40-60’ tall, 30-50’ wide
Zones 3-9
Full sun to part shade
Medium to wet soils
Majestic form
Bright fall color
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
Early spring flower buds – deep red
Tolerates wide range of conditions
“helicopters” – favorite for kids
- Technical term is a samara
- Synonyms: key, wingnut, helicopter, whirlybird, whirligig, […]

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The Easiest Best Garden Plants in the Midwest

2020-04-29T17:50:24-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY landscaping, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

Get your easy plant today

Do you want a plant you can get NOW from the nursery

and have it in the ground TODAY?

This super simple short list gives you three super easy plants to add beauty to your landscape today!

These are three low maintenance plants that have proven success in nearly ALL of the United States.

They are each beautiful in their own way and provide you with three different options for […]

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ELY 023 – Easy Plants for Low Maintenance Landscaping

2020-07-29T17:28:08-04:00By Ben Hale|Easy Living Yards Podcast, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

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Find easy plants for easy landscaping

Today, you’ll learn how to find the best plants for low maintenance landscaping. If you’re looking to have easy landscaping in your yard, these tips will help you find the right low maintenance plants for your yard.

Show Notes: Low Maintenance Landscaping Plants

These tools find the right plants for your yard
Not a list of plants
There is no one ‘best plant’
The best plant is the one that
- thrives […]

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AE 017-Native plants and exotic plants

2020-07-29T17:28:47-04:00By Ben Hale|Easy Living Yards Podcast, Ecological Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

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Show Notes

Check out my high tech mobile recording studio! Hear me talk about it on the show today.

Today, I weigh the pros and cons of native plants and exotic plants for your landscape and gardens. Does all this even matter for your landscape? Listen in to figure out where you stand and whether it can help you save time in your landscape.

Natives & Exotics

Wide array of opinions – emotion, ecology, sensation, experience

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The Best Ohio Low Maintenance Trees and Shrubs

2020-08-04T11:53:40-04:00By Ben Hale|Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

If you live in or close to Ohio, this article is a must read for your tree planting ideas.

Get the expert opinion of low maintenance landscape designers from across Ohio on the top low maintenance trees they use in their designs for front yard landscaping.

Below is a list of easy landscape trees for Ohio, followed by the contact information of these designers .

If you’re looking for front yard design ideas to create a beautiful […]

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How to build a rain garden – Show Notes

Rain Garden Episode Links: ely.how/episode77

Create a beautiful rain garden

Invasive Plants and their Native Plant Alternatives – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode70

Ten invasive plants to avoid and […]

Safe and Natural Weed Control – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode67

Safe and natural weed control for weed problems

Why we hate weeds

Butterfly Gardens and Pollinator Gardens – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode62

DIY Landscaping Update at the Hale House – Show Notes

What’s going on with the Hale’s DIY Landscaping

Today’s links: ely.how/episode40

DIY Landscaping Update outline

Best Landscape Trees – Show Notes

Get your easy plant today

Do you want a plant you can get NOW from the nursery

and have it in the ground TODAY?

Find easy plants for easy landscaping

Show Notes: Low Maintenance Landscaping Plants

Show Notes

If you live in or close to Ohio, this article is a must read for your tree planting ideas.