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Service Areas Include:

Davis, El Dorado Hills, Elk Grove, Fair Oaks, Folsom,
Galt, Natomas, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Murieta, Roseville, Sacramento and West Sacramento


 

PLANT CARE

ACER PALMATUM - SANGO KAKU JAPANESE MAPLE: vigorous, upright, tree like.  Fall foliage yellow.  Twigs, branches striking coral red in the winter.  Deciduous tree or shrub.  Full sun or partial shade.
Plant care:  Occasional deep watering.  Prune crossed over branches, dead wood and suckers at base, thin for structure yearly.  Fertilize each year in the spring. LM

ACER PALMATUM, ‘BLOODGOOD’:  Japanese maple deciduous tree full sun or partial shade regular water resistance to oak root fungus. Has very deeply cut, 5-lobed, dark red-purple leaves, turning bright red in autumn, and red fruit.
Plant care:  Occasional deep watering. Prune crossed over branches, dead wood and suckers at base, thin for structure yearly. Fertilize each year in the spring.  LM.

ACER PALMATUM, BURGUNDY LACE:  Japanese maple deciduous tree full sun or partial shade, regular water, resistance to oak root fungus. Has very deeply cut, 5-lobed, dark red-purple leaves.
Plant Care: Prune crossed over branches, dead wood and suckers at base, thin for structure yearly when the tree is dormant. Fertilize each year in the spring. LM

ACER PALMATUM, CRIMSON QUEEN:  Japanese maple deciduous tree full sun or partial shade, regular water, resistance to oak root fungus.
Plant Care: Prune crossed over branches, dead wood and suckers at base, thin for structure yearly when the tree is dormant. Fertilize each year in the spring. LM 

ACORUS, JAPANESE SWEET FLAG: Perennial grass, semi-evergreen leaves. Grows 12-18 inches tall and wide and requires light shade in hotter climates. Needs ample water.

ADIATUM HISPIOLUM: Maidenhair fern partial shade and lots of water. Nice bronzy new growth to 1 ft. tall.
Plant care: Prune off dead frauns, fertilize in the spring, cover if there is going to be a hard frost.  LM

AGLAIA, SHASTA DAISY: Large white flowers.  Grows to 2-3 ft. with dark green foliage. Blooming late in the spring and summer.  Requires sun and regular water.

AZALEA - SOUTHERN INDICA: varieties selected from Belgian India’s for sun tolerance and vigor. Most take temperatures of 10-20f but some are damaged at 20f. They generally grow faster, more vigorously, and taller than the other kinds.
Plant Care:  Prune lightly for shape and structure twice each year. Clip off long branches to keep plant from becoming two thin and leggy. Provide regular water during the growing season. Add peat moss each year to keep soil acidic. Fertilize in the fall with Ozmocote. LM

LORAPETALUM, CHINESE FRINGE FLOWER:  3-5ft., tall neat compact habit with arching, or drooping tiered branches. Leaves round, purple, 1-2 in long. Flowers fuchsia pink in clusters 4-8 at end of branches. Blooms most heavy March-April. Evergreen shrub sun or part shade.
Plant Care: Prune lightly for shape and structure twice each year. Clip off long branches to keep plant from becoming two thin and leggy. Provide regular water during the growing season. Fertilize twice each year with a balanced plant fertilizer.
  LM

We have customers ask for "low maintenance" plants and trees quite frequently. The following information will help clarify what is truly a plant or tree that meets the "low maintenance" criteria. Remember there is no such thing as a "NO" maintenance plant.  All plants require some basic care.  If you follow our simple guidelines you will be pround of and enjoy your yard for years to come.

Low Maintenance: (LM) A plant that requires attention 2 times a year or less.
Medium Maintenance: (MM) A plant that requires attention 4 times a year or less.
High Maintenance: (HM) A plant that requires attention 6 times a year or less.
Extreme Maintenance: (EM) A plant that requires more attention that 6 times a year and the timing is cruicial for the plants health and purpose.