Tsuga canadensis “Cole’s Prostrate” Cole’s Prostrate Dwarf Hemlock Tsuga canadensis “Cole’s Prostrate” Type: Evergreen Shrub, Conifer Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This is another example of a dwarf version of a much largerContinue reading
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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
Donkey Tail Spurge
Euphorbia myrsinites Donkeytail Spurge Euphorbia myrsinites Type: Succulent Evergreen Perennial Exposure: Sun Water: Drought Tolerant An intriguing little plant for this last day of 2022 – This Euphorbia features slightly fleshy, bluish-green spiraling leaves liningContinue reading
Sargent’s Weeping Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis “pendula” Sargent’s Weeping Hemlock Tsuga canadensis “pendula” Type: Coniferous Evergreen shrub Exposure: Sun / Part shade Water: Regular This graceful mounding hemlock grows to 5 ft (1.5m) tall and 10ft (3m) wide. ItsContinue reading
Prostrate Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens “Prostrata” Kelly’s Prostrate Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens “Prostrata” Type: Dwarf Coniferous Evergreen Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Drought Tolerant Once Established Here’s a more garden-sized (and therefore more manageable) relative of theContinue reading
Hairy Lip Fern
Cheilanthes lanosa Hairy Lip Fern Cheilanthes lanosa Type: Fern (Evergreen here in USDA Zone 8) Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Drought Tolerant Unlike most other ferns, Lip Ferns make themselves at homeContinue reading
Dwarf Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo “Pumilio” Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus mugo “Pumilio” Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun Water: Regular This diminutive pine is a useful, versatile, and tough landscape plant. The Dwarf Mugo is part of aContinue reading
Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This attractive evergreen sub-shrub is a relative of salal, a common sight in the forests here in the Pacific Northwest.Continue reading
Kalimeris
Kalimeris yomena “Shogun” Kalimeris Kalimeris yomen “Shogun” Type: Perennial Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Growing to 18in (45cm), this particular variety of Kalimeris features lance-shaped green leaves with a showy, creamy-white variegation aroundContinue reading
Ornamental Oregano
Origanum laevigatum “Hopley’s Purple” Ornamental Oregano Origanum laevigatum “Hopley’s Purple” Type: Perennials Exposure: Full Sun Water: Regular / Drought Tolerant Native to Turkey and Cyprus, this ornamental relative of mint reaches 2ft (60cm) high whileContinue reading