A short primer on pruning hybrid tea and floribunda roses. 1. Remove dead wood by cutting 1/2 ” below the dead wood. Dead tissue can spread into living wood. 2. Prune out diseased portions. 3. Remove rootstock suckers. Dig to root and remove from there, not at ground level. 4. Cut above an outward facing bud, at an angle. 5. Remove canes thinner than … Continue reading Pruning Roses: A short list.
What do you get when you cross Fatsia with Hedera? Fatshedera of course! This resulting hybrid of two genera has been named a ‘botanical wonder’ after it’s entry into the world in 1910 at a nursery in France. It is wondrous with 6-8″ wide glossy, gleaming evergreen leaves. The leaves are what first caught my attention; shiny with a camouflage of greens. Fatshedera can … Continue reading xFatshedera lizei Tree or Aralia Ivy
This diminutive delight was growing in the woods last spring. What is it? For native plant enthusiasts, name all the plants/leaves that also appear in this photo. Genus species, of course! Continue reading What am I?
This new Japanese Forest Grass might cause a ‘snowstorm’ sensation in your garden. ‘Fubuki’ means snowstorm in Japanese. The leaves contrast white and green, with pink appearing in the fall. Propagated at Briggs Nursery, this clumping grass is more compact than ‘Aureola’ from which it is a sport. Hakonechloa is a slow growing deciduous grass with graceful arching leaves. Native to Japan it grows on … Continue reading New Plant! Hakonechloa macra ‘Fubuki’
Green The color of growing foliage—grass, leaves and stems, chlorophyll. Between yellow and blue in the spectrum, with a wavelength between 500 and570 nm—waves of sound, light or water. Not fully developed, unseasoned, immature—new growth, tender. Simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled—children, dogs? Fresh, recent, or new—weeds, tender. Having a sickly appearance—too many waves, seasick, lovesick, homesick. Full of life and vigor; young—blossoming, growing. Environmentally sound or beneficial—save the earth. Grassy land; a plot of grassy ground—village common. Green Continue reading Many shades of green…
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