PLANT KNOWLEDGE

Smoke Bush

When a Cotinus (aka "Smoke Tree" or "Smoke Bush") is in bloom it has the appearance of a magical image from an impressionists painting....

Landscape Structures: Trellis | Arbor | Gazebo | Pergola

While we all often use the terms interchangeably, trellises, arbors, gazebos and pergolas are distinctly different structures. But how...

Decorative Grass Plants: Grace in Motion

The luminous qualities of decorative grass plants add a silvery elegance to our late season gardens. Sunshine lights up their plumes like...

Wisteria: An Elegant Flowering Vine

Wisteria is considered by many to be the most elegant flowering vine which has been in cultivation for over 1000 years in Japan and...

Fresh Cut Flowers For Every Season

Sages, poets, philosophers and mystics have waxed poetic about the virtuous flower throughout the ages. Fresh cut flowers from our...

Magnolia x Soulangiana Trees aka "Saucer Magnolia"

Every garden needs a showpiece and for many of us, a magnolia tree is an easy choice. The Saucer Magnolia is considered by many to be...

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