Garden Center

Home                            Previous Page                            Next Page

      Ferns

Garden Fountains

For The Birds
Bird Houses

Wind Chimes

Christmas Items

Garden Furniture

Rustic Decor

Top Garden Books

Other Interesting Sites

Garden Articles

How to Raise House Plants

A Kids Tree

Lawn Mower Parts   
      Overview

Earthworm Friends In The 
     
Garden

Help Your Backyard Plants
     
Get The Nutrients They
     
Need

Gardening is Good
     
Therapy

Growing Geraniums
       Indoors Or Outdoors

Bird Feeder Basics

Hibiscus

About Window Ledge
      Gardening

Wind Chimes Go Great
      With Gardening

Garden Delights For
      Midsummer

Choosing The Right
      Garden Patio Furniture

Agio Patio Furniture

How To Plan A Garden
       Right

Daylily: A Perennial
      Favorite

What Is Compost And Why
      Does My Garden Need It

Pruning the Backyard
      Grapevine

You Take The Vacation
      Not Your Garden

A Little Known Secret To
      Successful Outdoor
      Gardening

More Interesting Articles...


Snow White Flowering Dogwood




Bradford Flowering Pear

 
 

Paw Paw


 

Pin Oa

 

Boston Ivy


 

Hazelnut



Shademaster
Honey Locust


Kwanzan Flowering Cherry


Spring Grove Arborvitae




Eastern Whitebud


The Eastern Whitebud tree, Cercis canadensis alba, is best known for their profuse white pea-like flowers. The heart-shaped leaves of this redbud tree are 3-5" across and its fruit are brown flat pods about 2-3" long. The trunk of this small tree usually branches close to the ground resulting in a spreading flat-topped to rounded crown. This small deciduous tree is adaptable to other soil types but will not grow well in permanently wet or poorly drained soil. It is used as an ornamental or patio tree.




Autumn Purple Ash


The "Autumn Purple" White Ash, Fraxinus americana, 'Autumn Purple', is a seedless male tree and is a cultivar of the species which is native to moist areas. This fast growing White Ash tree grows 2/3 feet per year. It is almost pyramidal with a round top when young, but gradually slows down and develops an oval shape. Autumn Purple Ash trees prefer a sunny location. The Autumn Puple Ash tree makes a great tall shade tree.




Japanese Red Maple


The Japanese Red Maple tree, Acer Palmatum Autropurpeum, is by far, one of the most popular ornamental plants in the plant kingdom. This small deciduous tree is a very showy, versatile species. Japanese Red Maple trees are used as a single specimen or in borders or groupings. The leaves are reddish-purple in spring and again in fall. The Japanese Red Maple tree is used to create a unique bonsai tree. The classic Japanese maple has red-purple leaves which turn a brilliant red in autumn.
 

American Hornbeam

The American Hornbeam tree, Carpinus caroliniana, is a shade tolerant under story tree. American Hornbeam trees are also known by the common names of Musclewood, Ironwood, Blue Beech, and Water Beech trees. The word "hornbeam" comes from the words "horn" for "toughness" and "beam" an old English word for "tree" and refers to this tree's very hard, tough, wood. This deciduous species provides nuts that are eaten by many birds such as grouse, bobwhite, pheasant and wild turkey. Cottontail rabbits and deer nibble on the shoots of this tree. Carpinus caroliniana exhibits leaves that are thin and beautifully translucent. This shade tree will provide cool, dense shade in the summer because of its many leaves giving a dense appearance. In late autumn the leaves turn deep scarlet and orange providing good fall color tree.

Red Maple - October Glory

The October Glory Red Maple tree, Acer rubrum 'October Glory', is one of the best and most popular of the Red Maple cultivars. October Glory Red Maple trees are excellent for intense fall color and have a medium to fast growth rate. In the spring, red flowers in dense clusters form before the leaves. This Red Maple is an excellent tree for lawn or street planting. The 'October Glory' Red Maple has a good oval-rounded form. It tends to hold its lustrous dark green leaves late into fall. The intensity of the brilliant orange to red fall color is worth the wait. October Glory Red Maple trees have a dense oblong head with dark green foliage. Excellent color for the south.

 


Chickasaw Plum

 


Boxwood  Wintergreen


Flame Amur Maple

 


Weeping Cherry Tree
 

Crimson King Maple

 


 


The 
Coneflower
Little Giant, 'Echinacea purpurea', is an easy to grow flower that produces beautiful, huge clear pink daisy-like flowers. It is named little because it is short and giant because of its huge 5” bloom size. Blooming from July to October and a major attractor to butterflies and bees and deer resistant, it is a must for any perennial gardens.

Echinacea is said to increase immune function, reduce the effects of colds and flu’s, fights off viral, bacterial and fungal infections and purify the blood and flush waste from the lymphatic system.


The 
Grandiflora Hydrangea
, Hydrangea paniculata, is a common American garden plant and highly valued for its vigor and bloom dependability. Sterile flowers appear in August and remain on the plant until the first hard frost.

The large conical shaped white flower heads turn to pink in the fall with gray-green leaves. Sent to America from Japan in 1861, this continues to be one of the best loved varieties. The blooms can easily be used for drying. 6+ foot height at maturity.


The Lady Fern or Red Stem fern has a feathery textured frond with a red stem. It is a slow spreading fern, which will make a nice mass in a few years. The Southern Lady fern thrives in the garden, given any reasonably good soil and will make a dense stand over time. It prefers to have it's feet wet.

This plant is used for container plantings, borders, foundation planting, massing and groundcover. The Southern Lady fern is perennial and is deciduous. This very versatile plant goes well with evergreen shrubs and Hostas.



Patmore Ash

The Patmore Ash tree, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore', better known as the Patmore Ash, is a lovely, fast-growing tree with 5-9 shiny green leaflets which stay on the tree well into the autumn. Patmore ash tree is a cultivar of the green ash, so it is very hardy and it tolerates drought well. The attractive shiny green leaves change to a yellow fall color. Extremely hardy. It is seedless. Widely used as a shade tree and a central lawn tree.

Dura Heat River Birch - BNMTF

The River Birch 'Dura Heat®', 'Betula nigra, 'BNMTF' Dura Heat®', is extremely popular as an ornamental. The beautiful creamy, white exfoliating bark at an early age on the trunk and branches is one of the reasons why it is so popular. It is hardy for most all U. S. climate zones, is fast-growing, nicely forked, and wind and ice resistant. 'Dura Heat' has a denser canopy of foliage than the species River Birch along with leaf spot resistance. The Dura Heat is denser and the leaves are greener in the summer months. The tree is very intolerant to shade. Dura Heat prefers moist sites, but as it's name implies, tolerates drier and hotter conditions better than most other river birch. It is an excellent specimen tree.

 

 


Japanese Red
Maple Tree




 

Free Hydroponics Report
Get Your Free Hydroponic Secrets
Report Now!

"Hydroponics - The Future Unleashed!"
Today !
Click Here

 

  CheapFlowers.com
 

 


 

Google

 Home | Ferns | Trees | Vines | Fruit Trees | Ground Covers | Perennials | Rose Bushes | Shrubs | Great Gift Ideas | Gardening Accessories | Bonsai Trees | Water Fountains | For The Birds | Bird Houses | Wind Chimes | Featured Articles | Christmas Items | Contact Us |  Links | Garden Furniture | Garden Books | Submit A Site | Garden Blog |
| Privacy Policy | Tos |

Business Arena Glebe Street East Kilbride Glasgow G74 4LY  United Kingdom 
Tel +44 01355 524416 email admin@gardencentershowplace.com
© Copyright 2004-2010