What Are These Birch Trees Going To Be When They Grow Up?
Sometimes you see something and wonder “huh?” What was the landscape designer thinking? Or not thinking…. Probably your first thought was, where are these trees going to go once they reach maturity? If the trees survive past next month (since they are placed under...Amelanchier Trees Help the Design Challenge
This spiral garden that I designed a number of years ago has 3 Amelanchier trees in it. They are the white foamy flowering trees in the photos. A design challenge of this design was to integrate a created garden along the back woodland tree edge. How do you do it...Solution to Weeping Cherry Post
What you see here is two different plants expressing themselves. The roots and trunk of this Cherry tree is a generic “Cherry tree” – used for its vigorous roots and straight trunk. To the side of the tree is a piece of Weeping Cherry tree that was...Weeping Cherry Gone Wrong
Okay now, what happened here? Talk about two different growth habits! If you’re interested in learning more about proper tree pruning techniques, check out our pruning services page and feel free to post any questions or comments on this blog. Hint – this...About Christie Dustman
Christie Dustman is a life-long gardener and owner of Christie Dustman & Company, Inc.
