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Plants I Love & Hate
Hate: Vinca Minor
Posted on July 25, 2011This is the kind of plant you encounter in many commercial plantings or perhaps in yards that also are inundated with Juniper tams and Photinia. But not always, sometimes Vinca appears in very nice gardens, but it just goes wrong. … Continue reading
Hate: Carex morrowii
Posted on July 25, 2011It always looks so cute and perky in its little perfect 1 gallon container at the nursery, right? It always looks so good its first year in the ground, it grows well, the yellow variegated foliage looks so good with … Continue reading
Love: Amelanchier- Serviceberry
Posted on June 21, 2011This unassuming tree is a native that deserves a little recognition. The spring flowers are delicate clusters of simple white blooms which become clusters of blue fruit in the late summer and fall and will attract birds. The fall color … Continue reading
Love: Sword Fern
Posted on June 21, 2011There are some gardens that are basically TOXIC when it comes to maintenance. Or there are some gardens that are located far enough away that they will not get maintained the way they should, then they become a nightmare, due … Continue reading
Love: Hakonechloa aurea
Posted on June 21, 2011This is also known as Japanese feather grass. I particularly like the variegated variety. I like the ‘All Gold’ but I do not find it to be as reliable as the striped cousin. I like how this grass can live … Continue reading
Love: Black Mondo Grass – Ophiopogon nigrens
Posted on December 21, 2010I think my favorite thing about this grass is the ink jet black bold straps of leaves and the fat fruit that comes after the slightly purple-ish white blooms fade. The berries seem almost like they are made of obsidian, … Continue reading
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