Archive for the 'Trees' Category

Oklahoma Gardeners Love Crapemyrtles Part I

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Crapemyrtle is a beautiful ornamental tree which is almost perfectly engineered for Oklahoma lawns and gardens. Available in many different colors, heights and growth structures, Crapemyrtles in their truest form are a shrub. Many varieties are available ranging in heights of 3 to 11 feet for the ornamental trees and 15 to 20 feet for [...]

Red Dirt Gardening’s 5 Mulching Tips for Trees

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Do you, my fellow red dirt gardeners, know how to properly mulch around your trees? Are you able to select from the images above the tree that is properly mulched? I know I see all too many trees mulched as the picture on the left, by home owners and professionals. In fact, mulched piled high [...]