Monthly Sequence of Bloom and Attraction
| I have been Maintaining and Designing Properties in the Greenwich and Stamford areas for approximately twenty seven years now. I can say with certainty that the number one complaint that I have heard over the years, is that after the middle of June, or so, that there are no plants or trees flowering for the rest of the season. This, in part, is due to the fact that years ago, in this area, most homeowners and Landscape Designer's were infatuated with a limited number of plants that they were familiar with. Most property's were planted with popular evergreen shrubs such which included Azalea's, Rhododendron's, and Mountain Laurel's. As for deciduous trees, Weeping Cherry, Yoshino Cherry, Crabapple, and Magnolia would usually top the list. Don't get me wrong, these are all great plants and most of them are favorites of mine. The problem is that all of them bloom earlier in the season and the last to bloom is the Mountain Laurel, which blooms in June. After the Laurel bloom, for many properties, this is the end of your bloom for the year. I have created this area of my website to show you that you can have plants and trees with appeal and bloom throughout the season. There are even plants and trees that can be appealing during the winter months. There are many shrubs that have attractive berry's such as Winterberry, which maintains beautiful red berry's into the winter and Beautyberry, which has stunning purple berry's in late fall into January. There are shrubs such as Red Twig Dogwood that grow in wet areas and have beautiful numerous scarlet red branches which can be enjoyed throughout the winter. There are trees with exfoliating bark such as Paperback Maple and Paper Birch, which have a year round appeal. I will do my best to illustrate to you, through photographs, the numerous variety of plants that you could conceivably plant on your property, which would provide you with season-long enjoyment of your landscaping. If you have any questions, suggestions, or interests in some of the plants, please hit the "contact us" button, and I will be happy to help you. Thank You. Kevin Catalano |
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