Placement of a serviceberry on my front lawn
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Comments (7)Hello, I know this is a long time ago that you posted this, but I want to say THANK YOU for posting this! I live in Ontario and want trees along a fence line that provide spring & fall interest, I know serviceberry trees are native here and would do well in their eventual home in our yard, which has clay, moist soil (hard to find low-maintenance shrubs that will grow in the soil conditions, plus we're zone 4, plus I'm just learning how to "be" a gardener/homeowner...) Anyway, I was going to plant serviceberry shrubs in 4 large containers (25" x 25" resin Suncast planters) I have on our patio, let them grow a bit for a year or two, then plant them once they were big enough to earn the respect/space of the lawn care crew out back... If I wait until November/December and then drag the pots into the garage until the frigid temps have passed... I know I could also line the pots with insulation (have a can of spray foam insulation I may use to cover the inside with an inch layer or so, like putting icing on a cake, but on the inside of the pot?... anyway, I'm sorry you didn't get many replies, I'm glad to see your plant did flower with some more space. If it is still in a container, or if you were able to transplant it into your yard, I would love an update to see how it was doing, many years later! I think the stories of saving little seedlings and letting them do their thing are great stories. Anyone can buy beautiful shrubs from a nursery, but little sentimental stories like this are why I enjoy gardening. Cheers!...See MoreRed Sunsest Maple or Serviceberry
Comments (25)tamsea, There is no "RIGHT" way. There are infinite number of ways that work. You start with figuring out what you like. Doesn't have to be specific plants, but what you like. Do you like lots of fall color? Big majestic trees? Flowering? We know you like birds. How about natives, since the birds are adapted to those already. What we have done in our yard is to try to mix zones. We have areas that will be highly shaded eventually, and we have others that are predominately shaded. We have some shrubs, and we mix large canopy trees and smaller trees that are happy in full sun or as understory trees. We have flower beds, with various species i.e gladiolus, native honeysuckle, clematis etc. But we have another area near a drainage channel that we continually add wild flowers to, along with native Iris, Louisiana Iris, and a select tree or two as well. We also try to have something in show, coming into show, of finishing a show all during the growing season. Then we have some things for winter interest as well. Sometimes it's "I want a Sugar Maples" like my significant other said, and so we ended up with two after I did enough homework. Still it's all a work in progress. Trees need to grow more. Shade is just developing. Wildflowers have been a bit slow to take hold. etc. etc. Start with figuring out what you like, ask questions, and the gaps will fill in over time. Arktrees...See MoreMail ordered Serviceberries
Comments (95)I've been reading this one topic a lot and visiting the different nurseries online. I love edible landscaping, especially fruits and berries. I have Washington Hawthorns, Elderberries (Adams/Johns), 3 grapevines, 4 dwarf cherry trees, a mulberry tree (Morus alba), strawberries, blackberries, amber raspberries, coralberries, and blueberries mixed in with perennial flowers in my urban yard. When I stop reading the topics long enough to figure out how to post pictures, I will post some berry pics as I have two different berries that I didn't plant and need an ID. I've been looking high and low on the internet, but can't figure out what they are on my own. Both of the unknown berries were in my yard before I started planting stuff, so I know it isn't stuff I've purchased or piggybacked in with stuff I purchased. I also don't see them elsewhere in my neighborhood and the hubby worries they might be poisonous - I'm tempted to taste them every year. I planted the hawthorns for the songbirds to eat. I think I have about 25 planted and thriving since last spring. I'm hoping the birds will eat those and the coralberries more and leave me with enough of the other fruits that I end up with stomach aches from eating too much. Next year, along with doubling the amount of grape vines, I'll probably plant 5 more blackberries (3 different varieties tbd this winter.) I will also plant at least 2 varieties of red raspberries. If you haven't noticed, I like plants with thorns. I used the Hawthorns to create a hedge on the north and south sides of my front yard. But I will move them all to the north side and put a blackberry hedge on the south side. I have to do this to keep the mailman, neighbors and felines out of my yard - I have to protect my flowers also. I want my yard to be a sanctuary for the birds, but cats keep visiting and stalking the poor birds because I have several neighbors that let their cats roam the neighborhood as they please. After my thorny plants started growing, my yard hasn't been the neighborhood litter box it once was. (I just hope I don't accidently sit on my thorny babies like I did many years ago on a rose bush because I literally could not sit for weeks!) I also haven't had to worry about my indoor-only cat being worked into a frenzy from the cats taunting her at the windows. Anyhow, I realize now that there are many many serviceberries but I can't find good photos of them. I've found a lot of information, some drawings, and a few photos that looked like wilted flowers. I also haven't seen any mention of thorns - do any serviceberry plants have thorns? Where can I find clear photos of a few different types alongside good descriptions? (I'm planting thornless fruit away from the property borders.) I still need plants for my edible hedge along the front/west side of my front yard - hopefully thorny and growing at least 4' -6' high. Otherwise, I'll continue to use the Washington Hawthorns for a hedge but add 2 Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite') bushes for the butterflies on each side of the front gate. After all that, I still have a couple spots left for either serviceberry, or maybe currants. A few photos of the serviceberry growing in your gardens would help me choose....See MoreOrdered Serviceberries By Mail
Comments (43)Serviceberries around here are fruiting heavily. My older Regent Shrubs have so many fruits now, I just can't believe it. The small Regents have fruit too, but not much of course, since I only put them in last year. So far I have seen the Mockingbird, Robin and Orioles eating the Serviceberries. The fruit is much larger than they were last year, I think because the shrubs had time to mature. The fruit on the small shrubs is much smaller. Anyway, there are no Catbirds here this year so I have been able to eat lots of the fruit myself. Last year the Catbirds just about camped out in the Serviceberry Shrubs and would eat the berries all day long as they ripened. Fruit on the Grandiflora is not ripe yet but I did eat some fruit off the Honeywood Serviceberry. It does taste slightly different from the Regent and not quite as big. I like the Regent better. Really, I think Regents are the best of the shrub Serviceberries and they only grow about 6 feet tall so never get too big. They set an amazing amount of fruit and start at an early age....See Moresplaker
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