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Juniper - Blue Star
Juniper - Blue Star Blue Star Juniper, Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star', displays a rich steel-blue foliage color that is extremely attractive on this low growing mounded plant. The starry foliage creates an excellent addition to the foundation landscape planting. Very adaptable and tolerates dry soils. Blue Star typically grows to only 1 foot tall after 5 years, but eventually matures over time to 2-3' high. Features awl-shaped, silver blue foliage which is attractive year-round. It is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerant of a wide variety of soils and some drought, but intolerant of the hot and humid conditions of the deep South. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes.
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Quince - Double Takeâ„¢ Scarlet Storm - Sale Price: $64.25 This plant will make you look twice or do the “Double Take.” The Quince, Double Take Scarlet Storm, 'Chaenomeles 'Scarlet Storm', produces a spectacular early spring display of large flowers with intense scarlet color. The 'Scarlet Storm' is easy to care for and they do not produce thorns or fruit. Once this plant is established, it is very drought tolerant. This plant is excellent for hedging, mass planting and cut flower gardens. Double Take would be spectacular as an early season specimen for the mixed border. The Double Take Scarlet Storm is deer resistant. It is heat and drought tolerant and makes a beautiful landscape plant. This low maintenance plant may be pruned to shape after flowering. Double Take blooms on old wood so do not prune before the spring flowers are spent. To get the best bloom, plant in full sun! * Intense Scarlet Color * Early Spring Flowers |
| Honeysuckle - Emerald Mound - Sale Price: $24.95 Emerald Mound Honeysuckle, Lonicera xylosteum 'Emerald Mound', is one of the earliest plants to leaf out in the spring with refreshing light green foliage. The summer blooming flowers are yellow-white and produce dark red berries in fall. It has an attractive mounding form. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, but Emerald Mound prefers moist, loamy soils but this plant will adapt to many soil types. It can be intolerant of hot and humid summers. Prune to shape after flowering. It typically grows to 3' tall with a slightly larger spread. Honeysuckles are easy to grow, vigorous, and nearly indestructible. The flashy and fragrant flowers will attract hummingbirds and butterflies all summer long. Many honeysuckles will thrive in containers as well! This plant is used for hedges, foundation plantings and as a larger groundcover. Zones 4-8 |
| Yew - Densiformis - Sale Price: $64.25 The Dens Yew, or Yew Densiformis, 'Taxus x media 'Densiformis', is one of the most popular evergreen shrubs today. This very popular yew is a rapid grower with a spreading habit and fluffy bright deep green needles. The new growth emerges as a brighter green and eventually matures to deep green. With a plant height of 4’ and a width of 6’, the dark green foliage adds color to every garden; foliage will turn a nice red to burgundy color in the fall. It is best to plant in full shade in a moist area because it is intolerant of poor drainage; can be damaged if exposed to excessive winter sun and wind. Not only is it a low maintenance shrub, but Densidormis is tolerant to deer, pollution, rabbits and seashore breezes. Dens Yew is an amazing evergreen that should not to be left out of any landscape! |
| Butterfly Bush - Fourth Of July - Sale Price: $99.95 The Butterfly Bush Fourth Of July, 'Buddleia davidii 'Fourth Of July', 'explodes' with color that erupts in the summer landscape like a firecracker! You will be dazzled by the display of bright pink, deep purple, and stunning white flower spikes on a plant reaching 6 to 8 feet high. Not only is this lovely shrub easy to grow, it is a great choice for a butterfly garden. With bright blooms, and a sweet fragrance, the Fourth of July Butterfly Bush is a magnet for butterflies that pass through your garden seeking nectar. Enjoy blooms from mid-summer to early fall with this deciduous shrub. Plant it near a path or patio and the shrub will provide a delightful fragrance for you, too. It's generally pest-free. This plant blooms on new growth and can be pruned back to the ground in spring. |
| White Flowering Dogwood - Sale Price: $96.35 Small Ornamental Tree with Seasonal Appeal White Flowering Dogwood is a deciduous tree valued for its pleasing shape and seasonal color. It would find a welcome place in your yard near a patio or as a small grouping in a side yard. Each season with your Dogwood will bring you something new to enjoy. The snowy white blossoms spring into life before the tree has even leafed out. In the summer distinctive curved leaves will appear. A variety of birds will visit your yard to take advantage of the tasty, bright scarlet berries your tree provides later in the summer. In the autumn your Dogwood will transform itself in shades of red. Just when you think the show is over, winter will reveal the underappreciated characteristic of the Dogwood. Heads will turn at the sight of the unusual bark as it’s fully exposed in all its uniquely mottled, rough glory. Your Dogwood will grow in almost any soil conditions. It can grow up to 30 feet with a 25 foot spread. It has horizontal growth on the lower half of the tree and upright branching on the top half, forming a round crown. This unusual growth pattern produces a graceful, flowing shape that will naturally draws the eye to its unique form in your landscape. The White Flowering Dogwood certainly has something to recommend it in every season, and it will look terrific in your yard year round. * Spring and fall color* Winter appeal* Berries for wildlife* Hardy |
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