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• Fox Valley River Birch Is A Little King

  The Fox Valley River Birch Betula nigra 'Little King' is a dwarf birch variety that will grow from 8 to 10 feet tall, it will spread out from 8 to 10 feet as well so is a compact tree. It is also fast growing and can grow to this height and spread... Posted Mar 16 2009, 07:06 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bark, birch, compact tree, resistant, small tree

• You Will Triumph With This Elm

  The Triumph Elm Ulmus hybrid 'Morton Glossy' is used successfully as a street tree. In fact, it would make a great replacement for any Elm trees that had to be taken down in the past due to Dutch Elm Disease. The Triumph Elm has shown to be extremely... Posted Jan 22 2009, 07:15 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: driveway tree, elm trees, resistant, sidewalk tree

• A Towering Tree The Coast Redwood

  The Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens has often been called a Giant Coast Redwood due to the fact that it can grow from 50 feet to up to 300 feet tall! (Taller than many buildings including some skyscrapers.) Redwoods can be traced back to the Jurassic... Posted Dec 01 2008, 10:23 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: evergreen trees, historic, large trees, moist, pyramidal, rabbits, resistant, tough, trees, unique trees, wildlife trees

• Alaskan Seas Iris A Blue Beauty!

  The color of this Iris lives up to it's name " Alaskan Seas ". It has shades of blues that remind me of a glacier and the water surrounding it. One of my sons who lives in Alaska has sent us many pictures of glaciers from far away to close... Posted Oct 08 2008, 02:08 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: alaska, bearded, blue, Deer Resistant, fall bulb, german, iris, rabbits, resistant, sea, squirrel

• Blue Hosta - Halcyon

  The Hosta 'Halcyon', Hosta tardiana 'Halcyon' is a wonderful anchor to your hosta garden or to include with other flowers you want to show off. It makes a great background with it's deep blue leaves. If you have never planted hostas... Posted Mar 07 2008, 09:30 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: beginner, blue, Featured Plants, flowers, hosta, lavender, resistant, shade, vigorous, white

• United flight 93 Forty Heroes Roses

  The Forty Heroes rosa 'BAInial' is included in the "Remember Me" Rose Garden collection. There are three rose gardens being created to honor the memory and spirit of each man, woman and child who lost their lives on September 11, 2001... Posted Mar 06 2008, 02:39 PM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: blooms, Featured Plants, forty heroes, fragrance, memorial, remember me, resistant, rose garden, Roses, yellow

• Issai Beautyberry-Graceful and Refined

  I have heard the Issai Beautyberry Callicarpa Dichotoma 'Issai' described as a graceful and refined shrub. Their long slender branches arch and touch the ground at their tips. Dainty pink flowers bloom in the spring. If you enjoy bird watching... Posted Mar 04 2008, 06:36 AM by patti-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: adaptable, berries, compact, Featured Plants, flowers, fruit, graceful, hardy, purple, resistant, Shrub, small space