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Adding trees to your yard is one of the most impactful choices you can make for your home and lifestyle. Trees provide beauty, comfort, and connection to nature that benefit your family, neighborhood, and local environment. Beyond enhancing the look...
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The Irresistible Appeal of a Living Tree Chair Something magical happens when you sit back in a Bower & Branch™ Living Tree Chair. Held securely in the arms of a sturdy Tree, watching the leaves fluttering in the sunlight above...
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Trees soothe us. They welcome us into the cooling shade of their leafy canopies and encourage us to forget about our troubles. After a stressful day, we feel calmed and restored in their presence. But the idea that trees make...
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Our secret to growing great trees is to mimic nature as much as possible. LOOK On Bower & Branch® nurseries, our growers are trained to look. It is important on the nursery and in your home gardens to learn how to recognize...
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We need people whose advice and products we can trust to take the guesswork out of things. I hear from homeowners all the time who think there is a secret to planting and growing healthy trees. They've been misled by...
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Trees and Power Lines – Can they Coexist? I am a frustrated tree lover! Over the past couple of weeks I have watched helplessly as trees were disfigured and taken down to prepare for the coming winter. Apparently 30% of...
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Trees and Drought in the Home Landscape In a perfect world, weekly rain showers during the growing season bring precious water to thirsty Tree roots. Life-giving water allows Trees to grow and expand, to shade us, to shelter wildlife, and...
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1. Winter Pruning promotes growth in spring – the remaining branches on your Tree will benefit from fewer branches, using more water, nutrients and space. 2. Without foliage, you can see! So much easier to see clearly at this time...
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Most all of us are familiar in some way with these stately, magnificent and beautiful trees. Sugar Maples have defined traditional small towns throughout the Northeast since the early settlers arrived. Even today, these native trees line the streets of...
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5 Things I Know For Sure About Selecting A Fast-Growing Tree People ask me all the time what tree they should plant if they want a fast-growing tree. And I understand where they’re coming from. People plant trees to solve...
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