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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. This barberry is a compact, rounded form of Japanese...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-08-2009
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 size and maintain a healthier shrub with a more...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-02-2009
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, with graceful, grape-leaf-like foliage splashed...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-16-2009
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 the Black Cohosh and the name "Bugbane"...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-27-2009
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 sheer liriope. Liriope will spread and fill out quickly...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-21-2009
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, with a compact, upright, narrow, white to reddish...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-16-2009
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 as they can the inside as cut flower bouquets...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 06-12-2009
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 with a spread of anywhere from 2 to 20 feet. What...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 04-26-2009

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