Winter Camelia
Winter Witchazel
Since I’m moving this month (new house–new garden) I don’t have much time to write, but those beautiful winter plants are not forgotten. Continue reading Winter Witchazel
Swainson’s Thrush
It was summertime, deep into July. I heard this haunting melody and was captivated. I wondered if we had a visitor from another world. With some help from a good friend I discovered it was the Swainson’s Thrush, a visitor in our woods for only a few months. The call is heard in the early morning and late evening, just when the sun in making … Continue reading Swainson’s Thrush
3 Trees—New Varieties for 2015
Variegated Stellar Pink Dogwood (Cornus kousa x Cornus florida) I’ve seen trees like this before. On the Monrovia site you can find three variegated Cornus kousa; Samaritan, Wolf Eyes and Summer Fun, but they all have white flowers. As the human race is constantly searching for the next new thing, now arrives the variegated dogwood with a Pink flower. Dogwoods always look so spindly and … Continue reading 3 Trees—New Varieties for 2015
Pink Blueberries, Velvet Leaves and Hot Petals—New Varieties
Mighty Velvet Stachys (Lamb’s Ears): Some plants have incredible color, others have unforgettable fragrance but this one has neither. The Mighty Velvet Stachys has a magnetic quality that magically brings hand to leaf. It’s irresistibly soft, begging you to touch it. It’s soft and nice and feels like you’re petting a puppy. Lance-like, silver-colored wooly leaves are deer resistant. Foliage holds up well in rain … Continue reading Pink Blueberries, Velvet Leaves and Hot Petals—New Varieties
Rainyleaf 