Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Need suggestions for a compact ornamental tree., 1 by Noreaster

Noreaster wrote:
Thanks again, Equilibrium. I am an artist, but not a gardener! I just started last summer, so I would have to say I don't even understand the box well enough to think out of it, lol. But I'm trying to learn, which is why I'm here. The problem is that it is pretty overwhelming.

I started making hypertufa containers last year and use them dotted thruout my landscape as well. Mine are mostly round, and in my shady yard I have them planted with hosta, ferns, heuchera, etc. I thought about putting a little tree in one and then placing it on the spot in question, however, I don't know that I can deal with dragging it into the cluttered garage every year or whatever I would have to do in order for it to survive the winter. The perennials I used last year in the hypertufa containers I just planted in the ground at the end of the season.

I'm embarrassed to post this, because I'm sure it's all wrong and packed too tight, but I just put this together with some inexpensive stuff I found at a local gas station. I don't have a clue what I'm doing, and I don't know what to do with it at the end of the summer...probably just let the stuff die and consider them annuals?This is on my deck- again, one of the two or three spots where I actually have sun. So even though my yard is like a giant quarry, the amount of shade prohibits me from doing a lot of rock garden-y type stuff, I think. But I love the hypertufa because it fits in so well with the rock ledges we have.

Don't worry about hunting down that phone number for now. There is actually a pretty good nursery up here that I could probably get some advice from...and in the meantime I'll just do some more internet homework.