Landscape Design

Term: Hardscape

Plant: Review flowering trees

Flowering Tree Review

Plant Exposure Size Color/Season

Dogwood

Redbud

Cherry

Bradford Pear

Crape Myrtle

DogwoodCornus florida

• Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 9a • Height: 15 – 30’ • Exposure: shade to full sun • Bloom Color: White or Pink• Bloom Time: Spring • Short-lived tree – 25 years• Landscape Uses: Specimen, Woodland garden • Commercial cultivar of native tree• Many other species: Chinese, Japanese, Osier

RedbudCercis canadensis

• Plant type: Deciduous, Flowering, Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a • Height & Spread: 15 to 30’ • Exposure: partial shade to full sun • Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple • Bloom Time: Early spring to mid spring• Growth Rate: fast • Landscape Uses: Specimen, Street tree, Woodland

garden • Native tree with commercial cultivars

Ornamental CherryPrunus x yedoensis • Plant type: Flowering, Deciduous Tree • USDA Hardiness Zones: 5b to 8a • Height &Spread: 15 to 25’ • Exposure: full sun • Bloom Color: Pink, White in spring• Form: Rounded, Vase, or weeping• Landscape Uses: Specimen

• Many varieties – most common is Yoshino cherry

Bradford Pear• Medium sized ornamental tree, Medium sized ornamental tree, • 25-40 ft high25-40 ft high• USDA Zones: 4-9USDA Zones: 4-9• Full SunFull Sun• Showy, white flowers appear during spring growth, Showy, white flowers appear during spring growth, • In autumn the leaves turn bright red to dark red In autumn the leaves turn bright red to dark red • Very disease resistant, making it useful as a street tree. Very disease resistant, making it useful as a street tree. • Short life span (about 25 to 30 years) makes it Short life span (about 25 to 30 years) makes it

necessary to replace individuals more frequentlynecessary to replace individuals more frequently• Weak branches are susceptible to storm and ice damageWeak branches are susceptible to storm and ice damage

Crape MyrtleLagerstoemia

• Deciduous Flowering Tree • Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10• Height: 8 - 30" Spread: 15 to 25’ • Exposure: full sun • Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red, White • Bloom Time: Mid summer to Mid Fall • Relatively drought tolerant• Has very showy summer flowers and attractive bark• Should be pruned to multiple stems with all branches

below 3 -4’ removed

Hardscape• Masonry work, woodwork and other non-

plant elements on a landscape

Hardscapes

Video

• Watch the videos on the Hardscaping page

• Designing a Patio

• Preparing a Foundation

• Laying the Pavers

Paving

• Field stone - Video

Concrete Patio or walk

• Measurements – Video

• Calculators – • http://www.sakrete.com/projects/calculators.aspx• http://www.quikrete.com/Calculator/Main.asp

• How many 80lb bags would it take to pave a 2’ X 12’ walkway?