Monthly Archives: June 2012
Rockscape Recommends: Our Favourite Local Hotspots
If there is one thing that all of us at Rockscape do – it is spend a lot of time on the road. The nature of working in Muskoka is that jobsites, pits, quarries and suppliers are spread far and … Continue reading
Shrub of the Week – Cutleaf Stephanandra
PLANT: Cutleaf Stephanandra – Stephanandra Incisa ‘Crispa’ ZONE: 4 FLOWER COLOUR: Yellowish-white BLOOM TIME: Mid-Summer SUN EXPOSURE: Sun to Part-Sun FEATURES: Graceful spreading branches, fern-like leaves and greenish-white flowers. We love to use this shrub against boulders or hugging granite … Continue reading
Shrub of the Week – Blue Arctic Willow
PLANT: Blue Arctic Willow – Salix Purpurpea ‘Nana’/’Gracilis’ ZONE: 4 SUN EXPOSURE: Sun FEATURES: Attractive low growing Willow with slender, ornamental blue-green foliage. Can tolerate wet soil. We love to use Blue Arctic Willow to soften the structure of a … Continue reading
Tree of the Week – Hemlocks
PLANT: Tsuga Canadensis – Canadian Hemlock ZONE: 4 FOLIAGE: Dark Green SHAPE: Pyramidal FEATURES: We often get requests to plant Hemlocks on our Muskoka properties. This tree is native to the area and its soft needles and dense foliage is … Continue reading
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Tagged Hemlock Trees, Native tree planting, Tsuga Canadensis
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Oh DEER! How to keep them away!
Wildlife is one of the things we all love about living, working and vacationing in Muskoka. Excitement is all around when we pass a moose on the road or encounter a bear on the way into the cottage. Deer are … Continue reading
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