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Best Privacy Hedges to Plant in Fall

Posted by Jessica Downs on 10/26/18 9:36 AM

Build Your Private Sanctuary Just in Time for the Holidays

Hedges are one of the best ways to add value to your home and create a classic look to your landscape. With so many options to choose from, it gives you the opportunity to decide between a formal or informal look that could vary in height, size, color, and shape!

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Topics: Fall Tips, landscape tips

Fall Colors In Texas

Posted by Garrett Cleverly on 9/2/16 2:53 PM

Where has the year gone by? Just like that, school is back in session, football games are being played again, and yes, the temperature is slowly dropping, which means the fall season is right around the corner. Imagine fall colors. What did you think of? A picturesque farm or even a big city somewhere in the northern states or on the east coast? Our region experiences the fall season too and the easiest way to see it is with our own fall colors! If you're looking to add that fall season feel to your yard, with great shade in the summer too, be sure to consider one of these five trees below!

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Topics: Fall Tips, Insider

Top 5 Trees That Add Instant Fall Color Of Red, Gold, Yellow, and Burgundy

Posted by Garrett Cleverly on 9/25/15 10:33 AM

The fall season is finally here, which means striking colors of red, gold, yellow, and burgundy. The trees that provide these picturesque colors are deciduous trees that shed their leaves once per year. Outside of their exquisite fall colors, all deciduous trees provide many year-long benefits. Once the leaves drop, it allows sunlight to penetrate your home and landscape with much-needed warmth in the colder months. In the spring, the leaves grow back quickly providing dense and large reaching shade for the summer. Below are four of our favorite deciduous trees that we recommend for instant fall color and year-long benefits.

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Top Shade Trees For Houston

Posted by Garrett Cleverly on 8/24/15 3:24 PM

We’re still knee-deep in the middle of the Houston summer season, and it seems literally impossible to think that cooler days are approaching. Even if that is a slow approach. The heat and humidity may be relentless, however escaping the heat and humidity is actually pretty easy. Just run into your house, store, work, or any place that is pumping AC.

But what if you’re outside? This is why great shade trees can make a massive difference. With the fall season approaching it's never too early to start planning ahead. Trees planted now will provide great shade next year and below are four of the best shade trees.