best trees to plant near house
If you're searching for the best trees to plant near house, you're making a wise decision for improving curb appeal, creating shade, and enhancing your landscape’s biodiversity. Choosing the right tree is key to ensuring you avoid common pitfalls like root damage to foundations, blocked views, or constant leaf drop in gutters. In New Zealand, our climate offers a fantastic range of ornamental and feature trees perfectly suited for planting close to your home, while still being mindful of their growth habits, mature size, and maintenance needs.
Magnolia liliiflora Nigra (Magnolia Tree Nigra)
Magnolia liliiflora Nigra, commonly known as Black Lily, is a stunning tree that bears masses of large and showy, purple flowers from late winter through into summer. Flowering begins on the naked stems before the foliage emerges. It typically grows to 3 m tall and the same wide and can easily be contained with trimming. Magnolia Nigra is commonly grown as a specimen, included in a mixed planting, added to a cottage garden, planted around outdoor living areas, or used as a backdrop for smaller plants.
Stromanthe Triostar (Stromanthe Plant)
Stromanthe Triostar is a popular indoor plant owing to its lush and colourful foliage. It features elegant, dark green, pink, and cream-coloured leaves and grows compactly to about 50 cm tall and 40 cm wide. Stromanthe Triostar makes for a wonderful office and house plant and is great for bringing colour and joy to a space.
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