Magnolia 'Daybreak' Container Planting and color to the yard

and color to the yard

These compact crape myrtles are a very fast growing shrub that fill with gorgeous clusters of perfect pink blooms from July to September

With the crabapples staying the tree longer it provides food for birds and other wildlife into the winter and this provides less mess for you

the tree creates the appearance of a frozen waterfall caught mid-cascade

Hawthorn trees are quite under-appreciated

Magnolia 'Daybreak' Container Planting and color to the yardThe magnolia 'daybreak' is an amazing specimen tree. It's unusual due to its large pink tulip shaped blooms and it's tight columnar growth only 8 to 10 feet wide at a full 40 ft in height. The color reminds me of the pink pastels I used on art projects in my younger days and darkens as the blooms mature. In the spring, loads of huge 8 to 10" blooms precede leaves, emerging from large buds with a pretty pink color that stays strong through the life of