How to Pick the Right Privacy Tree

Ariel View of Pryor's Nursery, a 10 acre tree farm of fast growing evergreen trees for privacy screening. Perfect for backyard privacy, street privacy and around pools.

Privacy trees are almost always at the top of the list for homeowners moving into a new home or when new construction buildings go up around you. We all want to feel our home and garden are our own, and nothing does that better than evergreen privacy screens. Got nosey neighbors? Privacy trees are the … Continue reading How to Pick the Right Privacy Tree

Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees

U. S. National Christmas Trees in 2012

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

Still Time to Plant Before the End of the Year!

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?

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

Bag worm damage on evergreen branches

Its 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

Organic Mulch delivery to the farm

At our evergreen tree farm, we experimented with different soil types and potting mixtures over 20 years ago for organic soil amendments. Leafgro, which is manufactured by the state of Maryland, proved to be an excellent addition to the planting medium. Made of leaves and grass clippings collected from the surrounding cities, it is professionally … Continue reading Organic Soil Amendments

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

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.

Time to Water Your Living Fence

Watering Can watering plants

It is very IMPORTANT that you FREQUENTLY check the soil moisture content at the base of each evergreen tree.

Bagworm Treatment

Evergreen bagworms are detrimental to the trees

Bagworms are easy to control when they are young, and there is minimal damage to the plant. Look for bagworms in late June. Use the Fourth of July as a reminder date. The bagworms will be very small at this time and are easy to stop with almost any product. They may be as small as a … Continue reading Bagworm Treatment

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Pryor's Nursery Aerial Back in the 1990's

   Thirty years ago in 1989, I bought a soybean field in Montgomery County, Maryland to start the home of the Living Fence.  Our contracting company, Earth Beautiful, Inc had been up and running for 9 years by then. Having already planted an enormous amount of evergreens for privacy screening at our landscape customers properties, … Continue reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!