Plant Profile: Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Karen Bearberry is a low growing, fine textured evergreen shrub that is native to northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America. It is a member of the heath family, Ericaceae,…
Plant Profile: Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
Valued for its bright yellow flowers, Cornus mas is a spring time favorite. It is a small multistemmed deciduous tree with a round shape and dense compact branching that reaches…
Plant Profile: Sweet Acacia (Acacia farnesiana)
A native of Texas and Mexico, sweet acacia is also native to southern Asia and Australia and is an invasive species in Australia. It is grown in southern France for…
Plant Profile: Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi)
Japanese larch like other larches is a deciduous conifer. In spring the needle-like sea green foliage marked with two white bands appears on the pendulous brachlets turning dark green in…
Plant Profile: Dove Tree (Davidia involucrata)
This small deciduous tree from China, also called the Handerchief Tree, is a treasure with its large creamy white flowers that droop from its branches in mid- to late-spring. The…
Plant Profile: Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea )
This southeastern native provides year round interest for those living in areas where summers are hot and winters are cold. The foot-long wisteria-like clusters of fragrant flowers appear in late…
Plant Profile: Golden hinoke cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Crippsii’)
This dense pyramidal conifer with feathery branchlets tipped with gold is not a cypress at all and is better called a false-cypress. Like other false cypress it prefers humid areas…
Plant Profile: European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
With its fine texture and beautiful oval to round crown, European hornbeam is an excellent tree for the home landscape. It can be pruned and sheared repeatedly so can be…
Plant Profile: ‘Red Racer’ (Helleborus ‘Red Racer’)
Hellebores are the one of the earliest flowers in spring to bloom and begin the gardening season. Most have white, lime-green, or pink to purple flowers, so ‘Red Racer’ is…
Plant Profile: Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’)
Like most conifers, blue Atlas cedar is evergreen and produces cones. It is a tall handsome tree native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco and closely related to…