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When to Prune Weigela

From time to time, you might need to prune your weigela shrub to keep it at a manageable size. However, before you start cutting it is important to realize that timing is important when pruning these shrubs. Pruning too early or too late can cause your shrub not to bloom. Weigela flowers bloom on old...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 08-25-2009
I want to know about the Pink Double Flowering Plum.

Pink Double Flowering Plum is a vigorous growing, large shrub that is noted for its double pink flowers produced in profusion in April-May. These fully double hot pink flowers completely smother the branches in early spring long before the leaves emerge, rendering the entire plant an unmistakable fluffy...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-22-2009
Cutleaf Lilac An Unusual Shrub

The Cutleaf Lilac Syringa laciniata is not your typical Lilac shrub . Unlike most Lilacs that grow in an upright form, this Cutleaf Lilac grows in a mounding form. It also tends to be a little smaller height at 6 to 8 foot tall and slower growing than some lilac shrubs . It's leaves are finely cut...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-03-2009
Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry Perfect For Screens And Hedges

If you are looking for a great hedge or screen for your landscape, the Rainbow Pillar Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis 'Glennform' is a wonderful choice. It is a good sized bush as it can grow up to 20 feet tall and has an 8-10 foot spread. It is a new serviceberry cultivar from Ohio. The...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-08-2008
Variegated Winter Daphne Is Highly Fragrant

The Variegated Winter Daphne 'Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' also known as Daphne odora 'Marginata' is noted for its fragrance. Its fragrance carries long distances and can often be smelled before you even see the plant in early spring. The flower buds are purple and as they open will...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-06-2008
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
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
Lots of color! Barberry - Helmond Pillar

Barberry - Helmond Pillar Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' grows as it is named. It is a shrub that grows in a shape like a pillar. If you like lots of color this is the shrub for you. It is magnificent with it's reddish brown stems and reddish foliage. It produces small yellow flowers...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 02-22-2008

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