You can buy herbs from a store. But have you thought about creating an herbal wonderland of your own? You can pick and choose herbs that tickle your fancy. This post is going to discuss building an herb garden with plants that grow and thrive in New Jersey and New York.
You should start with what would you like to plant. What would you like to have in your herb garden? Herbs are good for cooking and often used for medicinal purposes. I am going to list a few herbs that you may want to consider adding to your garden.
Echinacea – great for boosting immune systems
Sage – delicious!
Lavender – wonderfully relaxing
Thyme – versatile in recipes
Mint – makes a great tea
Chives – a kitchen staple
Dill – fabulous on fish
Parsley – more than just a garnish!
These are some of the many varieties of herbs you can plant in your herb gardens. People have big plots for herb gardens, or you can settle with a window sill herb garden. You can reach right outside your window and pick some fresh herbs for your culinary dishes. Most of the above plants will grow well and survive in New York or New Jersey.
Are you planning to redo your property in New Jersey or New York? Are you thinking of ways to beautify your property and give it some real curbside appeal? Or trees that will boost your property value? If so this post will give you some great ideas for elegant trees and shrubs that grow well in New Jersey and New York.
The Yoshino Cherry tree is a stunningly beautiful tree. It has gorgeous white blossoms. It grows very well in most soils. And as a plus it is also draught resistant. This tree makes a statement when bordering a driveway. It would also look nice surrounding an outdoor living area. The Yoshino tree is indigenous to Japan and made its way to the US in 1902. There is a lot of history and culture behind this whimsical looking tree.
The Thuja Green Giant Tree is another tree that is aesthetically pleasing. It is an evergreen tree. It can hold up to extreme heat, is resistant to insects and pests, and is extremely easy to grow. These trees makes excellent privacy fences, because they grow in such a uniform shape. Another bonus to adding this tree is it is low maintenance. It only requires a trim at least once a year.
These are couple of trees that will make people stand and take notice of your landscaping. These trees boost property value and will beautify your lawn area.
When it comes to plant nutrition, nothing is more important than fertilizing. But, as all good gardeners know fertilizing can either really help your garden, or it can really hurt your garden. Picking the wrong time to fertilize is one of the main causes of garden problems, so if you want to save yourself some pain, take some of this advice.
When it comes to New Jersey the summer months can get very hot very quickly. Summer is also one of the months where most inexperienced farmers typically use their fertilizer. Instead of making the biggest mistake of your life, try fertilizing in different parts of the year. I would recommend fertilizing in late May, early September, and the first week in November. These dates might seem a little close, but they are the best time to fertilize. In most cases there is no heat factor to that plays a role and you fertilize the recommended three times per year. Doing this will ensure that your lawn remains health and ready for the next summer.
The Royal Empress tree is both beautiful and unique. This tree is known for growing at an alarming rate and has annoyed many gardeners who have planted it without this knowledge. It has the tendency to become overbearing, but it yields beautiful results in the many flowers that bloom from it. The Royal Empress can grow almost an inch daily during the spring and has been known to grow just as rapidly in the summer as well. Its leaves can grow to be up to a foot long and provide a nice breezy canopy to sit under during summer months.
What is great about this tree is its ability to grow anywhere. It is very drought-friendly and has a strong resistance to insects and natural disease. Is your soil lacking? No problem! The Royal Empress can also grow in nearly any soil situation, even toxic soil! The benefits this tree provide to the environment are amazing as well. The large leaves will pull toxins out of the air and filter them out through its bark and branches.
If you are looking for a great tree that provides privacy, looks great, and requires a little maintenance, look no further than the Royal Empress Tree.
In New Jersey and around the Garden state area they are still getting hammered by snow. Instead of that luscious green scenery that we are use to seeing, it is just white snow as far as the eye can see. There is no need to prepare your lawn or landscape yet, there is still more snow to come. The Up-state area can expect another few inches of snow.
The Garden State’s should be renamed for the time being to the Snow Garden or Garden of Snow. Check out this video of a snow storm in progress in New Jersey.
New Jersey at the moment is under a blanket of snow. Spring is coming very soon and you don’t want your lawn or landscape still covered with snow. Take some small steps now to assure that your landscape will be snow free. It is very easy to get those trees to start looking green again and not white-walled with snow.
Take a look at this video for some great tips and tricks to get those evergreen trees looking back to normal. The video also gives some good pointers on what trees to buy that will sustain the most snow damage.
Trying to create a visually appealing landscape design for your home on your own can be a very daunting task. There are so many variables to think about that it can leave your head spinning if you try to take on too much at once. Start small and work from there. When you are first getting started just remember the basics of landscaping: Scale
Form
Color
Line
Texture Scale is pretty easy. How does the size of one plant relate to another and do they look good next to each other or do they look out of place? Color is pretty much self-explanatory as well. If you have a basic understanding of what colors look good together and what colors don’t you should have no problem arranging some eye catching arrays. Form is all about relating a bush or shrubs shape to other plants shapes. For example, planting small round bushes around a large weeping willow would look fantastic visually. It’s all about relating the composition and shapes of different shrubberies. Line refers to your line of sight. You have to make sure everything looks good from the road as this will be where most people view your lawn. This should be influenced by the plants arrangements on a horizontal and vertical plane. Texture has a lot to do with how the surface of the plants look in relation to each other. Each object should have textural similarities to surrounding objects so as not to look too out of place.
