Narrow Upright Evergreens and Flowering Shrubs

By Kerry Mendez | February 22, 2023

The Leaning Tower of Arborvitae.  I know better! When I lived in Upstate NY I always tied up my ‘Emerald Green’ Arborvitae with jute twine in late fall to prevent heavy show or freezing rain from damaging them. But when I moved to Maine, I let my guard down. Bad idea.  This is what I…

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In a Squeeze? Use narrow plants!

By Kerry Mendez | October 16, 2016

Sometimes you need a skinny plant to slip into a tight spot. A specimen that has great ‘posture’ and completes the design puzzle. Here are a few woody plants, evergreen and deciduous, to consider when you are literally ‘between a rock and a hard place’: (pictured right Boxwood ‘Graham Blandy’, photo ncsu.edu) Evergreen Boxwood (Buxus…

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