Landscaping Trees
Landscaping a garden or a yard won’t be complete without adding a hint of green to the exterior décor in the form of trees, either flowering trees or fruit trees. A lush green garden/orchard not only looks soothing to the eyes and infuses a degree of tranquility, but a green cover also helps to transform the look of a garden, imparts individuality, provides shade and balmy breeze and assists in giving a cosmetic facelift to the exterior of your home.
A beautiful cottage nestled in a grove of verdant greenery with green leaves interspersed with brown branches and cooing birds and swaying gently in the soft breeze is one of the most romantic visions that city bound urbanites could dream of. Why not transform that dream into reality and be the first to add a patch of green to your surroundings?
Some of the best trees for landscaping are:
- Magnolia
- Apple trees
- Dogwood trees
- Japanese maple trees
- American maples
- Blue spruce trees
- Dwarf Alberta spruce trees
- Arborvitae trees
- Nellie R. Stevens Holly
- Birch trees
- Oak trees
- Dwarf fruit trees
- Crape Myrtles
- Hawthorn trees
- Rose of Sharon
- Weeping willow
If you live in a hilly region in a cold climate, conifers like firs, pines, junipers etc will be a good choice.
When you wish to landscape your garden based on a tropical/sub tropical theme or if you reside in a tropical country you can opt for Neem trees which have antiseptic properties, red and yellow huge shady flowering trees, fruit trees like mango trees, banana trees, guava trees, Indian berry trees, Indian flowering trees like jasmine famed for its sweet fragrance that can travel far and wide and sooth your senses and other such tropical trees.
Tall date trees or coconut trees or palm trees look fascinating if you have a sea facing cottage. Cherry blossom trees will paint your garden in a riot of colors.
Just make sure that you don’t plant the trees in a hap hazard manner. Consult a landscape designer or landscaping software to select your trees; arrange them in a proper way so that the saplings when they grow up remain well spaced out and not crowded; color coordinate the flowering trees by juxtaposing a sapling with bright colored flowers with a light colored bloom.
Check out the soil type and climate to see whether the landscaping trees chosen by you can survive in or adapt to that environment or not. If time management is a problem with you, go for native trees that are low maintenance and hassle free. Exotic trees require a lot of careful time consuming tender handling and nurturing.