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Getting Starting With Planting Trees & Shrubs.


Call Before You Dig (800)922-4455The most important rule when planning for planting trees and/or shrubs is to select the area in which to plant. Then "Call Before You Dig."The utility companies will visit your property for free. Play it safe! It is the Law.

Here is a link to the Connecticut Call Before You Dig Program. The site lists the appropriate numbers to call first as well as an online request form.



With so much information to know when planting trees and shrubs, don't get discouraged, frustrated or be frightened off. There is a lot to know, but most of it is common sense. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers a downloadable .pdf file with step by step Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines.

Take a look at it you will find it answers many of the questions you may have and take some of the mystery and fears out of how to plant your trees and shrubs. More links about trees and shrubs are featured on our Resource Links Page

2008 Tree & Shrub List

After many requests, we have created our 1st Tree & Shrub List this year. We hope you will find this helpful in planning your landscape designs for the year.

Please allow a minute or so for the list to load in your browser window if you have a slower internet connection. The catalog list below in fully searchable an scalable. Try the controls and have fun. You can also download a pdf file of the list here: Tree and Shrub List For 2008.

   
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