Learning to recognize the importance of different shaped trees is a valuable tool for any home gardener. The branching pattern of open-head irregular trees offer wonderful shade, while the branches of weeping trees can accomplish the goal of softening the look of a landscape. The canopies of globe shaped trees are ideal for formal landscapes and fastigate shaped trees provide beautiful hedges to define boundaries. Learn how to utilize these shapely trees to help give your landscape definition and character.
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Leyland Cypress's fast growth rate (3 feet a year when young) and its narrow, graceful form make it popular as a screen. It adapts to a wide range of soil types. Since it requires little regular care, the leyland cypress is a wonderful addition to many landscapes.
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With lovely, lacy green leaves on vines growing 6 to 10 feet, this twining vine could be grown for its foliage alone. But it also sends out pretty scarlet-red flowers in late summer, making it ideal for arbors, trellises, fences and other supports.
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This diverse family of slow-growing evergreen shrubs and trees includes many attractive accent plants. False cypress are commonly used in rock gardens and Japanese gardens and vary in color from deep green or blue-green to golden yellow.
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