J&G Landscape Design Specific Plant Guidelines
 
If we planted...
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then water...
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and remember to...
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Acer palmatum (Japanese maple)
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tree |
2-3 times/week for 15 minutes
at a trickle
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prune crossing/rubbing branches, prune to shape |
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Acer rubrum (Red maple)
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tree |
2-3 times/week for 15 minutes
at a trickle |
prune crossing/rubbing branches |
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Acer saccharum (Sugar maple)
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tree |
2-3 times/week for 15 minutes
at a trickle |
remove crossing or rubbing branches |
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Ajuga repans (Ajuga)
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ground cover |
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low maintenance |
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Amelanchier canadenisis (Shadblow serviceberry, Canadian Serviceberry)
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tree |
2-3 times/week for 15 minutes
at a trickle |
remove crossing or rubbing branches |
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Anemone hybrida (Japanese anemone)
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perennial |
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stake flower stalks in late summer to support blooms,
cut back to ground during fall clean up
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Aquilegia canadensis (Red columbine)
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perennial |
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cut back to ground during fall clean up |
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Astilbe spp (Astilebe, False spirea)
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perennial |
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cut back to ground during fall clean up,
divide every 3-4 years
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Aucuba japonica (Japanese laurel, Aucuba, Japanese aucuba)
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shrub |
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hand prune to shape and size |
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Azalea spp (Azalea, Rhododendron)
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shrub |
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Babtisia australis (Blue wild indigo)
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perennial |
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cut back to ground during fall clean up |
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Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
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shrub |
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hand prune to shape and size |
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Betula nigra (River birch)
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tree |
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hand prune crossing/rubbing branches and any dead stems |
| Betula davidii (Silver frost) |
woody
perennial
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cut back to ground late fall or early spring before new
growth emerges
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Buxus spp (Box, Box hedge, Boxwood)
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shrub
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shear to shape
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then water...
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and remember to... |
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus (Cheddar pink, Firewitch)
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perennial |
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evergreen, remove faded flowers to extend season |
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Dicentra eximia (turkey corn)
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perennial |
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cut back to ground during fall clean up |
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Echinaccea purpurea (Purple coneflower)
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perennial |
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cut back to ground during fall clean up and
remove all foliage, leaves or spent flowers
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Elaeangus pungens (Silver thorn, Thorney elaeagnus)
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shrub |
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Euonymus alatus (Burning bush, WInged Euonymus)
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shrub |
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Eupatorium purpureum (Sweetscented joe pye weed)
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perennial |
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divide every 1-3 years, cut back to ground during fall clean up
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Euphorbia amygdaloides (wood spurge)
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perennial |
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evergreen, milky sap can cause irritation |
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Forsythia x intermedia (forsythia, Golden bells)
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shrub |
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Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf fothergilla)
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shrub |
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Gleditsia triancanthos var intermis (thornless honeylocust)
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Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid witchhazel)
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Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose)
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perennial |
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evergreen, protect from winter snow and ice damage |
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Hemerocallis spp (Daylilly)
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perennial |
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dead head to promote flowering, cut back to ground during
fall clean up |
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Heuchera americana (American alumroot)
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perennial |
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divide every 3-4 years, cut back during fall clean up |
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Hosta spp (Hosta, Plantain lily)
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perennial |
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divide every 2-3 years, cut back wilting foliage at end of season,
cut spent blooms for clean look.
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