Tag Archives: year-round interest

‘Fat Albert’ Spruce

January 30, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 1

We love ‘Fat Albert’ spruce (Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’) for its short, wide stature and its blue needles.

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Winter Heath

January 23, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 0

We love winter heath (Erica carnea) for its early bloom and evergreen presence. Deer resistant.

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Dwarf Sweetbox

January 17, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 2

We love dwarf sweetbox (Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis) for its very fragrant late winter flowers and its evergreen foliage.

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Spider Agave

January 9, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 0

We love spider agave (Agave bracteosa) for its drought tolerance and striking architecture. A great choice for hot, dry climates and a fine container specimen elsewhere.

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Japanese Snowball

January 3, 2012 | Meghan Shinn | 5

We love Japanese snowball bush (Viburnum plicatum) for its lovely white spring flowers, reddish fall foliage and lovely branch structure. A beautiful viburnum that stands out among shrubs.

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Lacebark Pine

December 27, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 0

We love lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana) because it is an evergreen pine tree with beautiful exfoliating bark, and because it is a deer resistant plant.

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Russian Cypress

November 7, 2011 | Meghan Shinn | 4

Virtues: A rugged, dense evergreen shrub that makes a nice evergreen mat. Foliage turns bronze or purplish bronze in winter, for something “different.” A good alternative to mat-forming junipers.

Virtues: A good ornamental grass for a backdrop or a tight space, because it is tall and narrow. Adds great fall and winter interest with its bright off-season foliage and fluffy seed heads. Does not bend or collapse in rough …

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