Meserve Hybrid Hollies This is a group of hybridized hollies. They were developed by “crossing” other holly types to produce cold-hardy plants with beautiful foliage – 2 noble goals. The term blue holly represents several hollies within the Meserve Holly group. I do have my favorites, but each one has its own beauty especially when [...]
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Cherry Laurel – A Useful, Attractive, Reliable Broadleaf
Cherry Laurel is one of those functional plants that does what it’s supposed to and looks good while it’s doing it. How often we look at a situation and think, “I just need a mounded-form plant that’s nice and full; that I can rely on.” (It sounds like what a plant would request with a [...]
Lily of the Valley – A Tough And Pretty Ground Cover
Lily of the Valley is one of those ground covers you may not always think to use. Yet it is one of the easiest to grow, can spread like crazy and needs hardly any care. I know, you’re probably thinking “Why am I not using more of this plant?”. In case you’re not familiar with [...]
Forsythia – Should You Use Them In Your Landscape?
Forsythia has to be one of the most well known plants. Heck, I’ll bet it’s right up there with Christmas trees and roses. Forsythia actually makes me think of childhood. Probably because it was what we saw when the weather first started to get warm and we could play more outside. Although Forsythia is not [...]
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