Spring Landscaping in Charleston
March 23, 2010 – 8:53 am
Magnolia soulangiana - The Tulip Tree or Saucer Magnolia
It’s official. At long last, spring has arrived in Charleston. But don’t blink! The bradford pears are already trading their gorgeous white mantels for light green leaves. By the time you know it, summer heat will be here. Instead, grab your camera and get out there. It seems like the entire world is bursting into bloom. Plan a picnic, take a walk in the woods, visit your favorite plantation or just walk through your favorite garden center.
Spring is a perfect time to decide what flowering trees and shrubs you want to add to your landscape. But rather than me telling you the best choices, it’s time for you to tell each other.
Send me a photo of your favorite tree or shrub in bloom – even if you don’t know what it is.
Every time I help a buyer purchase a home, we celebrate the event by buying a tree or shrub for their yard. The most popular with my clients are flowering trees like dogwoods, saucer magnolias and redbuds. Occasionally, we also purchase Japanese maples whose weeping habit and lacy leaves lend texture and color to the landscape all year round.
For townhouse and condo dwellers, flowering shrubs are preferred. Depending on the amount of light available, we usually opt for Lorepetalums, Indian Hawthornes or the ever popular Camellias.
Your turn. What’s your favorite?
2 Responses to “Spring Landscaping in Charleston”
One of my favorites has to be the purple leaf plum, at its peak bloom right now! Too bad it’s too early for our club’s flower show.
Beth
By Beth Smoak on Mar 23, 2010
Fringe tree, Chionanthus virginicus and the flowering peach are my favs. Pictures coming vis another email(I hope).
By Jerry Weise on Mar 23, 2010