What makes you LOVE a certain plant? Do you look for COLOR? Texture? The shape? Do certain plants have special meaning for you? Or maybe you have memories of plants that your grandparents had in their yard growing up?
All of us here at Natural Plus love helping you find the perfect plants for your yard that you will love for years to come. And, after being in business for 42 years, we have figured out what plants do well and are our favorites!
If you’re in the market for some new trees, shrubs, or perennials, you’re going to want to follow along with these blog posts, I’ll be sharing each of our top 5 favorite plants with all of you!
Next up is Mike Watson, who has been employed at Natural Plus for 36 years. He is drawn more towards trees because they are stately and he enjoys the longevity.
And now here are Mike’s top 5 plant picks:
Gingko: It’s one of the oldest trees known. It has few pests and problems. Nice yellow fall color and once you get a freeze the majority of the leaves drop within 24 hours.
Fun fact: Mike’s license plate used to say GINGKO
Photo from Nature Hills Nursery
2. White Oak: because of the beautiful fall red color
image from Bailey’s Nursery
3. Weeping White Spruce: it’s very tall and narrow and unusual, takes up little space
photo from monrovia.com
4. Kentucky Coffeetree: Mike loves the picturesque branching habit that is highlighted in wintertime, native to parts of Iowa
Photo from The Morton Arboretum
5. Shagbark hickory because of the interesting bark
image from Illinois Wildflowers
And, in case you missed it, here are owner Dave’s Top 5 Plant Picks.