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Brown Turkey Fig Tree

A Fig Tree is a picturesque deciduous tree, that grows up to 50 feet tall, but more typically to a height of 10 - 30 feet. If you take a close look at the branches, you will see that they are muscular and twisting, spreading wider than they are tall. The Brown Turkey Fig Tree grows to a height of 10...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-22-2009
Plant Hydrangea Late Panicle for Fall Color

The Hydrangea Late Panicle is a shrub that has white airy flowers that can reach 10-12" in length in late August. The flowers are a mixture of sterile and fertile flowers which gives them less density and less likelihood to tip or droop. This Hydrangea's flowers will turn bronze in fall; grows...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-17-2009
Grasses and Diablos

Three years ago we planted a row of Ninebark Diablos for a privacy hedge. At maturity they should be 8-10 feet in height. This spring I added a row of ornamental grasses in front of the diablos. What a nice contrast this addition has made! This fall I will cut back the grasses until they are about...

Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 10-07-2009
European Beech is a Popular Shade Tree

The European Beech Tree is a beautiful shade tree year round. It has a dense, upright, oval form and is native to Europe . It grows more easily under cultivation than the American Beech , and has become a very popular ornamental tree in the United States. It is widely planted as a shade tree in northeastern...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 09-27-2009
The Fabulous Amur Chokecherry Tree

What an outstanding tree for small spaces! Amur Chokecherry Tree is a small tree that can be used as a specimen, street tree, or even a patio plant! It is ideal for limited spaces because of its smaller size. Its name comes the Amur River that flows for 1,000 milies as the natural boundary between Russia...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 09-24-2009
Determining Sun Exposure

Before you start gardening, it is important to know a few things about the area that you plan to use as a new home for your plants. One of the first things you need to know is the sun expose where you want to work. Plants are unique in the amount of light they require (or can handle), and you want to...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 08-28-2009
Cardinal Candy Viburnums Berry Production

For most species of viburnum , cross pollination is required for berry production. However there are self-fertile cultivars available, such as the Cardinal Candy ( Viburnum dilatatum 'Cardinal Candy' ) . This species can benefit from cross pollination with another variety, but will bear on its...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 08-16-2009
The Jaguar Yellow Gerber Daisies Are Very Versatile!

This Gerber Daisy Jaguar Yellow really shows off with its large deep bright yellow blooms that are 3 yo 4 inches. It is a very versatile plant. It can be used as a cut flower, grown in beds, borders, patio containers and many other options. They do need to be pot-bound to bloom and will do best in a...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 07-14-2009
Jaguar Rose Picotee Gerber Daisy

The Jaguar Rose Picotee Gerber Daisy has deep pink blooms with white margins. A very beautiful flower that will bloom abundantly. The leaves are large and waxy in texture that grow from the base of the plant. The flower has short disc flowers and those have many rows of ray flowers surrounding them....

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 06-18-2009
Aunt Dee Wisteria A Showy Vine

The Aunt Dee Wisteria Wisteria macrostachya 'Aunt Dee' is a great plant for a mail box or fence post, trellises or arbors. I'm sure there are many other types of things you could use it for, it just needs to have something to support it. Otherwise, it can also be grown as a ground cover or...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-10-2009

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