… Slender deutzia is a small shrub with thin, arching branches and small, toothed leaves. It grows to only 2 to 4 feet in height and is recommended for use in mass planting, hedges, or shrub … are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… First introduced in 2010 as part of the SODA™ series, Heuchera 'Grape Soda' is an all over dark pink introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Grape Soda Coral Bells has dark pink to purple leaves with a silver frost. The flowers are a matching pink and purple. The leaves … leaves. This is a coral bells that can be used from full sun to full shade, the color being best developed with the most sun. It will attract bees and hummingbirds, and is deer resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
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… needs soils amended with peat moss and/or treatment of the soil with powdered sulfur to survive long term in our heavy alkaline clay soils. Best grown in light shade and despite the need to keep the root constantly moist, the plant does not tolerate planting in low-lying sites where …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produces abundant white blooms along its upright branches. The genus Spiraea consists of small to medium sized flowering shrubs with a fine-textured twiggy mounding habit. The small simple leaves are generally lance-shaped and held close to the branch. Spring to early summer abundant blooms tend to be in white or pink tones, … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Charles Darwin™ English shrub rose ( Rosa 'Auspeet') is a selection of the David Austin English shrub roses which grows to 4 feet in height and features rich, yellow flowers opening to produce a shallow cup of … This cultivar produces some of the largest of the roses in the David Austin series. It is best grown in full sun with room to grow to its full height, and space around it for air …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Ballerina Allegheny serviceberry is a hybrid developed in the Netherlands in 1980. Its white flowers are more abundant and … than the species while its overall stature is somewhat smaller. Abundant spring flowers lead to abundant summer berries. The foliage emerges bronzy and becomes deep green in summer and turns … usually multi-stemmed. Found at woodland's edge in the their native habitats, amelanchiers are best used in a naturalistic setting in the home landscape. Amelanchiers are native to temperate …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… glossy leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. This herbaceous perennial flowers best when planted in moisture retentive soils in full sun and dislikes transplanting. Free of … nectar which ants, bees, wasps and other pollinating insects find an irresistible prelude to the main event (when the flowers open). …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… First introduced in 2010 as part of the SODA series, Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' is a striking all over red introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries. Cherry Cola Coral Bells has … and golden brown shades. This is a coral bells for full sun or part shade, the red color being best developed with the most sun. It will attract bees and hummingbirds, and is deer resistant. This coral bells will mature to a tidy mounded form about 6 inches tall by 14 inches wide; the unusual spikes of red flowers …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This is a tall, dramatic plant that grows to 3 feet or more with large spherical umbels best grown in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
