Best Privacy Trees for Spring Planting: Transform Your Landscape Before Summer

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Gorgeous Green Giant Arborvitae we installed to improve curb appeal. One of the best evergreen privacy trees for MD, DC, and VA.

Why Spring is one of the Best Times to Plant Privacy Trees Spring is one of the two best seasons for planting privacy trees, ensuring strong root establishment before the summer heat arrives. Homeowners looking to create a natural privacy screen and/or wind barrier should take advantage of this time when soil conditions are optimal … Continue reading Best Privacy Trees for Spring Planting: Transform Your Landscape Before Summer

How Evergreen Trees and Amanita Muscaria Inspire Christmas Traditions

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Image of a Flying agaric/Amanita Muscaria mushroom under an evergreen pine tree in the wild.

The holidays are a time to marvel at the beauty of nature—and few symbols capture the spirit of Christmas, like the majestic evergreen tree. Evergreen trees have long represented resilience, life, and renewal during the darker winter months, embodying holiday symbolism and anchoring Christmas traditions throughout history. But nestled among their roots and branches lies … Continue reading How Evergreen Trees and Amanita Muscaria Inspire Christmas Traditions

Time to Water Your Living Fence!

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Little Boy Watering Plants

Consistently monitoring your watering is one of the most important things you can do for the success of your Living Fence.   

Bagworm Control

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Evergreen bagworms are detrimental to the trees

What are bagworms? Bagworms are insects belonging to the family Psychidae, known for their unique habit of constructing protective cases made of silk and bits of plant material. These cases, resembling tiny bags or cones, serve as both shelter and camouflage for the larvae as they feed and grow. Bagworms are notorious for their voracious … Continue reading Bagworm Control

Maryland Department of Agriculture Certification

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Recertification-class-in-2017

By practicing good environmental stewardship we can reduce fertilizer runoff into our creeks, rivers and Chesapeake Bay.

Fall Colors of the Green Giant Arborvitae

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Green Giant Arborvitae Fall Foliage with Needle Casting, the dropping of last years needles that turn brown. All a part of the normal lifecycle.

Fall is the time of year in the transition zone that we notice some browning on the green giant arborvitae. This is the normal conifer needle cast.