Plant Profile: Bluebloosom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)
Karen Blueblossom, also known as wild/California lilac, is an evergreen shrub endemic to southern Oregon to southern California where it grows in open woods and chaparral of coastal mountains. It is…
Plant Profile: Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)
Sweetbay is a deciduous to semi evergreen tree native to the eastern coastal plain of the US, from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, Texas, where it grows in low…
Plant Profile: Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Redbud is a deciduous large shrub or small tree native to the open woodlands, woodland edges, meadows, and roadsides of Eastern US from Pennsylvania and Nebraska, south to Florida and…
Plant Profile: Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis)
Sitka mountain ash is a deciduous shrub or small tree endemic to areas in the Pacific Northwest from Alaska and Yukon south to Montana and California, where it grows in…
Plant Profile: Two-Winged Silverbell (Halesia diptera var. magniflora)
Two-winged silverbell is a deciduous small tree or large shrub native to southeastern US where it grows in moist woodland edges, streamside’s, and swales from South Carolina and Tennessee south…
Plant Combinations: Spirea japonica ‘Goldflame’ and Coral Bells (Heuchera) ‘Obsidian’
This handsome combination adds color and textural contrast over a long season. Beginning in spring the large, dark purple leaves of coral bells ‘Obsidian’ provide contrast to the small leaves…
Clerodenrums for the Garden
Clerodendrums are shrubs, lianas, and small trees growing three to thirty nice feet high/long and native to subtropical and tropical regions in Africa and southern Asia. They belong to the…
Plant Profile: Sun Rose (Cistus ladanifer)
Also known a rock rose and gum cistus, this flowering evergreen shrub is native to the western Mediterranean region. It is a member of the Cistaceae family, a small group…
Plant Profile: Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica )
Native to Japan and South Korea, this low growing, long-lived deciduous shrub is a member of the rose family, Roseaceae, that also includes cherry, almond, and lady’s mantle. It grows…
Plant Profile: Long-Leaved Lacebark (Hoheria sexstylosa) ‘Stardust’
Also called ribbonwood, this compact evergreen tree or shrub is a member of the mallow family (Malvaceae) and endemic to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands where it grows in…