Cottage Landscape Style Guide
A cottage landscape is always a sight to see. Hedges curving around, leading to big flower beds and tall trees. A great cottage style yard flows naturally, a great balance between out of control and pristine garden. Add these plants to create your dream Texas cottage landscape.
At a Glance
Trees
Bradford Pear
The Flowering Pear tree is noted for its profuse late winter or early spring show of white flowers and lustrous leaves. Adding to the interest are the broadly oval, scallop-edged leaves that go from glossy dark green to a rich, purple-like red color in the fall.
Camphor
Camphor thrives in full sun and will require low water once established. Its drought tolerance makes it an excellent addition to any Southwestern landscape. In fact, this beauty thrives in humid areas, such as Texas and parts of California.
Sycamore
Sycamore trees have beautiful light green leaves, and when it drops its leaves, it reveals a gorgeous white bark that peels back to reveal a mottled patchwork that adds winter interest! They are planted as a lawn tree, shade tree, and plant them in any spot where it can grow and be enjoyed by all!
Water Oak
This hardy shade tree grows at an astonishing rate of upwards of 2ft a year! It thrives in diverse soil conditions and in many different landscape zones. With its ability to grow quickly, this tree is known for its abundant amounts of shade and for being a tree that can provide great privacy.
Green Emerald Blueberry
Bronze-colored leaves emerge in the spring, which eventually matures to a luxurious shiny dark green color. As the old growth falls, an attractive brilliant reddish-orange color shows itself in the dying leaves. This new growth contrasts beautifully with old growth.
Waxleaf Privet
Heat tolerant and cold hardy, you can expect the Wax Leaf Privet to keep its lush, dense green foliage all year long. This evergreen shrub provides year-round interest. It requires low to moderate water use and thrives in full sun or partial shade environments.
Fig Tree
Fig trees thrive in full sun, provide ample shade, and once established, will require only medium watering. These attractive medium to large size trees can be used wherever shade and fruit may be desired. Look for fruit ripening on the tree often beginning in May.
Lemon
Like many citrus trees, Lisbon Lemon these will bloom in late winter to early spring depending on temperatures, The sweet smell of citrus blossoms will fill the air making your outdoor space that much more enjoyable.
Japanese Privet
This evergreen tree is a moderate to fast grower and great for use as a privacy screen, lawn tree, or as a windbreak. It will require moderate watering and will thrive with full sun exposure or partial shade.
Podocarpus
Podocarpus is prized for its clean evergreen looks, low maintenance requirements, resistance to pests and disease, and wide tolerance of growing conditions. It's a versatile, fast-growing plant popular with homeowners looking for good privacy screens, windbreakers, and background plants for their landscape.
Plants
Japanese Boxwood
This hardy evergreen is an excellent choice for low to medium formal hedges along walls or walkways. The Japanese Boxwood has attractive, bright green foliage that looks beautiful against buildings.
Gardenia
The ever-popular Everblooming Gardenia is a wonderful addition to a landscape or yard. It has many great features to offer no matter where you choose to plant it. You can enjoy the gorgeous silk white flowers as an accent piece in your yard and can prune and enjoy them inside your home for a bit longer.
Juniper
Junipers vary in size and shape and are evergreens with needle-like and/or scale-like leaves and come in many forms ranging from low-growing shrubs to tall, slender trees. Junipers are a great plant for filling in space fast and can be used as a ground cover, screen, or vertical feature.
Roses & Rose Trees
Roses are a timeless beauty and one of the most popular flowers on Earth. Our nurseries carry thousands of container-container grown roses that are delivered fresh from our farms.
Chinese Fringe-Flower
The Chinese Fringe-Flower features deep green leaves that contrast beautifully with the mass of white flowers. The flowers bloom heavily in early spring, creating a fantastic display of color that you must see to believe.
Holly Varieties
Holly is an ideal choice for hedges and privacy screens! They are a fast-growing evergreen shrub with dense dark green foliage and a pyramidal growth habit that gives it a place in the tree category.
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Tropical Landscape
Style Guide
Rewind and go back to your favorite island vacation. Was it Hawaii, the Bahamas, or maybe Bali? You can bring paradise back to your yard and enjoy a tropical oasis every day. Add these trees and plants to your yard to create your tropical escape.
Modern Landscape
Style Guide
Keep up with the times and enjoy a new modern look in your yard. If you are looking for a great landscape in Arizona, these trees and plants are the staples to a modern yard. Create shade, color and more to increase your homes value.