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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Japanese Witch Hazel (Hamamelis japonica)

Karen June 3, 2024 0 Comments

Native to mountainous areas of Japan, this deciduous shrub or small tree is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum, fothergill, and winter hazel. The…

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Plant Profile: Chinese Winter Hazel (Corylopsis platypetala)

Karen May 22, 2024 0 Comments

Native to South-Central and Southeast China, this deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes fothergill and loropetalum. Although it grows 8-10 feet in…

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Plant Profile: Buttercup Winter Hazel (Corylopsis pauciflora)

Karen May 15, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Japan and Taiwan, this deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes fothergill and loropetalum. It grows 4-6′ tall and spreads to…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Himalayan Winter Hazel (Corylopsis himalayana)

Karen May 8, 2024 0 Comments

Native to the montane forests of Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, and Tibet, this deciduous shrub or small tree is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes…

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Plant Profile: Fragrant Winter Hazel (Corylopsis glabrescens)

Karen May 1, 2024 0 Comments

Native to Japan and Korea, this deciduous shrub is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum and fothergill. It grows 8-15′ tall and has a…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Genus Winter Hazels (Corylopsis sp)

Karen February 29, 2024 0 Comments

The genus Corylopsis consists of about 30 species in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum and fothergill. They are native to eastern Asia, mainly China, but with…

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Genus: Clethra for the Garden

Karen February 15, 2024 0 Comments

Clethra is a genus 75 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the Clethraceae plant family, in the order Ericales that includes azaleas. There are two recognized species native…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Blue African Lily (Agapanthus africanus)

Karen July 26, 2023 0 Comments

Also called lily of the Nile, this native of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa is an evergreen tender perennial and a member of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae,…

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Book Review: The Well-Designed Mixed Garden

Karen March 28, 2014 0 Comments

Designing a garden is one of the most creative aspects of gardening but can also be one of the most difficult. Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s book, The Well-Designed Mixed Garden, provides the…

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