Spring Hill Lawn and Landscape http://www.springhilllawnandlandscape.com Landscape Plants, Trees, Scrubs and Decorative Grasses Favorites for Landscape, they are Growing!     Altec Grass   Varigated, Hardy Grass, used to accent landscape.   Drawf Fountain   A finer blade of grass.   Fountain Grass spreads covering  a larger area.  It is used inside landscape, not to just accent. Variegated means multi-colored. Variegated plants have discrete markings of different colors <variegated leaves>. Monda Grass Black Mondo Grass Decorative Mondo grass is a colorful addition to any landscape.  It is also used to accent, border and outline landscape.  Black Mondo Grass is a distinct addition that can't be missed!   Nandina Firepower Nandina Firepower  Nandina Firepower  Dwarf   Size  18-24" Tall 2 1/2 feet = 24" Wide  Exposure  Partial sun to part shade  Growth  Slow  Hardiness  -10 To 0 Deg. F  Water Use  Regular water use  Form  Compact growing, dense evergreen.  Seasonal  Bright red Winter foliage  Usage  Attractive border, low hedge or accent plant  Leaf Description  Bronzy-pink tinted new foliage turns soft green .  Jackie's Notes:  I would recommend the Nandina Firepower dwarf plant to anyone that wants less work.   The Nandina Firepower is a simple decorative plant.  It is also one of the most desirable plants on the low maintanence list.  It's colorful and it is lushish!  It is not only one of my favorites, it has been a choice of our clients which has deemed it to become one of the most favorites.  I have never been disappointed with the Nandina.  I have also never heard a complaint about one.      One should trim it, however, if trimming does not take place the Nandina continues to looks fabulous!!!  The Nandina, to me, is truely the perfect kind of plant for those reasons.  Golden Mounds Jackie's Notes: They rate almost as high as the Nandina Firepower Dwarf.  They actually mix will with and are dynamite used together as they compliment one another perfectly!!! These are the two that I choose for my home and many of the others listed on this page!     Golden Mounds, love these!!!  Brighten up Spring time and they are a great staple for landscape.  Use for a border, or a secondary border to grasses also.       Loropetalum  pronounced like lor-o-peta-lum Colorful year round!  Hardy and easy to maintain.  Loropetalums can be shaped or can be left to grown as shown in the photo above.  They look great either way!   If you're willing to prune, loropetalum can be used in hedges or it requires little, if any pruning, making it a low maintenance plant . Jackie's Notes:This is voted as one of our best loved plants because of the ease of care that it requires. We love the color, Purple-Red Ruby!!! Deep purple-red foliage contrasts wonderfully with the fringe-like fuschia-pink flowers in Spring and Fall. An excellent foundation or corner plant. Makes a nice low maintenance hedge.     Texas Sage Height: 4-6 ft. Sun Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Magenta (Pink-Purple) Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured Other details: Drought-tolerant. Jackie's Notes:           Brilliant Splash of Color!!!     Blue Plumbaygo    Hardy colorful, flowering plant that grow into a nice small area such as mailbox or tree.    Blue Daze A Blue Daze, is an evergreen subshrub that grows in a low, spreading mound, up to 2-3 ft in diameter, but no more than 1 ft  tall. The stems become woody as they age. Leaves and stems are densely downy, covered with a light gray fuzz. Use your tongue to feel the feltlike texture. The egg shaped leaves are about a 0.5 in (1.3 cm) wide and 1 in (2.5 cm) long. The funnel shaped flowers are born individually in leaf axils near the stem tips. They are about 1 in (2.5 cm) across, with five pale lavender or powder blue petals and white throats. The Blue Daze blooms profusely and almost continuously, but each flower lasts only a day, opening in the morning and closing by afternoon. Jackie's Notes: This beautful Blue Plumbaygo around the light.  It does not improve the light, however, it is the now the the Plumbaygo that is the focal point.   The Blue Plumbaygo would be my first choice, unless moving the light was and option!!! Blue daze, is smaller than Blue Plumbaygo (smaller plant, smaller leaves). These two plants are favorites for bordering or accenting the landscapes.  Joe, loves these because of the beautiful colors and he uses them as an ornamental in his landscape designs!    Jackie's Notes: The explosion of color is beautiful.  It is nice to see them, even around this light.   When they are around something that is nice, just imagine!!!  They are great also for an empty corner.  As you drive around try to keep an eye out for them.  You will see them and then realize what they can do for an empty spot.  I can't think of one draw back to having them! These accent plants are adding a tremendous amount of color.    podocapus Podocarpus, it's just simply good taste and you can never go wrong with that!   Long lasting, always green and full.    Year round always nice and easy to maintain.  Shape it as you like.  Stand alone or make hedge, grows beautifully. Can be pruned to any shape such as a column or a cone. Very cold hardy. Spacing  25' X 35' Apart  Size  50' Tall X 20-25' Wide  Exposure  Full sun  Growth  Slow  Hardiness  0 To 10 Deg. F  Water Use  Regular water use  Form  Conical, pest-free evergreen tree  Usage  Attractive entryway, containe also hedge   Fruit Info  Ovoid, reddish-purple fruit in fall  Leaf Descr  Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves, soft foliage     Jackie's Notes: We did have three of the Podocarpus plants.  Now, we have one and a sinkhole.  I miss those plants!!!  I think Podocarpus are incredible when neatly trimmed.  It's the height and perfect trimming that makes this scrub stand out so precisely!!!  In my book this is one perfect plant! Love them, love them, can't say enough!   These plants are appreciated and you will be happy to have it as part of your landscape!!!     Heavenly Bamboo.   Tall Jackie's Notes: This plant usually leaves many indecisive.  This is a fabulous addition to any landscape.  It's a great plant and look at these photos and where these plants are.  They are tucked in corners or line a follwing a narrow path.   There is usually always an odd spot that needs to be filled.  This plants fills those gaps literally!!!  I can not think of a more unique or suitable plant for all of those "odd" places. The Heavenly Bamboo, Nadina domestica, is a upright 6-8’ high, semi-evergreen shrub that tends to slowly sucker at the base, forming colonies. New leaves are coppery to purplish-red, becoming blue green with age. When this plant is in full sun it usually assumes a reddish tint in winter (depending on environmental conditions). Perfect and pinkish in bud, finally white 8-15” long panicles appear in May-June, and will flower in heavy shade. Spectacular, round clusters of bright red berries ripen in the fall and persist into winter. Heavenly Bamboo is showy. Careful pruning, as canes do not branch out and best to thin out old stems every year or head back old canes at varying lengths to produce a dense plant. Once established, they are very tough plants, thriving in sun, shade, moist or dry conditions.   Heavenly Bamboo : plant facts Mature Height 6 - 8 feet Mature Spread 1 - 3 feet Soil Type Widely Adaptable Foliage Evergreen Mature Form Upright Growth Rate Fast Sun Exposure Full Sun - Partial Sun   Heavenly Bamboo Berries! What's Not To Like?   Crape Myrtle Florida landscape is not complete without a Crape Myrtle.  If I had the room believe me when I say that I would have one in every color!!!  I do not think any tree blooms as long as a Crape Myrtle. The are so many varieties land they all produce large cluster-flowers in abundance for 60 days or more during summer! Crape Myrtles are extremely drought tolerant, however, they also tolerate damp soils. Crape Myrtles are very easy to grow as they adapt well to a range of soils and require little maintenance other than fertilization and pruning once a year, though pruning is not necessary.  I am faithful to my Crape Myrtle and I do prune!!! Red, White, Pink, Purple, Water Melon Red  They are in so many beautiful colors!     Crape Myrtle 'Purple'   Height x Width: 15-20' H x 10-12' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Purple Bloom Time: Summer Water: Very drought tolerant Features: Purple flower clusters on an upright, rounded form.     Crape Myrtle Jackie's Notes: So Bight, Beautiful, No Mess or Fuss!    Sweet Virburnum Hardy and make a great hedge.       Viburnums are harder to maintain, fast growing must be cut 6-8 weeks.       Azaleas  Azaleas  Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas are probably the most widely used shrub in landscaping. They bloom in early spring. Azaleas will tolerate partial shade. Locally grown azaleas are usually the best choices since they are the hardiest. Azaleas from other regions need to adapt to the local soil conditions and weather, which often takes one full cycle of seasons so they need a bit more initial attention. For example, in hot weather, azaleas need extra water. Even if you have a sprinkler system, newly installed azaleas, ones put in within the past 6 months, need an extra soaking (and it is worth taking time time). With the many colors choices, you are bound to find a place for azaleas in your yard. Jackie's Notes: Azaleas, after blooming, they stay green.   The flowering does not last long, they bloom in early spring but the Azaleas are hardy and they stay green.  Therefore, you are not left with an empty area or a dead plant! We usually plant Azaleas around the perimeters of homes.   They are protected with the moisture of the mulch and the overhang of the homes.  Extra water never hurts new plants.       Boxwoods are an excellent hedge, slow growing and longtime favorite!!!   Boxwoods  Boxwoods are an excellent hedge, slow growing and longtime favorite!!! Jackie's Notes: The boxwoods are my joy.  I have trimmed them and now have a perfect hedge.   Tom, he recently trimmed them and they are more beautiful than before!!! Thank you, Tom!!!. These Boxwoods are examples, from Google          The Tropical Roebelenii You all have made them #1 favorite Palm Tree!   Pygmy Date Palm - Roebelenii The Pygmy Date Palm  is in its size and grace. This slow-growing tree will  never be more than 6 to 12 feet tall, but don’t be fooled by its size—a five-foot tree may be 20 years old. The Pygmy has an upright or curving single trunk topped with a dense crown of gracefully arching three-foot-long leaves. The flower clusters, hidden by the foliage, are present periodically throughout the year and produce small jet-black dates which ripen to a deep red.   Though usually single-trunked in nature, multiples are frequently produced in nurseries. These trees are great for small gardens, and they grow well in containers, even in bright indoor spots.                     Roebelenii Keeping Warm!!!  Described below. Lights on the trees and plants to keep landscape investment alive.   Jackie's Notes:   The fruits are edible as it is a member of the true date family.   The Pygmy Date will not tolerate a frost!!!     Landscape Plants, Trees, Scrubs, Ground Cover & decorative Grasses Favorites for Landscaping Recommended Fertilization Schedule Lawn Quarterly: Spring Weed & Feed, Summer Fertilization with Insecticide.   Fall Fertilization, Winterizer Palms Spring and Fall. Palm Spikes Are Best Trees Spring and Fall. Deep Root Fertilize Shrubs Spring  and Fall. Use Slow Release  We recommend Multi-Purpose Plant Food Azaleas After Blooming Roses Prune and  Fertilize Mid February, Fertilize Again In The Fall Crape Myrtles and Hibiscus Crape Myrtles Spring and Hibiscus.  Spring, Summer and Fall Protection from the cold. Jackie's Notes: COVER THE PLANTS AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS: Material, lights and string! Christmas time is not the only time for lighting.  If you want to keep your plants safe, do what I do.  You might be laughed at, like I am but you will be the one who is laughing last!  Covering and lighting these are the  most effective ways of protecting foliage during the cold weather. Buy lights early and have them ready to plug in.  Also remember all year long not to throw cloth material suitable for plant covering away. Place  four stakes around the plant that you wish to cover. Next place the cloth material over the the plant and let the material fall on the stakes and not the plant.   When you have a delicate plant be careful that the cloth does not come in contact and freeze on the leaves.  Non restrictive wrap with the string to prevent material from blowing off the plant!  Please, use stakes, cloth material and never use clear polyethylene. Polyethylene  cuts off the air supply to your plants! Polyethylene also acts much like a greenhouse.  This "greenhouse" action will change the temperature to quickly.   Avoid polyethylene and prevent plants from  the low temperature to high  temperature in a short period. This rapid temperature change can cause problematic freeze damage and could kill the plant. Any type of covering should only be left in place during the cold. As soon as the weather moderates or it begins to rain, remove the covering completely. However, leave the stakes so place your covering again. Burlap, sheets, cloth or fabric materials are the best types to use as to cover plants.     Little mini-lights.  We lay them one the ground around the small plants and we strand the Palm trees.  Remember that you should not forget to turn the light off when appropriate or the tempature will rise too high.