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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…

Weeds

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

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.…

Garden History

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…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora aka Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)

Karen September 20, 2023 0 Comments

Also called mescal bean, this evergreen multi-trunked shrub or small tree is native to brushy slopes and open plains of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. It is a member of…

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