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    1. Landscaping with Trees and Shrubs Rick Abrahamson University of Minnesota Extension Service abrah195@umn.edu 218-299-7225 or 1-800-299-5020

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    3. 3 What this talk is all about Landscape planning Design process Selecting plant materials Landscape installation Purchasing Planting Mulching Landscape maintenance Watering Fertilization Mulching Disease and insect management

    4. 4 Period of Interest Spring

    5. 5 Period of Interest Spring Summer

    6. 6 Period of Interest Spring Summer Fall

    7. 7 Period of Interest Spring Summer Fall Winter

    8. 8 Elements of art Color

    9. 9 Elements of art Color Line

    10. 10 Elements of art Color Line Form

    11. 11 Elements of art Color Line Form Texture

    12. 12 Elements of art Color Line Form Texture Scale

    13. 13 Principles of design Unity

    14. 14 Principles of design Unity Balance

    15. 15 Principles of design Unity Balance Transition

    16. 16 Principles of design Unity Balance Transition Proportion

    17. 17 Principles of design Unity Balance Transition Proportion Rhythm

    18. 18 Principles of design Unity Balance Transition Proportion Rhythm Focalization

    19. 19 Principles of design Unity Balance Transition Proportion Rhythm Focalization Repetition

    20. 20 Principles of design Unity Balance Transition Proportion Rhythm Focalization Repetition Simplicity

    21. 21 Selecting plant materials Hardiness zones 3 or 4? Lowest minimum temperature Other factors to consider

    22. 22 Favorite deciduous trees Acer platanoides Norway Maple Aesculus spp. A. glabra Ohio Buckeye A. sylvatica ‘Autumn Splendor’ Autumn Splendor Buckeye Betula nigra River Birch Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless Honey-locust Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee-tree Larix spp. L. decidua European Larch L. laricina American Larch (Tamarack)

    23. 23 Favorite deciduous trees Malus spp. ‘Red Splendor’ Red Splendor Crabapple ‘Spring Snow’ Spring Snow Crabapple Phellodendron amurense Amur Corktree Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Mordak’ Prairie Gem Pear Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Sorbus spp. S. aucuparia European Mountain-ash S. decora Showy Mountain-ash Tilia spp. T. americana American Linden ‘Redmond’ T. cordata Littleleaf Linden

    24. 24 Favorite coniferous trees Larix spp. L. decidua European Larch L. laricina American Larch (Tamarack) Pinus spp. P. nigra Austrian Pine P. ponderosa Ponderosa Pine P. sylvestris Scotch Pine Picea spp. P. glauca densata Black Hills Spruce P. pungens Colorado Spruce

    25. 25 Favorite deciduous shrubs Buxus microphylla var. koreana Korean Littlefeaf Boxwood Cornus spp. C. alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood C. racemosa Gray Dogwood C. sericea Red Twig Dogwood Euonymus alatus Winged Euonymus Fosythia x ‘Meadowlark’ Meadowlark Forsythia Philadelphus spp Mockorange Potentilla fruitcosa Potentilla Rhus spp. R. glabra Smooth Sumac R. typhina Staghorn Sumac Spirea spp. Spirea Viburnum spp. V. opulus European Cranberrybush V. trilobum American Cranberrybush

    26. 26 Favorite coniferous shrubs Juniperus spp. J. chinensis ‘Pfitzereriana’ Pfitzer Juniper J. horizontalis Creeping Juniper ‘Wiltoni’ Blue Rug Juniper J. procumbens Japgarden Juniper J. sabina ‘Arcadia’ Arcadia Savin Juniper J. scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper Picea spp. P. abies Norway Spruce P. pungens Colorado Spruce ‘Montgomery’ Montgomery Spruce

    27. 27 Favorite coniferous shrubs Pinus spp. P. cembra Swiss Stone Pine P. mugo Mugo Pine Taxus spp. T. cuspidata ‘Capitata’ Upright Japanese Yew T. x media ‘Taunton’ Taunton Yew Thuja occidentalis American Arborvitae

    28. 28 Purchasing plants Diseases Insects Roots Size

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    30. 30 Planting time Site selection Planting Mulching Watering Fertilizing

    31. 31 Care of shrubs Insect Disease Fertilization Watering Pruning Mulch

    32. 32 Where to get help Minnesota residents Clay county extension 299-5020 299-7225 (horticulture) AnswerLine 800-854-1678 INFO-U 800-525-8636 Yard & Garden Line 612-624-4771 Farm Information Line 800-232-9077 or fil@umn.edu North Dakota residents Cass county extension 241-5700 241-5707 (horticulture)

    33. 33 Websites of interest Clay County Extension – www.co.clay.mn.us/Depts/Extensio/Extensio.htm Cass County Extension – www.ext.nodak.edu/county/cass University of Minnesota Extension – www.extension.umn.edu North Dakota State University Extension – www.ext.nodak.edu Iowa State Extension – www.extension.iastate.edu University of Wisconsin Extension – www.uwex.edu Ohio State University Extension – http://extension.osu.edu

    34. 34 Sources cited UF/IFAS, Basic Principles of Landscape Design, Circular 536, June 1991. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG086 www.discoveryschool.com http://pdphoto.org

    35. Thank you for your attention Questions?

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