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Dappled Willow
May 7, 2022

Planting Dappled Willow

The dappled willow is an excellent choice, if you are looking for an accent plant for your landscape. As the name suggests, the dappled willow has mottled leaves that display a combination of colors, like white, pink and light green. Apart from the colorful foliage, even the stems of the plant turn red during winters, […]
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At Last Rose Bush - new
May 5, 2022

Springtime Rose Care

The precise method for bringing your rose bushes out of hibernation in spring and preparing them for the growing season will vary somewhat depending on your region and on the type of roses you own. For gardeners in frost-free zones, roses might be entirely evergreen, and unwinterizing is a simple matter of moderate pruning and […]
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Yuki Cherry Blossom Deutzia-new
May 5, 2022

Deutzia Yuki Cherry Blossom

Yuki Cherry Blossom is a delightful dwarf Deutzia shrub that covers itself with clusters of pink blooms in spring. When the garden cools down in fall, the leaves add another color note with shades of burgundy. An ideal ground cover. A Proven Winners® variety. There are about 60 species of woodland shrubs in the genus […]
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Miss Kim-Lilac Tree
May 5, 2022

Adding Lilac to the Landscape

Common lilac bushes are deciduous shrubs that bloom in the springtime. They are part of the olive family, along with other such ornamental plants as ash trees, forsythia bushes and privet hedges. The outstanding quality of many lilac varieties is the sweet fragrances of their flowers. The blooms appear in branching clusters or panicles. Each […]
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Cypress Gold Thread in garden
May 3, 2022

All About Gold Thread Cypress

Gold Thread Cypress is a landscape winner with a stunning, year-round yellow color that stands up to the summer sun without scalding. Combine this with its slow growth and tight habit, and it’s obvious why this plant is in such high demand. Category Conifer Hardiness Zones Zones 4-8 Height 3-7 feet Spread 3-7 feet Foliage […]
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Green Giant Arborvitae-new
May 3, 2022

About Green Giant Arborvitae

The green giant arborvitae is a large, vigorous, fast-growing evergreen—shooting up by as much as 3 feet per year until maturity. Its natural pyramidal to conical form boasts dense, rich green foliage that darkens or bronzes slightly in the winter. This is an exceptional landscape tree for use as a screen, hedge or single specimen. […]
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Hosta
May 3, 2022

Growing Hostas

Hostas are popular shade plants for woodland gardens across much of the country. Sometimes called funkia or plantain lily, hostas are attractive, easy-care, long-lived perennials providing garden interest from spring to fall. They offer a range of sizes, foliage colors and leaf shapes, as well as spikes of purple or white bell-like hosta flowers that are sometimes […]
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White Spirea Shrub
April 7, 2022

Flowering Shrub Spirea

Spirea is one of the most commonly used landscape plants, and for good reason. This hardy deciduous shrub has captivating three-season interest, with a graceful habit, attractive foliage and flowers that bloom over a long time. Spirea is easy to grow in nearly any garden. It’s hardy in USDA zones 4-8, with many selections expanding that […]
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Blue Butterfly Bush
March 7, 2022

Pugster® Butterfly Bush

Full sized flowers on a dwarf plant! Meet Pugster Blue® – it’s a whole new look for butterfly bush. This compact plant reaches just 2′ tall and wide but has the large, full flowers normally seen on a much larger plant. It blooms non-stop from early summer through frost with true-blue flowers, each with a […]
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