Tag Archives: year-round interest

Bog Rosemary Loves Wet Soil and Cold Climates

March 29, 2019 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Bog rosemary is a low evergreen shrub that can serve as a year-round foliage ground cover in cool climates and sites with poor drainage. Its pale pink spring flowers are a bonus.

Rocky Mountain Maple Is a Handsome Year-round Tree

January 22, 2019 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Rocky Mountain maple (Acer glabrum) boasts a pleasing shape and beautiful fall foliage. It’s an adaptable tree that can thrive in a range of growing conditions.

Desert Ironwood Is a Super Tree for the Southwest

January 8, 2019 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Desert ironwood is a slow-growing but beautiful small tree with great ecological importance.

Bur Oak Makes an Impressive, Important Shade Tree

January 4, 2019 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Bur oak is an impressive shade tree in any season. This long-lived, rugged North American tree supports many kinds of wildlife by providing them shelter and food.

Crowd-pleasing Plants at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

January 3, 2019 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Text by William Cullina, President & CEO of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, for Horticulture’s February 2013 issue.

Lacebark Pine Boasts Unique Bark As it Ages

December 27, 2018 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Lacebark pine is a highly ornamental evergreen tree with beauty in its needles and colorful bark.

Silver Mist Juniper, an Evergreen Groundcover for Dry Soil

December 22, 2018 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Silver Mist juniper brings year-round color to the front of the garden or a foundation planting with its blue-tinged evergreen needles. This deer-resistant shrub makes a good ground cover or edging and it looks great spilling over a wall.

Dwarf Evergreen Shrubs for Winter Garden Beauty

December 13, 2018 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Avid gardener and former nurserywoman Julie Lane-Gay recommends dwarf evergreen shrubs:

Four-season Holly Shrubs for Year-round Gardens

November 29, 2018 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Horticulture contributor Max Eber shares these favorite holly shrubs for year-round interest in the garden:

Bearberry Cotoneaster Delights in the Garden All Year

November 27, 2018 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Bearberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri) is a versatile low-growing evergreen shrub that provides color in gardens through the winter and beyond. It can be used as a ground cover, atop a wall or as an edging to shrub-dominant borders.

Ornamental Grasses for Shade Gardens

November 22, 2018 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Landscape architect Brian Barth tells which ornamental grasses will thrive in the shade: