Beautiful fall weather conditions are in store for the next couple of weeks. The warm soil temperatures will make your landscape shrubs and trees grow nicely. Let’s make our landscape beautiful!
Landscape planting
It is not too late to plant trees and shrubs if you water them adequately. The Creek Side selection of shrubs and trees of all sizes for your landscape planting is real good. Lots of new growth this summer. Use Root Stimulator or Espoma Bio-tone and Nature’s Yield Compost at planting time.
Shrubs
Beautiful full-size shrubs have grown quickly. Potentilla, Spirea, Barberry and Dogwood looking great! Looking for xeric selections? Creek Side has an expanded selection of native and dry land shrubs. Check out the Rabbitbrush, Leadplant, Sumacs, Fernbush, Coyote Willow .
- Potentillas, Spireas & Barberries – great choices for sunny locations
- Hydrangeas & Weigela– great choices for partial sun/ partial shade locations
- Dogwoods – Ivory Halo & Red Twig, offer winter interest
- Lilacs – several colors available
- Burning Bush – nice size plants, great value
- Smokebush – purple leaves
- Blue Mist Spirea – big pollinator shrub
- Buddelia – beautiful Butterfly Bush
- Xeric selections – Leadplant, Rabbitbrush and more
Trees
Big, beautiful trees ready for planting right now. Get these trees established this year and they will really take off next year providing shade and beauty in your landscape.
Red maples are the most popular tree that Creek Side gets requests for. Several different varieties of red maples are available now in sizes with good value and ease of handling.
Shade Trees
For large shade-providing trees consider the following excellent Colorado Choices:
- Red maples – Red Sunset, Red Pointe – 40-50’ shade trees with great fall color
- Swedish Columnar Aspen – hardy aspen foliage in a columnar form
- Columnar European Hornbeam –
- Straight Plains Cottonwood – our classic native cottonwood
Ornamental Trees
Have you considered a nice 20’-40′ ornamental tree for your yard? Brandywine and Main Street Maples are ready to provide pleasing lines and color to your landscape offering great fall color. Hotwings Maple are a native with drought tolerance available in a standard or shrub form. Also consider:
- Hawthorne – 3 season interest- spring flowers, summer fruit and fall color
- Serviceberry – 3 season interest
- Flowering Plum – beautiful spring flowers
Cruise the Creek Side Woodlands Walkway soon to discover what fall shrubs and trees might brighten your landscape! Shop for the best availability today!
