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• A Thornless Barberry with stunning fall color!

  The Thornless Barberry is an “almost thornless” selection of green-leaved barberry. A small ornamental shrub , its habit is globe-like, and it is a nice addition to the barberries. The bright green summer foliage changes to shades of red in the fall.... Posted Oct 08 2009, 10:01 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, barberry, fall color, green barberry, hedge, helpful gardening tips, Japanese Barberry, ornamental shrub, shrub, thornless barberry

• Landscaping with Yews

  Yews are widely used as landscape plants because of their rich, dark green evergreen foliage and versatility. They are easy to maintain at various heights and spreads. Remove 1/2 to 3/4 of the new growth each year with hand pruners; you can control the... Posted Sep 02 2009, 09:02 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, conifer, evergreen, evergreen hedge, foundation plant, hedge, helpful gardening tips, landscaping with yews, yew, yews

• Porcelain Berry Vine (Elegans) - A great accent plant

  Experienced gardeners learn early on that flowers aren't the only elements that make a landscape attractive. Unusual foliage and colorful fruits and berries can be a great attraction, too. Porcelain Berry Vine is one that works on all these levels... Posted Aug 16 2009, 04:45 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, colorful berries, Elegans, grape vine, helpful gardening tips, porcelain berry vine, Vines

• Bugbane (Cimicifuga)

  Bug what? Yes, Bugbane! ( Cimicifuga) Bugbane is also known as American Bugbane (C. americana), Black Snakeroot, and Black Cohosh (C. racemosa). The "Black" and the "Cohosh", which means rough, refer to the root. If the foul odor of... Posted Jul 27 2009, 01:20 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, Black Cohosh, Bugbane, Cimicifuga, helpful gardening tips, insect repellent, perennial

• Lirope, a fantastic groundcover!

  Liriope is a groundcover that is very tough and successful in preventing erosion on even the steepest hillsides. It survives wet or bone dry conditions, and doing all that in full sun or deep shade! Weeds don't stand a chance in the thick mass of... Posted Jul 21 2009, 09:38 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, container plant, groundcover, helpful gardening tips, lirope, ornamental grass, shade plant

• Growing Feather Reed Grass

  Feather Reed Grass does best in full sun to light shade. It prefers moist, well drained, fertile soil, but will tolerate heavier clay soils and drier sites. To produce a maximum height, fertilizer may be required. It blooms June to July in zones 5-8,... Posted Jul 16 2009, 09:10 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, clump grass, helpful gardening tips, karl foerster grass, karl foerster, ornamental grass

• Long-blooming Kobold Gayfeather

  Gayfeathers are long-lived and carefree perennials that make an excellent accent plan t. The good news for gardeners is that it is a group of wonderfully diverse and easy-to-grow perennials that can brighten up the outside of your home just as beautifully... Posted Jun 12 2009, 04:15 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, bird plant, butterfly plant, gayfeather, helpful gardening tips, perennial

• Holly Shrubs

  The Holly Shrub comes in many varieties, and can range in size from 18 inches to those that grow 50 feet or more. It may be evergreen or deciduous, and you have many colors to choose from: green, blue or variegated foliage. This shrub comes in many shapes... Posted May 01 2009, 04:08 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, dwarf holly, evergreen holly, green holly, hedge plant, pyramidal holly, tall holly

• Spiraea Shrubs

  Distinguished by their size, bloom color, and season of bloom, spiraeas all have small leaves and fine, twiggy branches. Once established, they are drought tolerant. They prefer full sun to partial shade and usually grow anywhere from 1 foot to 10 feet... Posted Apr 26 2009, 01:23 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: accent plant, border plant, drought tolerant plants, hedge plant, helpful gardening tips, screening plant, spiraea, spirea