THINK GREEN                                                                  by Kelly Heath, Retail Manager

EVERGREENS

The ability of evergreens in your landscape to add winter interest and texture is fundamental to good landscape design. Varied shades of greens are excellent complements to brighter bolder flowering shrubs providing them with a neutral background to stand out against. August is an excellent time to plant evergreens, as it gives them time to establish and set roots before the winter. One of the MOST important factors in planting evergreens, in my opinion, is to ensure that they are Ontario Grown. Evergreens grown in an Ontario climate are far more likely to survive through the winter than the BC grown ones that you often see in big box stores. That said, it is essential to provide adequate moisture to evergreens before going in the winter freeze up. Soaking all evergreens right through the fall helps prevent dessication from harsh winter winds. This season I have some really interesting evergreens in the nursery.

 Fairview Juniper

It's hard to decide which is the more appealing characteristic with this juniper; the attractive blue-green foliage or the interesting clusters of silver-blue berries that form. Fairview has a upright loose pyramidal form. It is a hardy narrow evergreen with finely textured foliage that makes it an excellent accent plant.

Grows 15' x 4 Full Sun

 

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