Landscaping Advice: San Diego Tree Choices from The Yard Fairy
During my visits to landscaping clients throughout San Diego county, I am often asked about tree choices. My personal view is that planting a tree that will ultimately be too large for a space is wrong. Many justify it to themselves by saying “We will be long gone by the time it’s a problem.” Others plant trees that grow to be giants because they just don’t know how big it’s ultimately going to get. At The Yard Fairy we size our trees (and plants) according to the space you have in your yard. By drawing up your yard on paper, we can see exactly if something is going to fit.
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Chinese Redbud or Cercis chinensis
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Crape Myrtle or Lagerstroemia hybrids
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Lemon Bottlebrush or Callistemon citrinus
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Mexican Redbud or Cercis canadensis mexicana
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Peppermint Willow or Agonis flexuosa
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Pineapple Guava or Feijoa sellowiana (Acca sellowiana)
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Purple Orchid Tree or Bauhinia veriegata
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Smoke Tree or Cotinus coggygria
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Strawberry Tree or Arbutus unedo
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Western Redbud or Cercis occidentalis
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We’ve all felt that sudden urge to buy something stunning… maybe you arrive home with a gorgeous morning glory plant and are all too eager to show it off in your garden. So you hastily put it in the ground, only to have the plant eventually overtake all the other plants around it. Never fear! Today we will cover “how to design with maintenance in mind…” so the next time you get hit with the creativity bug, you’ll know exactly where and how much to plant so as not to make work for yourself down the line.
While a beautiful garden is a treasure within itself, a garden that wafts fragrance about is a real gem. Luckily, cost and labor are minimal if you’d like to add a new dimension to your summer garden in the form of scent. In addition, plants with fragrance attracts bird and pollinators and are often considered to work as aromatherapy.
