PARADE OF BLOOMS ; Supplement the flowers in your yard by planting shrubs and ornamental trees that will blossom at different times of the year.
RAY ROUTHIER / By RAY ROUTHIER / Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
05-17-2009
PARADE OF BLOOMS ; Supplement the flowers in your yard by planting shrubs and ornamental trees that will blossom at different times of the year.
Byline: RAY ROUTHIER / By RAY ROUTHIER / Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Home & Garden
Type: News
You don't have to plant a lot of flowers to have flowers blooming all growing season long.
No, you can supplement your blooms with flowering trees and shrubs, to achieve what some folks call "continuous bloom."
"You can create different layers of color by having a tree that blooms one month, then a shrub, then some perennials," said Genevieve Coombs, nursery manager at Roosevelt Trail Garden …
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
05-17-2009
PARADE OF BLOOMS ; Supplement the flowers in your yard by planting shrubs and ornamental trees that will blossom at different times of the year.
Byline: RAY ROUTHIER / By RAY ROUTHIER / Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Home & Garden
Type: News
You don't have to plant a lot of flowers to have flowers blooming all growing season long.
No, you can supplement your blooms with flowering trees and shrubs, to achieve what some folks call "continuous bloom."
"You can create different layers of color by having a tree that blooms one month, then a shrub, then some perennials," said Genevieve Coombs, nursery manager at Roosevelt Trail Garden …
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