Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a North American native tree that is native to the Eastern region of the United states. Habit It is a small, deciduous, understory tree growing 20-30′ on average. They often grow in a multi-trunked fashion unless it is trained to have a single trunk. The canopy will form a roundedContinueContinue reading “Native Plant Series: Eastern Redbud”
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, NC
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens is a 55 acre garden located in Durham, NC. It has 55 acres of specialized gardens located on the Duke University campus. The garden is divided into different areas: the native plant garden, Asiatic gardens, historic gardens, and the Doris Duke gardens. My favorite area is the Discovery Garden whichContinueContinue reading “Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, NC”
6 Hummingbird Garden Design Ideas
Hummingbirds are fascinating creatures and one tiny tough bird. Many of my landscape customers want to attract hummingbirds specifically to their gardens. I always begin designing a hummingbird garden with the plants that grow in our area that I know will attract them. Hummingbird Attracting Native Plants You can first build the backbone of yourContinueContinue reading “6 Hummingbird Garden Design Ideas”
Landscape Facelift + Backyard Edible Garden & Entertainment Space
The new homeowners of this small acreage property in a rural area wanted to update their landscape and add some fun features that accomodated their lifestyle. The foundational plantings had become old, overgrown, and some of the plants had died. They also planned to make part of their home an air bnb, so they wantedContinueContinue reading “Landscape Facelift + Backyard Edible Garden & Entertainment Space”
Native Plant Rain Garden & Creekbed Rainwater Diversion French Drain
This property has had extensive drainage work due to a lot of underlying bedrock near the surface. This is not uncommon in our inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. We often hit rocks when digging gardens and excavating. This area is unusual in that there are large slabs of bedrock sometimes not even 6″ below surfaceContinueContinue reading “Native Plant Rain Garden & Creekbed Rainwater Diversion French Drain”
EARTHeim Landscape Design Lexington Kentucky 