Tag Archives: year-round interest

Pagoda Dogwood, A Truly Elegant Garden Tree

April 22, 2013 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: We love pagoda dogwood for its elegant form and small size, which makes it a great specimen tree for a small garden space. This ornamental spring-flowering tree attracts birds with its late-summer fruit and it can host the larvae …

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Oregon Grape: A Flowering, Fruiting, Evergreen Native Shrub

April 16, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Oregon grape for the striking foliage with new growth emerging in spring in a radiant shade of bronze-red, changing into a rich green; in mid-spring, bursts of tiny, fragrant, bright yellow flowers bloom, followed by clusters of …

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Redwing Cranberrybush: a Flowering, Fruiting Native Viburnum

March 15, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love American cranberry bush for its rich green foliage and the charming clusters of tiny, white flowers that bloom through late spring, later revealing small, cranberry-red berries in fall.

Dwarf Fetterbush, a Small Evergreen Flowering Shrub

March 4, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Nana’ for its leathery, rich, deep green leaves that rest upon gracefully arched stems, transforming into stunning shades of purple, red, bronze and burgundy in fall through winter. Clusters of perfumed white flowers bloom in …

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Filifera Falsecypress: An Evergreen Tree with Great Texture

February 12, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love sawara falsecypress for its hreadlike foliage in vibrant shades of greens to golden yellows that dangles down in a spectacular weeping effect, gracefully covering the smooth, stunning reddish-brown trunk, which peels away its bark in vertical plates.

Japanese Maples: Small Trees with Great Colorful Foliage

January 29, 2013 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love Japanese maples for their bursts of striking foliage color in radiant shades of yellows, oranges, reds and purples. In spring to early summer, small, deep red flowers bloom, hidden under the attractive foliage.

Creating Year-Round Interest in the Garden

January 8, 2013 | Meghan Shinn | 0

by Kathy Diemer Whether novice or experienced gardeners, we all strive for gardens that look good no matter the season. And that is indeed a challenge. What can we do to maintain some structure and color when the temperatures hover …

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Jasmine Plants: Fragrant Vines for the House and Garden

December 17, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love winter and sambac jasmines for the cheerful splendor their blooms bring during the winter season.

Redvein Enkianthus: A Blooming Shrub with Great Fall Foliage

November 27, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love redvein enkainthus for their clusters of bell-shaped creamy, white flowers marked with radiant red veins that bloom in spring through early summer. Their deep green leaves transform into striking shades of yellow, orange and red in fall.

Ascot Rainbow: A Colorful Perennial Euphorbia

November 20, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love ‘Ascot Rainbow’ spurges for their striking, sage and lime green foliage that turn stunning shades of pink, red and orange during the colder months. These perennials also have vibrant green flowers with radiant red centers.

Ghost Bramble: A Great Shrub for Winter Interest

October 29, 2012 | Maria Woodie | 0

Virtues: We love fast-growing ghost bramble for the ghostly white coating that covers its thorny canes in the winter season. This eerie deciduous shrub also produces purple flowers that become small, black inedible fruit.