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  • What are Ajuga plants?

    Ajuga is one of the most common perennial groundcovers, and with good reason. It grows fast, is low maintenance, and is quite hardy. It displays attractive leaves and lovely blue flowers in the spring. If you are looking for a perennial ground cover to survive in a shady area, this is the plant you want...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-15-2009

  • What is a Fothergilla?

    The Fothergilla is a deciduous shrub growing to 3-6 feet tall with slender downy twigs. It is a compact, slow-growing, shrub with a dense, mounded, upright-spreading habit. Its best ornamental features cover all seasons. It displays fragrant spring flowers, summer foliage, and superior fall color. In...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-21-2009

  • What is a Sweetshrub?

    Sweetshrub is a care free plant that produces maroon to dark rusty brown flowers with a variable fragrance. It displays yellow fall foliage; stems and leaves are fragrant. Flowers give way to brownish, urn-shaped fruits (seed capsules) which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. Sweetshrub...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-07-2009

  • Are Rhododendrons evergreen?

    Rhododendrons are ornamental, acidic-soil loving broad-leaf evergreens . They grow best in partial shade and need protection from strong winter winds. They love to be planted with pre-moistened peat moss, and well drained soil is a must! Use in mass, group or specimen for shrub borders, mixed borders...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-02-2009

  • What is a mouse plant?

    Plant for the Kids: The Mouse Plant! Mouse Plant i s also referred to as Arisarum . It is an interesting and unique plant for the shady border, and kids will be delighted with its "mouse-shaped" blooms and their long tails. Each 2 inch bloom resembles a mouse diving for cover under the attractive...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-18-2009
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