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LANDSCAPING MADE EASY
DESIGNING YOUR YARD
CONTENTS
Designing Your Yard...........................................................................................................................................................................1
Step 1: Determine Your Needs.......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Step 2: Take Inventory.......................................................................................................................................................................2
Step 3: Sketch Your Dream Yard........................................................................................................................................................2
Step 4: Select Your Plants.................................................................................................................................................................. 2
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Choosing a tree..................................................................................................................................................................................2
General Appearance......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
The shape of the tree should look balanced......................................................................................................................................2
The tree should have an overall healthy appearance........................................................................................................................2
The tree should have a single strong "central” leader trunk.............................................................................................................2
The crown and rootball should be proportionate to the size of the tree...........................................................................................2
Trunk................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
The trunk should be free of insect damage such as bore holes.........................................................................................................3
The trunk should be straight and have a healthy appearance...........................................................................................................3
The bigger the rootball, the better....................................................................................................................................................3
Crown................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Make sure the branches come off the leader trunk at between 45-degree and 90-degree angle. Any wounds from pruned
branches should be healed or almost healed....................................................................................................................................3
Branches should have good scaffolding, which means they are evenly distributed throughout the tree..........................................3
Branches should not grow in clusters. The length of each branch should be no longer than one-quarter of the height of the tree.3
Contact information.......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Once your yard is planted, keep a diary of how the plants perform. If you have any problems or questions, contact us. We can
help!.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Monday Friday................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
8:00am to 5:00pm............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Tuesday............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
8:00am to 5:00pm............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Saturday Friday.................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
8:00am to 6:00pm............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Sunday............................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
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The trunk should be free of insect damage such as bore holes.
The trunk should be straight and have a healthy appearance
The bigger the rootball, the better.
STEP 1: DETERMINE YOUR NEEDS
Do you want a yard for a play area a flower garden An outdoor area to entertain guests? Do you want a
“zero maintenance”
STEP 2: TAKE INVENTORY
The next step is to identify existing plants and features that already exist in your yard that you’d like to keep. Look at how your
space is arranged and notice the things you like and dislike. Sketch your yard and label the contents as either “keep” or
“remove”. If you have a camera, use it to help you identify each of these items.
STEP 3: SKETCH YOUR DREAM YARD
Now the fun starts! Draw a rough sketch of how you’d like your new yard to look. Remember to keep the features from Step 2 in
your new plan and then add new items to fit the needs identified in Step 1.
STEP 4: SELECT YOUR PLANTS
Now is the final step. Complete your sketch by choosing the plants and other features appropriate for your new yard. Select
items with characteristics that match not only your needs, but also your yard conditions such as amount of sun, soil type, and
moisture available. Develop a list of suitable plants.
CHOOSING A TREE
GENERAL APPEARANCE
THE SHAPE OF THE TREE SHOULD LOOK BALANCED
THE TREE SHOULD HAVE AN OVERALL HEALTHY APPEARANCE
THE TREE SHOULD HAVE A SINGLE STRONG "CENTRAL” LEADER TRUNK
THE CROWN AND ROOTBALL SHOULD BE PROPORTIONATE TO THE SIZE OF THE TREE.
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TRUNK
THE TRUNK SHOULD BE FREE OF INSECT DAMAGE SUCH AS BORE HOLES.
THE TRUNK SHOULD BE STRAIGHT AND HAVE A HEALTHY APPEARANCE.
THE BIGGER THE ROOTBALL, THE BETTER.
CROWN
MAKE SURE THE BRANCHES COME OFF THE LEADER TRUNK AT BETWEEN 45-DEGREE AND 90-DEGREE
ANGLE. ANY WOUNDS FROM PRUNED BRANCHES SHOULD BE HEALED OR ALMOST HEALED.
BRANCHES SHOULD HAVE GOOD SCAFFOLDING, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE TREE.
BRANCHES SHOULD NOT GROW IN CLUSTERS. THE LENGTH OF EACH BRANCH SHOULD BE NO LONGER
THAN ONE-QUARTER OF THE HEIGHT OF THE TREE.
CONTACT INFORMATION
ONCE YOUR YARD IS PLANTED, KEEP A DIARY OF HOW THE PLANTS PERFORM. IF YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS, CONTACT US. WE CAN HELP!
MONDAY FRIDAY 8:00AM TO 5:00PM
TUESDAY 8:00AM TO 5:00PM
SATURDAY FRIDAY 8:00AM TO 6:00PM
SUNDAY CLOSED