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Boxwood - Commones
Boxwood - Commones The Boxwood, Common, Buxus sempervirens, forms a large shrub or small tree and most people know it as a small, densely-leaved, evergreen hedge. It is a densely branched, slow-growing shrub with numerous small, smooth-edged leaves. They are usually dark green and shiny, remaining on the shrub all winter. It prefers full sun to partial shade. For best results, mulch to keep root system cool and moist. Common Boxwood does well in alkaline soils; the evergreen foliage needs to be protected from drying winds in winter. Boxwoods can be sheared into just about any shape and respond well to harsh pruning. This shrub is ideal for formal hedges and topiary. It is a good border plant and an excellent choice for foundation plantings.
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Spirea - Double Playâ„¢ Gold - Sale Price: $39.95 Spirea Double Play Gold, Spiraea 'Double Play™ Gold' PPAF, adds a visual interest to your landscape and creates a colorful display. Spiraea Double Play™ Gold PPAF is a mildew resistant plant that has brilliant gold foliage. It will hold its color all season long and provides a profusion of beautiful, large bright pink blooms. Why not design an eye-catching grouping or mass planting with this spirea to make a bold statement in your garden landscape? Flowers are attractive to butterflies. It has no serious insect or disease problems, and is effective in borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, or hedges. It prefers average, well drained soils, and pruning is best done after blooming in mid-summer. To promote flowering, remove faded flower clusters (or deadhead). The further north it grows, the more sun required, and the further south the more shade tolerant it will prove. * Eye-catching * Attracts butterflies * Mildew resistant |
| Dogwood - Redosier - Sale Price: $61.35 The Redosier Dogwood, Cornus sericea, is a freely spreading shrub with many stems, 3-18' tall; branching is opposite, young stems (and most old ones) often bright, smooth, shiny red. Leaves are opposite, deciduous, oval 5-10 cm long. White threads run through the veins toewards the leaf tip. Flowers are white to greenish, small 2-4 mm across with 4 petals.; flowers are numerous in dense flat-topped clusters. Fruits are white, berry-like drupes, 7-9 mm long. This plant brightens up a winter landscape. Shade tolerant; provides cover and food for wildlife and birds. It is adapted to both wet and dry sites and a variety of soil types. |
| Elderberry - Black Beauty - Sale Price: $39.95 An Unconventional Ornamental with Edible Fruit The Black Beauty Elderberry is an exquisite and unconventional ornamental shrub. Plant a few of them as a unique hedge or allow a few to naturalize in a low spot of your yard. Even a single plant would look remarkable as a backdrop for more conventional plantings. When you first see this shrub you’ll be astonished by its exotic foliage. Long, lance-shaped leaves range from deep-purple to black, and even the young stems are purple as well. As if that weren’t enough, clusters of pink blossoms will spring forth as summer approaches, emitting a delightful lemon scent to further tantalize your senses. Butterflies will flock to your garden drawn by your flower’s scent and sweet nectar. As summer begins to wane, clusters of purple fruit will be ready for you to harvest…and what a harvest they are. High in antioxidants, vitamins and other nutritional value, Elderberries have been prized for generations for their varied uses. Of course, if you prefer to not make use of the Elderberry’s remarkable fruit, your feathered friends will certainly make use of them for you. Pies, preserves and wine are just a few of the delicious uses for your Elderberry’s bounty. The plant also has traditionally been used for other purposes as well. Many parts are used medicinally and dyes are made from its bark and leaves. Even the wood itself cuts and polishes easily. The flowers are also made into wine or served in other dishes The Black Beauty Elderberry grows to 12 feet with an equal spread. However, if you prefer a shorter plant, it will readily adapt to your pruning. There’s sure to be space somewhere in your yard for this unique, one-of-a-kind ornamental. * Uncommon foliage* Spring flowers* Edible fruit |
| Boxwood - Winter Gem - Sale Price: $106.95 Evergreen Shrub with Creative Possibilities The Winter Gem Boxwood is an evergreen shrub. It would make a lovely backdrop for a perennial bed or a creative stand-alone accent in a floral bed. The key word with the Winter Gem Boxwood is versatility. Your Boxwood is a petite shrub that only grows to about 4 feet in height, but packs a lot of value into that little package. Full, compact and naturally rounded, your Boxwood is lovely in its natural state. However, you can also make it into anything you like. Prune it into a conical shape, a boxy hedge or indulge your topiary skills to make it resemble a small giraffe. The possibilities are endless. Your Boxwood begins the spring with a light green tone, its small oval leaves gradually changing over to a rich dark green hue that is glossy in the sunshine. You won’t notice the tiny yellow spring flowers it produces, but will enjoy the buzzing bees that come in for a visit. Your Boxwood’s possibilities are only as limited as your creativity. Leave it to its natural beauty, prune as a hedge or create a one-of-a-kind attraction for your yard. Whatever you prefer, the Boxwood will certainly meet your expectations. * Cold Hardy * Low Maintenance * Easy to shape |
| Weigela - Pink Poppet - Sale Price: $92.75 Beautiful Pink Blooms Twice a Year! The Pink Poppet Weigela, Weigela florida 'Pink Poppet', is the first in an upcoming line of weigelas with similar ground-cover habit. It has an almost trailing form reaching only 2’ tall and spreading up to 40. This dwarf, dense, rounded, deciduous shrub produces funnel shaped shell-pink flowers that are born in profusion in June, and then with a lighter re-bloom again in late summer. 'Pink Poppet' has emerald green foliage all season long that contrasts nicely with the flowers. It is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Needs full sun for best flowering and foliage color, but will tolerate very light or sun dappled shade. |
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