Green Wealth: How Evergreen Trees Boost Property Values and Privacy

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Green Giant privacy screening can boost your property value and your health!

Various factors influence the value of a property, and one often overlooked yet significant contributor is the presence of trees. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, trees play a crucial role in elevating property values, particularly evergreen trees that offer year-round benefits. In the Mid-Atlantic region, including Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, homeowners are discovering the … Continue reading Green Wealth: How Evergreen Trees Boost Property Values and Privacy

Fast Growing and Environmentally Friendly: Why Hybrid Evergreen Trees are Perfect for Privacy Screening

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Are you tired of your nosy neighbors or unwanted views in your yard? Hybrid evergreen trees may be the solution you need. Read our blog to learn about the advantages of hybrid evergreen for privacy.

Evergreen Christmas Tree Guide: What is the best?

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Decorated outdoor Christmas tree lit up.

When shopping for a Christmas tree at your local lot or tree farm, you’ll likely encounter many different types of evergreen Christmas trees. Picking out a perfect tree isn't easy. A tree's scent, color, strength of branches, shape, height and needle retention all matter. Depending on where you live will determine what type of trees … Continue reading Evergreen Christmas Tree Guide: What is the best?

Holiday Holly Tree Berry-Best Practices

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Nelly Stevens Holly Berries on the tree

Walking the fields to find the perfect live Christmas tree has become a tradition for many families. Not only is the tree an important part of the holidays, but garland, mistletoe, and wreaths as well. The bright red berries of the Holly trees look stunning against the green backdrop of leaves and needles in our … Continue reading Holiday Holly Tree Berry-Best Practices

Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees

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U. S. National Christmas Trees in 2012

Picking out live eco-friendly Christmas trees has become a tradition for many families. Oh, the fun of walking amongst the trees to find just the right one to fit the space and have the perfect shape. Getting the tree home and standing upright in the stand without falling over well, can be an adventure too... … Continue reading Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees

Still Time to Plant Before the End of the Year!

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Living Fence installation by Pryor's Nursery

Fall is a great time for planting. As temperatures cool, transplanting is less stressful on plants as they slowly become dormant with less new growth,

How Tall Are The Evergreen Trees We Grow Locally?

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Green Giant Evergreen Tree

The largest evergreen trees for privacy screening that we grow and transplant, are 15 feet tall Thuja Green Giant Arborvitaes. For almost 40 years we have successfully planted large green giant privacy screens throughout the Baltimore/Washington  area. Our green giant trees are grown from rooted cuttings at Pryor's Nursery in Damascus, Maryland.   On our website we … Continue reading How Tall Are The Evergreen Trees We Grow Locally?

Bag Worm Control

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Bag worm damage on evergreen branches

It's that time of year again when bagworms could appear and unfortunately, they damage plants. Bagworms prefer juniper, arborvitae, spruce, pine, and cedar but also attack deciduous trees.  Bagworm control can be done easily and without pesticides. The bags hold over 300 eggs in the cocoon and disperse in late spring by "ballooning" or crawling. … Continue reading Bag Worm Control

Organic Soil Amendments

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Organic Mulch delivery to the farm

Over 20 years ago, we experimented with different soil types and potting mixtures for organic soil amendments. Leafgro, which is manufactured by the state of Maryland, has proven to be an excellent addition to our planting medium. Leafgro is made of leaves and grass clippings collected from the surrounding cities. Then professionally recycled into Leafgro … Continue reading Organic Soil Amendments

Why do we “deck our halls with boughs of holly”?

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Red Nellie Stevens Holly Berries

Today we also use holly trees to create beautiful living fences for year round privacy screening. The holly trees can be trimmed a bit during the holiday season so you can make your own wreath or kissing ball. Or, you can go eco friendly by using a live holly tree as your holiday tree, then plant it in your yard afterwards.