Phlomis italica Jerusalem Sage Phlomis italica Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant. Sometimes, thanks to berries, seed heads, etc., a plant can become a striking accent, even in its off-season. ThisContinue reading
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Bush Honeysuckle
Lonicera standishii Shrub Honeysuckle Lonicera standishii Type: Semi-Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Normal to Drought Tolerant This evergreen shrub from China grows to 6ft (1.8m) high and wide. It is adorned withContinue reading
Variegated Black Spruce
Picea mariana “Aureovariegata” Variegated Black Spruce Picea mariana “Aureovariegata” Type: Coniferous Evergreen Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Light The subtle gold hue on the upper side of the branches gives this northern native theContinue reading
Eastern Sowbread
Cyclamen coum Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum Type: Tuberous Perennials Exposure: Sun/ Part Shade Water: Regular Eastern Sowbread?? Seriously, who names these things? Like yesterday’s Winter Aconite, this plant is small, perennial, tuberous and dormant inContinue reading
Winter Aconite
Eranthis cilicica Winter Aconite Eranthis cilicica Type: Tuberous Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This diminutive late-winter bloomer grows to 2-8in (5-20cm), producing blooms that resemble large buttercups, each measuring about 1.5 inContinue reading
Tree Heath
Erica arborea “Golden Joy” Tree Heath Erica arborea “Golden Joy” Type: Evergreen Shrub, Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant The foliage on this compact tree heath seems almost luminous. Ranging from aContinue reading
Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum Type: Deciduous Vining Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife! Today’s plant, Winter Jasmine is called a “vining shrub,” becauseContinue reading
Lee’s Scarlet Rhododendron
Rhododendron “Lee’s Scarlet” Lee’s Scarlet Rhododendron Rhododendron “Lee’s Scarlet” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Part Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Today’s plant is among the very earliest rhodos to bloom, sometimes opening before Christmas. TheContinue reading
Hedge Fern, Soft Sheild Fern
Polystichum setiferum Hedge Fern, Soft Shield Fern Polystichum setiferum Type: Fern Exposure: Shade to Partial Shade Water: Regular This, like all my fern posts, is for Jill. Because Jill hates ferns. The Soft Shield FernContinue reading
Pernettya mucronata
Gaultheria mucronata “Alba” Pernettya mucronataGaultheria mucronata “Alba”Type: Evergreen ShrubExposure: Light ShadeWater: Regular Today’s plant is a relative of the commonly seen woodland native, Salal (Gaultheria shallon). It forms an evergreen shrub with glossy green foliageContinue reading