Tag Archives: Plants We Love

Plant Pineapple Lily Bulbs in Spring for Summer Bloom

January 28, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Eucomis comosa for its lush, broad, strap-like foliage that arches gracefully in a basal rosette and its amazing, unique summer flowers.

Adam’s Needle Yucca Is a Low-Maintenance Hardy Succulent

January 21, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Yucca filamentosa for its long, narrow sword-like blue-green foliage that grows in a rosette form with an abundance of twining white fibrous threads along the margins. In late spring, a woody flower stalk ascends from the center …

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Dwarf Bright Gold Yew Brings Eye-Catching Color to the Garden

January 14, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Taxus cuspidata ‘Dwarf Bright Gold’ for its vibrant golden to yellow-green foliage that fills the spreading branches in intense, eye-catching color. These striking dwarf yews will contrast beautifully against the rich greens of other foliage plants. Perfect …

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Blue Star Juniper Makes a Great Dwarf Evergreen Shrub

January 7, 2014 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ for its striking, lush, silverish blue needle-like foliage and wide, mounded form. These dwarf shrubs are perfect for the front of the border, rock gardens or showcased as a focal point plant to …

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Bird’s Nest Spruce Makes a Nice Low Evergreen Shrub

December 16, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ for its lush, rich green foliage with a dense, rounded form and an eye-catching, flattened top. When mature, this dwarf spruce develops a depression, or “nest”, in the center—giving rise to its common name, …

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Gold Collection Hellebores Stand Out Among the Rest

December 10, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Gold Collection Hellebores for their beautiful outward-facing, long-lasting blooms that fill homes and gardens with an abundance of elegant color in the long, cold months of winter and early spring.

The Magical Beauty of Tillandsia or Air Plants

December 3, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Tillandsia plants for their enormous variety of over 600 exotic, eye-catching species in an array of spectacular colors, sizes, textures and shapes. With peculiar forms and radiant, often fluctuating colors, these eccentric plants create an alluring display …

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Tag Archives: Plants We Love

Plant Pineapple Lily Bulbs in Spring for Summer Bloom

Adam’s Needle Yucca Is a Low-Maintenance Hardy Succulent

Dwarf Bright Gold Yew Brings Eye-Catching Color to the Garden

Blue Star Juniper Makes a Great Dwarf Evergreen Shrub

Bird’s Nest Spruce Makes a Nice Low Evergreen Shrub

Gold Collection Hellebores Stand Out Among the Rest

The Magical Beauty of Tillandsia or Air Plants

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