Calycanthus x raulstonii “Hartlage Wine” Sweetshrub, Spice Bush Calycanthus x raulstonii “Hartlage Wine” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This vigorous shrub, that is a relative of Carolina Allspice, grows toContinue reading
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Variegated Weigela
Weigela florida “Variegata” Weigela “Florida” Variegated WeigelaWeigela florida “Variegata”Type: Deciduous ShrubExposure: Sun / Part ShadeWater: Regular Here’s a variegated variety of an old gardener’s favorite. This weigela grows 4-6ft (1.2-1.8m) tall and wide, producing anContinue reading
False Solomon’s Seal
False Solomon’s Seal Smilacina racemosa (Also Maianthemum racemosum) Type: Perennial Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular This handsome shade-loving perennial forms clumps of lily-like foliage that closely resembles that of Solomon’s Seal. The stalksContinue reading
Goldenchain Tree
Laburnum Anagyroides Goldenchain Tree Laburnum Anagyroides Type: Deciduous Tree Exposure: Sun/ Part Shade Water: Regular Most laburnums are trained to be upright-growing trees, but they can be left as a large shrub by allowingContinue reading
Camas
Camassia quamash Camas Camassia quamash Type: Native Perennial from Bulb Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Moist This long-lived bulb used to be a food crop for native peoples here in the PacificContinue reading
Sicilian Chamomile
Anthemis punctata cupaniana Sicilian Chamomile Anthemis punctata cupaniana Type: Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant This low-growing evergreen ground cover quickly forms a mat of finely cut, aromatic, silvery green foliage, thatContinue reading
Stonecrop
Sedum rupestre “Angelina” and “Blue Spruce” Sedum rupestre “Angelina” Angelina Stonecrop Sedum rupestre “Angelina” Type:Evergreen Succulent Groundcover Exposure: Full Sun / Some Light Shade Water: Regular / Drought Tolerant This low growing sedum makes aContinue reading
Anemone Clematis
Clematis montana “Elizabeth” Anemone Clematis Clematis montana “Elizabeth Type: Deciduous Vine Exposure: Full Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This spring-blooming clematis is a vigorous climber, able to scramble up a trellis, fence or intoContinue reading
June Hosta, Plantain Lily
Hosta “June” June Hosta, Plantain Lily Hosta “June” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular Hostas are a large group of foliage plants that thrive in partial to full shade. This is aContinue reading
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Chilean Fire Tree
Embothrium coccineum Chilean Fire Tree Embothrium coccineum Type: Semi- Evergreen to Evergreen Tree or Large Shrub Exposure: Full Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular Here in the warmer coastal parts of southern British Columbia, thisContinue reading