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There are four things to consider when deciding what plant to put in your landscape; size, shape, color and micro climate. The first three are easy to figure out by looking at the details on each plant’s product page. The fourth is determined by a soil test and a general look over of the area. Is there a structure in the area that would block the sun or wind, other large trees that would provide shade, a road or sidewalk close by that would have salt on it in the winter, a septic system that would keep an area wet or dry? The size of the space you are planting in is also an important factor to consider. It is much more cost efficient to mass plant a large space with a ground cover and a few specimen plants, as well as more maintenance free to mass plant a large area than to let it stay grassed. Still wondering what you should plant? Below are our suggestions for what should be planted based on the space you are planting in and the goal of the space you are planting. Hedge: American Cranberry, Forsythia, Lilac. Specimen: Butterfly Bush, Colorado Blue Spruce, Native Birch, Rose of Sharon, Spice Bush, Honey Locust Wind Break: Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Douglas Fir, Austrian Pine. Shade Tree: Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Tulip Tree, Red Oak, White Oak. Wet area planting: Native Birch, Elderberry, Spicebush, Witch Hazel Mass planting: Daylily, Hosta, Ivy, Myrtle, Pachysandra Bird and Butterfly Habitat: American Cranberry, Daylily, Elderberry, Spicebush and our Songbird and Butterfly Gardens. Wildlife Habitat: American Cranberry, Red Oak, White Oak, Elderberry, Spicebush Reforestation: Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Norway spruce, Red Maple, Red Oak, Sugar Maple, Tulip Tree, White Oak When planting a larger parcel of land such as reforesting or establishing a wildlife habitat, the soil test becomes the most important consideration. You can purchase a test kit or take a sample to your local cooperative extension or soil and water conservation office.
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