Foam Flower Tiarella “Sugar and Spice” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular Here’s a hard-working little perennial for the fronts of your shady borders and in shady containers. It forms a moundContinue reading
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Silver Dollar Tree
Eucalyptus cinerea Silver Dollar Tree Eucalyptus cinerea Type: Evergreen Large Shrub or Small Tree Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Today’s post is dedicated to my amazing son, who is 24 today! This striking, fast-growing, AustralianContinue reading
Buddhist Pine
Podocarpus macrophyllus Buddhist Pine, Shrubby Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub or Tree Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular (do not overwater) This versatile evergreen is native to the mountains of JapanContinue reading
Wollemi Pine
Wollemia nobilis Wollemi Pine Wollemia nobilis Type: Evergreen Tree Exposure: Light or Part Shade Water: Regular Today’s plant is a bit of a curiosity. Until 1994, this ancient tree was thought to exist nowhere exceptContinue reading
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus Type: Annual Exposure: Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular This versatile plant can be a sprawling climber or bushy and compact. It’s showy, the flowers have a refreshing fragrance, andContinue reading
Pineapple Sage
Salvia elegans “Golden Delicious” Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans Type: Herbaceous Perennial Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular Forming a clump as large as 3ft (90cm) high and wide, this native of Mexico is prized for itsContinue reading
Emerald Gaiety Euonymous
Euonymous fortunei “Emerald Gaiety” Emerald Gaiety Euonymous Euonymous fortunei “Emerald Gaiety” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular The name “Emerald Gaiety” doesn’t really adequately convey the toughness of this little shrub.Continue reading
Dwarf Leucothoe
Leucothoe axillaris “Little Flames” Dwarf Leucothoe Leucothoe axillaris “Little Flames” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Part Shade Water: Regular This relatively new cultivar of leucothoe is a dense, colorful, dwarf version of the larger, more commonlyContinue reading
Southernwood, Old Man
Artemesia abrotanum Southernwood, Old Man Artemesia abrotanum Type: Perennial, Herb Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant Artemesias are shrubby perennial plants that have been used as a herb since ancient times. This oneContinue reading
Purple Fountain Grass
Pennesetum setaceum “Rubrum” Purple Fountain Grass Pennesetum setaceum “Rubrum” Type: Ornamental Perennial Grass, grown as Annual Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Often seen as a focal point plant, purple fountain grass features strikingContinue reading