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Like Chocolate Chips? Try our Chocolate Chip - Ajuga plant

As I'm sitting here eating my chocolate chip cookies I realized that this would be a good time to tell you about our Chocolate Chip Ajuga x 'Chocolate Chip' plant. I have seen these used often for ground covers and it's nice to see something different from the same old typical ground...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-28-2008
Rosy Returns Daylily

I'm excited about this Rosy Returns Daylily. In my area, I'm used to seeing daylilies in only orange colors. This would be a nice rosy color to add with them or to possibly have in different areas of a garden. We live near a museum that has a tall steep hill and they have planted hundreds of...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-20-2008
Mixed Colors Gladiolus - Giant

The Gladiolus 'Giant Mix' is noted for it's GIANT flowers. The flowers can get to over 5-1/2" and their stems can hold as many as 10-14 flowers. These mixed color bulbs will fill your garden with a beautiful showy bouquet as they bloom. They are beautiful in large vases and other flower...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-12-2008
Easy to grow bulbs - Anemone - Blue & White Mix Bulbs

Anemone De Caen 'Blue & White Mix' are part of the anemone family which come from the Roman and Greek time periods. The Greek name roughly translates into "windflower". The wind that blows the petal open eventually blows the dead petals away. They are easy care and great for container...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-10-2008
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, this is a good one for a beginner to try. You can...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-07-2008
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, you will probably notice them checking out the lavender...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-04-2008
New! Pinky Winky Hydrangea

How about something new for your garden this year? If you like Hydrangeas, this one's for you! The blooms are huge at 14 inches long and will fill up the bush. The colors of the blooms are one of it's biggest strong points as they bloom in pink and white and their fall color is often reddish...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-03-2008
Bridal Veil Spireaea - Renaissance

If you have heard of a shrub called Bridal Veil or Bridal Wreath, this is the one you are looking for. The Spirea - Renaissance Sp. vanhouttei 'Renaissance' have arching branches with dark green leaves and delicate white cascading flowers. As a child growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, I remember...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-01-2008
Cold Hardy Forsythia - Northern Sun

The Forsythia - Northern Sun is a new forsythia that is especially hardy to northern climates. This is a very adaptable shrub and grows fairly quickly for planting on an embankment, for a border or for privacy. It puts on a stunning show of yellow flowers in spring and it's leaves will grow after...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-29-2008
Ornamental & fruit bearing Fuyu Jiro Persimmon

The Fuyu Jiro Persimmon tree is not only a beautiful ornamental tree but also bears a fruit that has a very sweet flavor and is used in many ways. Fuyu Jiro fruits are flattened with a light orange, firm and crunchy flesh. It can even be peeled and eaten like an apple. The fruit is seedless unless planted...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-26-2008

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