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Design
Flowering Woods Edge
Offering eight different tree and shrub species, the Flowering Woods Edge, will add color and beauty to the edge of a forest or windbreak. This unique plant combination offers multiple spring and summer flowers that will thrive in the partial shade of a wood line.
Included Species
| Included Species | Quantity |
| Pink Dogwood |
1 |
| White Dogwood |
1 |
| Eastern Redbud |
2 |
| Sweetbay Magnolia |
1 |
| Red Mollis Hybrid Azalea |
3 |
| Pink Mollis Hybrid Azalea |
3 |
| White Mollis Hybrid Azalea |
7 |
| Blue Hydrangea |
5 |
Design Information
Specifications
Planting Specifications
- Hardiness Zone: 6–8
- Sun Exposure: Part shade
- Space needed: 100' length of woods edge
- Required topography: Flat to rolling
Layout
The Flowering Woods Edge planting is laid out, first, by spacing the five trees based on the dimensions included on the layout plan. The shrubs are then planted below the ornamental trees as shown on the layout plan.
Recommended Use & Design Principal
The Flowering Woods Edge planting offers eight different tree and shrub species which are intended to be installed along an existing wood line for added visual interest. The plant combination offers multiple spring and summer flowers which do well in the partial shade of a wood line. From the early spring bloom of the Eastern Redbud to the early summer Sweetbay Magnolia bloom the Woods Edge planting will provide seasonal flowering interest.
Shorten the proposed distance of the Woods Edge planting for a more compact planting or purchase multiple woods edge combinations in order to expand upon the designed length of the planting.
Peak Time(s)
Spring
- Pink Dogwood: pink bloom
- White Dogwood: white bloom
- Eastern Redbud: rosy pink bloom
- Red Mollis Hybrid Azalea: red bloom
- Pink Mollis Hybrid Azalea: pink bloom
- White Mollis Hybrid Azalea: white bloom
Summer
- Sweetbay Magnolia: white bloom
- Blue Hydrangea: blue bloom
Fall
- Pink Dogwood: red berries
- White Dogwood: red berries
