Add landscaping trees to the beauty of your garden. As most home gardens are limited in size, choose trees that are small to medium.
Most home gardens can accommodate at least one tree – even a courtyard can have a tree – even if it’s in a pot.
Front yard landscaping with trees
Your front yard is the visible public aspect of your home and the introduction to it for your visitors. Your landscaping here is different than for the back which is your private area.
Featuring with flower beds, trees can make a front yard very appealing and also be a ‘frame’ through which the architectural features of your house are shown.
An ideal tree is the silver birch – either a single one or a cluster of 3 or 5 – always select specimens whose trunk will not fork. Three can fit quite easily in to a small yard say 15ft x 30ft. Plant about 8 feet apart – the advantage of clump planting is that multiple white trunks have a far bigger impact than a single tree trunk and the closer planted the less height is attained.
Planting a sasanqua camellia or an hibiscus in the midst of the cluster will also give you green foliage and flowers as the birches lose their leaves.
Alternative landscaping trees: Small dogwoods, Japanese maples, Crepe Myrtle or the Goldenchain tree
Backyard landscaping with trees
If a flat expanse of grass just isn’t inherently interesting enough for your tastes, you can plant flowering trees either to the side or off center of the grassed area. Cherries, almonds and peaches, plus oranges offer beautiful blossoms and perfume,
Silver birch and Japanese maples also will work very well in the backyard.
Courtyards
Many citrus can be planted either in ground or in a container – as well as dwarf versions of apples and other fruits. Japanese maples will also do well.
Larger properties
These homes can, of course, make a place for the larger growing and spreading trees such as oaks, 
maples, elms the larger pines and firs and so on. They can be displayed singularly or in clusters with room to spread their branches and provide shade all through summer, then dressing themselves in brilliant colors during Fall.
Two trees to be considered.
The choice is based on size – small to medium – and suiting most average gardens, also some for courtyards.
Silver Birch [betula pendula alba 15-24ft]
This is an elegant tree that adds a touch of class and beauty to any landscape. The presence of Silver Birch in the garden does not date the garden. Comes in weeping or upright form and is fast growing. In winter you have a brilliant white trunk with red hanging branches.
Amur ‘Flame’ Maple [Acer ginnala 'Flame', Z3 - 15ft.]
Small Asian maple tree having dense foliage and spreading habit – very tough. Vivid scarlet autumn colour makes this an excellent ornamental planting. Often used in Japanese landscaping and Bonsai.
