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March 14. 2024 Plant of the week: Katsura Japanese Andromeda

Plant Spotlight: Katsura Japanese Andromeda Pieris japonica ‘Katsura’ This stunning variety boasts arching racemes of pink bell-shaped flowers that elegantly cascade over glossy foliage, creating a mesmerizing visual display in your garden. The dramatic wine-red new growth that emerges during spring and summer adds a touch of sophistication to any landscape. Not only is the […]

March 7, 2024 Plant of the week: Boxwood

Plant Spotlight on Boxwood (Buxus microphylla var. japonica) This excellent evergreen shrub is perfect for small hedges. It is among the hardiest of small-leaved boxwoods, with rich green foliage that can turn golden bronze in cold winter zones, but quickly regains its green color in spring. Ideal for formal gardens, providing year-round interest. It thrives […]

February 1, 2024 Plant of the week: Elaine Lee Camellia

Camellia Sasanqua ‘Elaine Lee’ Elaine Lee Camellia starts showing it’s hardy white, semi-double bloom in fall just as your gardens and landscape start to quiet down. Averaging a mature height of 5-6 feet and a width of 3 feet it keeps its beautiful semi-gloss evergreen leaves through the cold months of the year. This variety […]

January 18, 2024 Plant of the week: Red Beauty Holly

Plant Spotlight: Red Beauty Holly (Ilex x ‘Rutzan’) This evergreen shrub can be used as a specimen or in a hedge row with dark green glossy foliage topped with bright red berries that maintains an upright, dense, conical form with little to no pruning. Needs a male pollinizer nearby though, such as Blue Maid Holly […]