I saw the Broadway show “Wicked” when it came to town a few years ago, and the main characters were captivating! They bring the production to life. Similarly, I always tell clients that your landscape is like a movie or Broadway show — and high- quality trees are the A-list actors. The Best Trees for a Picture- Perfect Landscape LIGHTS, CAMERA, FOLIAGE!
When you choose to use quality trees in your landscaping, their size and beauty carry the rest of the supporting cast: shrubs, flowers, pottery, lights, etc. Without great trees, nothing happens. So, here are several of my favorites that you might want to use in your next project. Crape Myrtle Blossoming with beautiful red flowers for 100 days of the year in Florida, the Crape Myrtle is very ornate and stately. Its branches bend in and out, which brings a unique characteristic to your landscape. Eagleston Holly A lovely evergreen holly that creates small round berries in the cooler months, the Eagleston Holly is far less subject to disease than other species in the holly family. It’s becoming increasingly popular because it’s an excellent privacy hedge that requires relatively little care. Japanese Blueberry These lustrous trees are captivating year-round. The foliage emerges with an orange- red tinge, then moves into a brilliant shade of emerald green before settling into a dark, lustrous green. Mature foliage returns to orange-red before blazing into a brilliant crimson before the leaves drop. It’s an evergreen, so the changes happen
GAVIN’S GUYS
Hi there, newsletter friends, it’s Gavin! A few months ago, my dad and I went out on the lake to go fishing, and I’ll tell you, fish weren’t the only thing that got hooked that day! Ever since then, fishing has been all I want to do!
Now, when I come home from school and sometimes on the weekends, I head over to my grandpa’s house. He lives just up the street, and his house is on the lake, so I usually grab some fishing poles, walk over there, and go fishing for hours with him!
HOOKED ON FISHING!
We mostly catch bass, but sometimes, I’ll use the net to catch minnows, too. Then, I’ll use those minnows as bait, cast my line far into the lake, and reel slowly back in to make it look like the minnow is still swimming. Then, BAM! I’ll get a big bite on my line and reel in like crazy to get it to shore as fast as I can. Sometimes, the bass are small or medium-sized, but other times, they’re HUGE! Just the other day, I caught a bass so big that it felt like even if I stretched out my arms all the way, I wouldn’t be able to wrap my arms around it. I couldn’t believe a bass that big even existed! But fishing isn’t all play. There’s a lot of work that goes into it, too! Before we head out, we have to make sure we have all the bait and tackle we need, and then we have to row out into the lake for a long time on our kayaks. Then, once we find the perfect spot, we cast and wait for a bite. Sometimes, we have to wait a long time before we catch any fish, but that’s what makes it so exciting. You never know when or what you’ll catch! So, even though it’s a little chilly outside, I plan to drop my line and keep fishing until I catch a fish so big that it breaks a world record! —Gavin Burns
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