There are some wonderful plants that add color and texture to the landscapes, especially the winter landscapes. The American Holly is a wonderful native plant for the winter garden with its shiny or dull dark green leaves that...
Read MoreThe Evergreen Magnolia is a wonderful tree for all seasons! It blooms in the spring with fragrant, creamy 8-12 inch white flowers and often continues to bloom through the summer. It has decorative cone-like pods that release...
Read MoreThe seven-son flower, or Heptacodium miconioides, is a lovely fragrant shrub that is one of the latest plants to bloom in the autumn and only grows 10-20 feet tall and 8-10 feet wide. If you have a pollinator garden or wish to...
Read MoreBlue mistflower is a native herbaceous perennial (Conoclinium coelestinum) that looks like the annual Ageratum, and sometimes even called a hardy ageratum. When you see photos of the flowers you see drifts of tiny sky-blue fuzzy...
Read MoreAugust is usually a hot and dry month and sometimes it seems that very few plants are blooming in the gardens. It may be hot and dry but there are some very lovely plants that bloom with huge and often brilliantly colored...
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