When to Plant Green Giant Arborvitaes: A Maryland Evergreen Tree Farm’s Guide

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Green Giant Arborvitae Trees

Welcome to Pryor's Nursery, your trusted source for locally field-grown evergreen trees throughout Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. If you're looking for the perfect privacy solution for your yard or garden, look no further than the magnificent Green Giant Arborvitae. These fast-growing and deer-resistant evergreen trees have become a favorite among our customers, and we're … Continue reading When to Plant Green Giant Arborvitaes: A Maryland Evergreen Tree Farm’s Guide

Enhance Your Pool’s Privacy with Fast-Growing Evergreen Trees

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Nellie Steves Hollie, fast growing evergreen trees for privacy screening around Swimming Pools.

Creating a private oasis around your pool is essential for enjoyment and relaxation without prying eyes. Many homeowners need tall privacy screening for various reasons. One of the most common is blocking views from the neighboring homes' second-story windows. Using fast-growing evergreen trees is the most effective and aesthetically pleasing way to enhance your pool's … Continue reading Enhance Your Pool’s Privacy with Fast-Growing Evergreen Trees

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

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Privacy Screening with Green Giants and Nellie Stevens Holly Installation. Check out our testimonials from raving customers!

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 Tree Watering and Fertilization

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Little Boy Watering Plants

In our last blog, we talked about soil types affecting the availability and uptake of plant nutrients.  Sandy soils , which drain quickly, may not have sufficient N, P and K due to leaching, as the water rapidly leaves a sand area. Over the years rains can remove a lot of nutrients from a porous area to the garden. Regular watering is needed to establish new trees and may move materials away also, from sandy planting mix. If you could see a cross section of the soil draining, the water you are applying moves rapidly out of the sand in a more pointed, dagger like profile.

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?

Bagworm Control

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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 most any product. They may be as small as a … Continue reading Bagworm Control

The Maryland Home & Garden Show

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Maryland Home Show Booth

Nice crowd at The Maryland Home and Garden show at the Timonium fairgrounds. It was great to meet 2 of the Pryor's Nursery VIP show ticket contest winners! And of course, 100s of people interested in privacy screening for their home inquired about the living fence. We had a sample of our evergreen trees at the show for everyone to see. The 7ft Green Giants ,10 ft tall Green Giant, a 7 ft Nellie Stevens Holly and a Leyland Cypress were on display in our show booth.