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Hello ~ as I venture through my project I am feeling a bit overwhelm. I am familiar with the basic upkeeping for the yard, lawn mower, gardening, and trimming of hedges. What I'm feeling overwhelmed by is "where do I start?" I don't like a whole lot of flowers and I am looking for something...

Posted to Introduce Yourself (Forum) by FlowerSchwehr on 03-08-2010
Growing the Outstanding Bluebeard ‘Dark Knight’

A blue-flowering plant, Bluebeard 'Dark Knight' is considered a small upright shrub or returning herbaceous plant. It offers a valuable source of blue, a little darker than the rest, and Its mounding gray foliage provides added texture to a garden. During the growing season, lightly prune after...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 02-01-2010
Little Henry Sweetspire

My Little Henry Sweetspires are now taking on their beautiful fall colors. They bloom in the srping and will grow in full sun to full shade. LItte pruning is required and they are very low maintenance. Growing less than 3 feet tall, Little Henry is quite suitable for this area along my house.

Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 10-22-2009
Green Mountain Boxwood Shrubs Beautiful And Easy Care

For an evergreen shrub that begins growing quickly this Green Mountain Boxwood will be right up your alley! It will slow down to a medium growth rate as it ages. The unusual pyramidal growth of the tree adds lots of interest to your landscape. It is often used as a hedge, topiary, border or container...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 09-08-2009
A Thornless Barberry Bush - Check It Out!

This Thornless Barberry Bush is quite a beauty with its green leaves that also have great fall color. It is a variety of the Japanese Green Barberry Bush and is globe shaped and compact making it great for small spaces such as an accent bush in front of taller plants or as a decorative bush along the...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 09-01-2009
Rosy Glow Barberry Bushes Are Great For Beginners

If you are new to gardening, this Rosy Glow Barberry is for you. It does not need any special care for it to grow into a wonderful full grown bush. This bush is a vigorous grower once it gets well established. It is cold hardy down to zone 4 and drought tolerant meaning you can miss a watering and it...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-31-2009
Green Gem Boxwood Bush Is Winter Hardy

This Green Gem Boxwood Bush is an evergreen hybrid that is winter hardy. Its rounded globe shape makes it very attractive and popular as well as the fact that it keeps its green color into the winter. It is a low grower at 1 to 2 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide making this a very popular bush for small...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-30-2009
Award Winning Green Velvet Boxwood Shrubs

The Green Velvet Boxwood is an award winning evergreen shrub that has won the 1997 Styer Award and in 1998 won the Michigan Grower's Choice Award. This shrub is a broadleaf evergreen that provides its green foliage year 'round. You will often find this hardy bush used as a hedge or border plant...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-14-2009
Honeysuckle appearing in back yard in Kentucky

How can a plant suddenly appear in profusion and how does one root it to control its growth in one's yard. Soi far itis sitting in a bucket on the front porch and seems to be holding its own.

Posted to Introduce Yourself (Forum) by Val Kite on 05-25-2009
Sky Blue Northcountry Blueberries Are Sweet And Wild

For a sweet and wild taste the sky blue Northcountry Blueberries Vaccinium 'Northcountry' can't be beat! This low spreading shrub produces small to medium sized fruit that is sky blue in color and is an abundant producer. The Northcountry is an early producer so you will be able to harvest...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-26-2009

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