A well-curated landscape is like a living canvas that evolves with the changing seasons, each chapter telling a unique story of nature’s beauty. In this blog, we’ll explore the world of trees that provide four-season interest, ensuring your outdoor space is a spectacle of colors, textures, and shapes all year round. Discover how these arboreal… Read more »
When it comes to establishing a thriving landscape or adding to your green space, planting bare-root trees is an economical and eco-friendly choice. Cold Stream Farm, known for its high-quality nursery stock, offers a wide selection of bare-root trees that can transform your outdoor environment. Why Choose Bare-Root Trees from Cold Stream Farm? Before we… Read more »
Are you in the market for some new trees for your property? Bare root trees might be your best option. Bare root trees are dug up and then sold without any soil surrounding their roots. What’s more, there are many advantages that come along with planting them in the ground. There are plenty of advantages… Read more »
One of the best times for planting trees, shrubs, and other plants is late fall or early winter. There are a number of excellent benefits to late-year planting even in the late Fall season. Trees and shrubs planted during this time will focus on creating a solid foundation by deeply rooting themselves. This is not… Read more »
If you’ve decided that you want to plant bare-root trees, congrats! It is a fun and relatively simple process, but it does take a bit of work and care. Whether you aren’t sure how to go about it or you haven’t had great luck in the past, we’re here to help. Check out the following… Read more »
When it comes to planting trees and shrubs and other vegetation in a garden or around your home the last thing most people turn to are the ground covering plants. And it’s sad too, because these types of plants are more than just a filler for when you don’t know what else to plant. They… Read more »
Yes, people first jubilantly celebrated Earth Day in 1970. While the day itself is stronger than ever before, some think the celebration is a big slap in the face of the environmental movement. In other words, it is a mockery. In the article, “Earth Day ennui,” Curtis Brainard of Columbia Journalism Review writes, “It’s not… Read more »
If you’ve ever planted a tree on your property, chances are it was a potted tree with a soil ball on the bottom of it that contained all of the tree’s roots. Traditionally, this is the way that nurseries have sold trees to customers, but in recent years, bare root trees have become much more… Read more »
Bare root plants are those with an exposed root structure. This means there is no heavy mud making transport more challenging. There are plenty of advantages to selecting and planting bare root trees and shrubs. For starters, plants with out mud weighing down the root ball are moved much more easily. This cuts down on… Read more »
There’s no denying that American deer are beautiful, majestic creatures that can provide a breathtaking sight in the wild. In the backyards of our homes, however, they can be a major nuisance, especially when they nip at the tender foliage of our gardens for a little snack. Fortunately, there are some ways to keep deer… Read more »
The tall canopy created overhead when towering trees are allowed to grow to their full natural height creates an impressive skyline in any setting. We’re quick to point out the uses for the low shrub and bare root trees available through our wholesale store here on the Cold Stream Farm blog. However, redwoods, sequoias and… Read more »
