Spring Blossoming Shrubs

The following are a few spring blooming shrubs:

                                                                          Caragana
      
Cotoneaster                                                                                                     Russian Almond

                                                                                                                                                               Forsythia

              Burning Bush                                                    

                  

                                                       Lilac

                                             Double Flowering Plum

Spring Blossoming Trees

Although many trees have spring blossoms, a few specimens stand out above the rest.

Most trees in the ‘malus’ (apple), ‘prunus’ (plum) and ‘syringa (lilac) families have showy and often fragrant blossoms.

 

 Schubert Chokecherry                                                                          Muckle Plum

 

Mayday 

 

 Rudolph Crabapple                                                                       Lilac tree

Other colorful trees are :

 Toba Hawthorn                                                           American Mountain Ash

                                                        

Photos by:  Schubert ckokecherry in blossom:search.millcreeknursery.ca 
                   Muckle plum: plants.dutchgrowers.ca
                   Mayday: search.shelmerdine.com
                   Rudolph Crabapple; www.prairiescapes.ca
                  Japanese lilac tree: www.mobot.org
               Toba Hawthorn:www.pottersnurseries.com
                 American Mountain ash:plants.dutchgrowers.c

Lawn with Dead Grass Spots

 

 

Do you have dead grass spots on your lawn? These may be caused from the acidity of female pet urine. Clear away the dead grass, and apply calcitic limestone (not calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide) to the spot. This will neutralize the acid and promote grass roots. Cover the lime with a layer of soil, then sprinkle with an even amount of grass seed, using seed that is prescribed for your region. Cover the seed with a light layer of soil and water. Some seed, such as Kentucky Blue Grass takes 21 days to germinate, therefore you need to keep the seeded area continually moist for that time. Pets seem to use the same areas repeatedly, so you may need to encourage them to use a different area, maybe one that does not have grass.

photo from: happyturfblog.wordpress

Dry and Alkaline Soils suits these 8 Shrubs

Here’s List of Shrubs that can manage in alkaline soil, with sun exposure, in zones 2/3

• Lilac

• Forsythia
• Juniper
• Alpine currant
• Caragana
• Potentilla
• Sumac
• Hazelnut
• Hazelnut

Dry, Alkaline Soil suits these 9 trees

If you have an area which has alkaline soil and is exposed to the sun, here is a list of some trees that can manage under these conditions, for zones 2 and 3
⦁    Maple
⦁    Bur Oak                                                          

⦁    Green Ash
⦁    Austrian Pine
⦁    Lilac Tree
⦁    Hackberry
⦁    Russian Olive
⦁    Siberian Larch
⦁    Dropmore Linden