Tips for Identifying Trees That Can Bring Beauty to Your Landscape
You may keep your house trim painted, your walks clean and your front door sparkling, but it’s easy to forget that landscaping plays a big role in keeping your home beautiful. Identifying trees and shrubs that will make an instant impact on the appearance of your home comes down to choosing a few vibrant selections.
There are longer-term solutions for a home’s curb appeal, of course, like planting slow-growing trees or some tulips or daffodil bulbs. But if you’d like help identifying trees and bushes with immediate visual payoff, here’s your list:
Ginkgo Tree: You may associate this name with the health supplement called Ginkgo Biloba, valued for its use in improving brain function. It’s derived from the Ginkgo tree, and this tree is a smart choice for beautifying your landscaping. It can grow to up to 25 to 50 feet and provide your yard with lots of shade. The foliage changes from bright green to vibrant yellow in the fall.
Your Ginkgo tree will need full sun or partial shade, receiving around four hours of sunlight each day. Mulch your tree to preserve moisture at the roots.
Burning Bush: You can get immediate satisfaction from planting a burning bush. They change from pink to red and add a bit of fire to your landscaping color scheme. These are a good choice for your flower bed or to liven up a row of boxwood shrubs. Burning bushes thrive in both sunny and shady areas, so there’s a lot of flexibility in choosing a location for these plants.
Japanese Maple Tree: You won’t be the first on your block to have one, because these have become a landscaping staple. It’s no wonder, because they offer a lot of benefits: interesting texture for your planting layout, cooling shade and a variety of deep orange and red colors in their fall foliage.
If you want to enjoy an orange color in your Japanese maple leaves, it’s best to plant the tree in spring or early summer. This tree is ideally planted in full sunlight, but also needs adequate drainage to establish its roots. A Japanese maple has a wide spread, so be careful not to plant it close to the house or walkways.
Beautyberry Shrub: This selection will offer your yard an umbrella-shaped bush with green foliage, dotted with light purple berries during the spring and summer. In fall, white and purple berries appear which gives your landscaping a seasonal change. A beautyberry will do well in full sun or partial shade.
Identifying trees and shrubs for beautiful landscaping is only half the fun. Use Kincaid Plant Markers for added beauty and function to your yard, and to be sure that each plant is getting individualized care. Take a look at our full selection of attractive plant markers.
