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New Jersey Tea
New Jersey Tea New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus ''Marie Bleu™', is an outstanding compact plant that is covered with loads of misty blue flower heads in late spring. Once flowing is finished, attractive red seed heads appear, adding another season of garden interest. 'Marie Bleu' is truly garden worthy. Marie Bleu is well adapted to most any garden soil, so long as it is not too wet. It is tolerant of drought once it is established. Shear lightly after blooming to produce a stronger rebloom. Prune in late fall or early spring. In Northern states, this plant may dieback to the ground though roots are hardy and the plant will recover in time to flower. The name New Jersey tea probably came from the use of these plants dried leaves. Allegedly, this was a popular tea in the Revolutionary War. The New Jersey Tea plant is highly adaptable to various soils and is quite drought tolerant due to its massive, deep root system. There is always space for New Jersey Tea in any landscape, and it will look terrific in yours as well!
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Holly - Sky Pencil - Sale Price: $106.95 The Holly Sky Pencil, Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil', is a densely branched and foliaged evergreen accent plant. This holly has an outline that looks like a green column. Its lustrous dark green leaves are beautiful throughout the seasons. Mature size is 6 to 10 feet high and 1 1/2 to 2 feet wide. The Sky Pencil is excellent in a container or for vertical element in the garden. This plant prefers light, moist but well-drained, slightly acid soils in either sun or partial shade. It transplants easily and does not need pruning to maintain growth habit. The Sky Pencil Holly can be trimmed to any height the grower desires. Use this plant as a single specimen; dense hedge; or mixed with other evergreen and deciduous plants. It is excellent for formal spaces or foundation plantings. The ornamental berries attract birds. Zones 5-9 If you are looking for a non-traditional holly, this is the one! |
| Honeysuckle - Miniglobe - Sale Price: $20.95 Miniglobe Honeysuckle, Lonicera x xylosteoides 'Miniglobe', is a naturally compact plant that has dense blue-green foliage and the small white flowers produce inconspicuous red fruit. This plant makes an excellent foundation plant or it can be used as a low hedge. A low maintenance xeriscape plant, Miniglobe has outstanding dense foliage on a compact hardy shrub. Miniglobe is excellent for formal hedging and drought tolerant, this honeysuckle has improved hardiness, compact growth and superior foliage. It grows 3-4 feet in height and width. Honeysuckles are easy to grow, vigorous, heat-tolerant, and nearly indestructible. The flashy and fragrant flowers will attract hummingbirds and butterflies all summer long. Many honeysuckles will thrive in containers as well. If pruning or shearing is needed, do it in late winter or very early spring. Miniglobe does well in an urban setting. It grows well in most soil types and pH levels. It does not like standing water areas. If you are looking for a small, compact honeysuckle, this is the one! |
| American Holly - Sale Price: $24.95 Traditional Holly with Striking Evergreen Foliage The American Holly (Ilex opaca) also called the White Holly or Christmas Holly, is the most familiar holly. It is a small tree or shrub with striking evergreen foliage. The American Holly is easy to identify. It has thick, smooth, dark green, spiny leaves that are a yellowish green underneath. Unlike some hollies, the American Holly keeps its foliage from top to bottom for the life of the tree. Great for a privacy hedge and noise barrier, but its natural pyramidal shape also makes it a perfect ornamental tree for any yard. Because it does well in shade it is also a wonderful choice as an understory tree. This means if you’d like to fill in gaps between larger trees in your yard the American Holly can be planted under them. The flowers of the American Holly appear from April to June. Bundles of small white flowers are a beautiful contrast to the deep shiny foliage. They are a delicate reminder in spring of the berries that will follow. The berries grow on your holly from September to November. The berries start out green, and then mature to a brilliant red. The American Holly will keep its dazzling display of deep red berries against emerald foliage through the winter. You will love having fresh holly branches to decorate your house during the winter months, but you will also be doing a great service for the small animals and birds in your neighborhood. During the winter the American Holly is an important source of food for the birds, and provides a safe haven for shelter and nests in its thick foliage. The American Holly needs minimal watering and can grow in nearly any soil including hard clay. You will enjoy its dense green foliage all year. * Resists mildew, insects and disease* Drought resistant* Easily pruned. |
| Summersweet - Hummingbird - Sale Price: $64.25 Summersweet - Hummingbird, Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird', is a medium-sized ornamental shrub forming tight colonies with age. It has a spreading mound growth habit with a slow growth rate. Due to its compact habit, it is well suited for small gardens. Hummingbird Summersweet is a dwarf cultivar which has a more compact and spreading growth form than the species. This cultivar will have twice as many flowers than the species, and will grow 3' by 3'. The flowers are borne on bottlebrush-like inflorescences from mid to late summer. With its profusion of fragrant and beautiful white to light pink spikes, Hummingbird Summersweet will attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds into the garden. This Summersweet shrub can grow in sunny locations as well as shady locations, but will perform best in locations with partial shade. It thrives well in wet areas. This shrub is effective when planted in mass, mixed into perennial borders, or along foundations. * Shade * Fragrant * Small gardens |
| Willow - Dappled - Sale Price: $59.95 The Dappled Willow, Salix Integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki', also known as Variegated Willow, is a small shrub that produces leaves that are variegated when they are young. The young branches grow out of the crown in all directions and will begin drooping slightly. This plant displays good winter interest with coral and red stems that contrasts with the landscape. Like all Willows, it thrives in moist soils. Prune in early spring to promote its elegant display and prune to promote variegated foliage. The Dappled Willow is a superb accent plant and it will be a focal point in beds and borders. The Variegated Willow is also used for foundation plantings, alongside water features and natural areas. Good in containers, also. |
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