When your privacy fence doesn't offer much privacy - try these fast easy growing shrubs! Our bare root shrub (and tree) varieties are a cost efficient way to plant hedges to define property lines and for privacy from a busy street or nosy neighbors. Well...sometimes neighbors aren't so nosy, but we just want some outdoor private space. Shrubs are a gentle way to introduce a needed barrier. Here are 7 shrubs for quick growing hedges: California Privet - semi-evergreen, dense growth, excellent for shaping into box form Rosa Rugosa - summer flowers, has thorns Ibolium Privet - hardier for zone 4...

Tips for Keeping Your Cut Flowers Fresh - when cutting your flowers and fillers make the cut on a 45 degree angle. That way the cut on the stem will have more exposure for absorbing water and it will sit off the bottom of the vase or container. Flat cuts result in sitting flat against the bottom the vase not absorbing water properly. - arrange the plants in room temperature clean water. Cut off any foliage that sits below the water level. - if you don't have professional cut plant feeder, crush an aspirin to add to the vase water plus a sprinkle of sugar. - change out the water in the vase or...