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Plant Profile: Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera)

Karen — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:14 +0000

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Read 'Plant Profile: Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. Also called southern bayberry, wax myrtle is a native of Southeastern United States and the plant that is known from colonial times for providing the wax for bayberry candles. The wax is borne on the blue-gray berries and can be obtained by submerging the berries in [...]

Plant Profile: Winter Heather (Erica carnea)

Karen — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:00:51 +0000

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Winter heather is a low growing compact evergreen shrub that gets up to 12” tall and up to 24” wide so makes a very good ground cover. It grows slowly and may assume and irregular shape but is easily pruned. Unlike most heathers, Erica carnea will [...]

Plant Profile: Silverberry (Elaeagnus x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’)

Karen — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:00:23 +0000

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Variegated plants have a special gift for lighting up a dark area but this silverberry goes beyond that. The underside of its yellow and green leaves are covered with silvery dots that reflect the sunlight and make them sparkle. The leaves persist through the [...]

Plant Profile: Weeping Leucothoe (Leucothoe fontanesiana)

Karen — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:00:46 +0000

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Leucothoe is one of the rare plants that really loves the shade and is beautiful growing with azaleas, rhododendrons, and other ericaceous plants with its graceful arching stems, leathery shiny dark green foliage, and delicate lily-of-the-valley shaped flowers. New growth is often tinged with red and [...]

Plant Profile: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Karen — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:00:45 +0000

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Read 'Plant Profile: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. My rosemary bushes grow vigorously, especially the one in California. According to legend, that means the woman heads the household. Many tales are told about rosemary but the one I like best is about ancient Greek students who wore rosemary garlands when they studied for exams because [...]

Plant Profile: David Viburnum (Viburnum davidi)

Karen — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:58:43 +0000

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Read 'Plant Profile: David Viburnum (Viburnum davidi)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. The dark green glossy leaves of this compact evergreen shrub are enough to recommend it but it also has large clusters of snow white flowers in early spring that brighten up any garden. The mounding habit and relatively small size, make it ideal for small gardens [...]

Plant Profile: Otto Luyken Laurel (Prunus lauroceraus ‘Otto Luyken’)

Karen — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:52:59 +0000

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This handsome well behaved shrub is an asset to any garden especially in the winter when its shiny dark green leaves keep the garden looking attractive. In mid-spring the dense foliage forms a perfect backdrop for the white fuzzy sweet smelling flowers borne [...]

Plant Profile: Little Rascal Holly (Ilex x ‘Mondo’) male

Karen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:11:12 +0000

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Little Rascal holly grows in my secret garden; he was an impulse-buy but he was so darn cute I couldn’t resist. He is round and compact with small evergreen leaves and is very cold hardy, adding a fine texture to the garden in [...]

Plant Profile: English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’)

Karen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:10:17 +0000

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There is nothing I like better for a formal garden than English boxwood. I use them now to edge the parterres of my rose garden where they provide a strong structure in winter when the roses are nothing but canes but I have also used [...]

Plant Profile: Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’)

Karen — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:02:29 +0000

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When cold weather settles in and the autumn coloration disappears the yellow and green leaves of this fabulous little shrub will add color to your garden. The foliage keeps its color throughout the winter and brightens even the dullest garden in winter as [...]