Here's why we like ornamental grasses:
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Photo by peganum The first is a small ornamental tree called Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus Alternifolia) Here's the description of the Pagoda Dogwood from the Spruce website: "The various common names for this plant will help you identify it. Also known as alternate-leaf dogwood, this plant is one of very few dogwoods that have leaves arranged alternately rather than in opposite positions on the stems. This is generally a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, though it can take the form of a small tree with proper pruning. The branches form in layers and the crown is flat, suggestive of a pagoda." The Ontario government website describes where it's found naturally in Canada: "Alternate-leaf dogwood is a common under-story or forest-edge species throughout southern Ontario, with isolated stands around Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Lake of the Woods area. It is a slow-growing species." The pagoda dogwood likes hardiness zones 3 through 7. Here's why we like it:
Stay tuned... Over the next while we'll reveal some of our favourite trees, shrubs and plants and the reasons why you'll love them too! Photo by peganum
Taking a cookie-cutter 'builder's-special' and transforming it into an established looking, functional, beautiful spaceBefore...After...The yard of this new home had the cookie-cutter appearance of most new builds: An over-emphasized grade, concrete porch with one precarious step, and a ton of sod.
Here's what we did:
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