in America, we also benefit from the talent and hard work of our adult kids. They assure that we stay on trend...

Spring Pruning of Privacy Trees: Murray & Leyland Cypress Early Spring, late March and early April in Kentucky is a great time to prune the privacy evergreens. Although Murray Cypress...

Weeping Willow for Fast Growing Privacy While Green Giant Arborvitae, Murray Cypress and White Pines are by far the most popular choices for fast growing privacy trees for the Midwest,...

Dripline Watering of Newly Planted Privacy Trees Newly planted privacy trees need to be watered with some frequency, but predictably daily during the first Summer. Steady watering during the first...