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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: English Holly (Ilex aquifolia)

Karen Meyers April 7, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as common holly, European holly, and Christmas holly this evergreen tree is native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia where it grows in the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Creeping Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’)

Karen February 10, 2025 0 Comments

This low growing, spreading evergreen shrub is a cultivar of a plant native to the Mediterranean and a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes beebalm, basal, and…

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Weeds and Their Control: Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)

Karen July 11, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Japan, China, and India, this semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub was introduced into the US in 1804 as an ornamental for its attractive foliage and fruit but has escaped…

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Plant Profile: Lily of the Valley Tree (Clethra arborea)

Karen May 6, 2024 0 Comments

This evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the semitropical forest of Madeira and is a member of the small plant family Clethraceae that is distantly related to azaleas.…

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Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

Karen February 13, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as Old Man, Lad’s Love and Maiden’s Ruin, this bushy evergreen sub-shrub is native to southern Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia, and is a member of the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Winter’s Bark (Drimys winteri aka Wintera aromatica)

Karen January 31, 2024 0 Comments

Also known as canelo, this evergreen large shrub or small tree is native from Tierra del Fuego to Mexico, and is a member of the Winteraceae, a primitive plant family…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)

Karen January 17, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Japan, China, and Southeast Asia, this evergreen shrub is a member of the citrus family, Rutaceae, that also includes rue, curry tree, and boronia. The plant grows up…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sweet Box (Sarcococca confusa)

Karen January 3, 2024 0 Comments

The evergreen shrub is a member of the boxwood family, Buxaceae, and probably native to western China. It grows 3-5′ tall and wide, is densely branched and has glossy leathery,…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)

Karen December 5, 2023 0 Comments

Also known as bay laural, this aromatic evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the Mediterranean region and a member of the laurel family, Lauraceae, that also includes sassafras,…

Garden History

Plants of Ancient Pompeii: Myrtle (Myrtus commmunis)

Karen November 28, 2023 0 Comments

This upright evergreen shrub or small tree is native to southern Europe, North Africa, Western Asia, Macaronesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. It is a member of the Myrtaceae family that…

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