Hydrangeas are a genus of over 75 species and 600 named cultivars that are native to a wide range of regions and countries, including Japan, Asia, Indonesia, Himalayan mountains, and the Americas. While hydrangeas can…
It’s time to add colorful flowering shrubs to the spring landscape. Everyone’s favorites – rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, & lilacs – are arriving daily at Heritage. And just in time for planting season! Tips for successful…
Drifts of yellow in the landscape in April can only mean one thing – spring has arrived when forsythia bloom! Easily recognized by its yellow flowers, forsythia has been used for hedges, screening, and massed…
Are you looking to screen an unpleasant view, buffer wind or unwanted noise, or just need some privacy? Hedges, aka living fences, provide easy solutions to these age-old problems. The following are a few recommendations…
Are you looking to add some intoxicating fragrance and color to your spring garden? If so, lilacs (Syringa species) are the plant of choice. Flower colors, from light to deep shades of purple, are determined…
It’s not unusual after a tricky winter with erratic temperature fluctuations and windy conditions to see browning (desiccation) on the leaves of landscape evergreens. The most affected broadleaved evergreens are also commonly used landscape plants…
Just before many spring-flowering plants put forth their long-awaited display of color… Camellia japonica beats them to the punch with glorious early seasonal blooms. And speaking of their glorious blooms – look for varieties that…
Showing off their amazing blooms in late summer gardens on Long Island – Hydrangea paniculata is a homerun in the landscape! This hardy hydrangea is easily identified by its large conical-shaped flower heads. Standard (tree…
Hydrangea – it’s the All-American summer flowering shrub for Long Island gardens! So, if you’ve recently added hydrangeas to your garden, here’s the skinny on keeping them in tip-top shape. Plain and simple, hydrangeas are…