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Dogwood - Redosier
Dogwood - Redosier 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.
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Holly - Sky Pointerâ„¢ - Sale Price: $39.95 Holly Sky Pointer™, Ilex crenata 'Farrowone', will add some architecture to your garden or decorative container. Since Sky Pointer™ is an evergreen; birds tend to be attracted to it for protection from weather or predators. Use either in the back or middle of a container for height, or plant it in the landscape; add some architecture to your garden or decorative container with this narrow, conical seedling. Sky Pointer can also be used groupings, shrub borders, screens, hedges, and in entryways. Sky Pointer™ will need water for the first few weeks while it gets established. This new Holly thrives in well-drained, acid soils, but can also be grown in poor dry soils. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees and shrubs. Follow the label for recommended rate of application. It is deer resistant! For best results, plant in acidic, well-drained soils. Plan to do any shearing in early to mid-summer. Zones 5-9. |
| Rhododendron - Vernus - Sale Price: $51.35 Rhododendron - Vernus, Rhododendron 'Vernus', is one of the earliest large-leaved rhododendrons to flower, and it buds extremely well as a young plant! The blooms on Vernus rhododendrons are beautiful, star-shaped shell pink flowers, each with a dark red blotch. The flowers measure 2 inches across and the blooms contrast nicely with the dark green foliage. Vernus is sun tolerant, vigorous, and cold hardy. It prefers partial shade and should have protection from strong winter sun and wind. It requires regular watering, particularly in hot, dry weather; established plants can benefit from fertilization. Rhododendrons are ornamental, acidic-soil loving broad-leaf evergreens and are ideal for shrub borders and informal hedges. The most favorable time to prune is when there are no flower buds in the early spring, just before growth begins. Early Flowering Rhododendron! If you have always wanted a rhododendron that flowers before other rhododendron, then this is the one you want! |
| California Lilac - Dark Star - Sale Price: $114.25 The California Lilac Dark Star, Ceanothus i. 'Dark Star', is a silver-colored evergreen with small curled leaves. It displays electric cobalt blue flowers (almost deep purple) that begin to bloom in late spring. These flowers are long lasting and showy. This compact, low-growing, broad, evergreen shrub has leaves that are glossy, dark green, rough textured, oblong and finely toothed up to 2 inches long. Dark Star is excellent for a shrub border or against a sunny wall. Thrives in coastal gardens but is not recommended for inland valleys. Plant Dark Star in full sun, allow good drainage; drought tolerant. This shrubby ‘ceanothus’ provides seeds as well as shelter for many animals: bushtits, mockingbirds, quail and finches. * Wildlife Plant |
| Coral Berry - Amethystâ„¢ - Sale Price: $39.95 The Coral Berry Amethyst™, Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kordes', a Proven Winners selection, produces deep purple-pink fruit that is much brighter and showier in the landscape than other Coral Berry cultivars. Amethyst™ Coral Berry displays a neat branching habit unlike some other rangy Coral Berries. This plant is great for the home garden by providing vivid pink fruit or berry color in late-summer. The small white midsummer flowers produce hot pink berries in late summer. For a neat winter decoration, use the berry-laden winter stems for indoor floral arrangements. This coral berry is deer resistant. Besides having significant winter interest, it is an important wildlife plant. Songbirds, ground birds, small mammals and browsers use the plant for food, cover, and nesting. The Amethyst is very tolerant of any soil, native on limestone and clay but the location needs to be well-drained. You get best results if pruned in late fall or early spring. The plant requires medium moisture. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees and shrubs. |
| Yew - Hicks - Sale Price: $45.65 Yew - Hicks, Taxus x media 'Hicksii', is one of the most popular upright columnar yews. It is a dense, narrow, columnar, evergreen shrub with ascending branching with lustrous dark green needles above and lighter green below. It typically matures to a height of 18' to 20' with a spread of 6' to 10' wide after 20 years; very narrow when young and widening with age. Yews are classified as conifers, but female plants (yews are dioecious) produce red, fleshy, single-seeded fruit instead of cones. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils of neutral pH in full sun to part shade. Hicks Yew tolerates a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good. Also tolerant of full shade and considerable pruning, but intolerant of temperature extremes. Use as a specimen, screen, hedge or foundation plant. |
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