Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="3945,7761,7762"] A rounded shrub with small yellow flowers in the early spring. The foliage is aromatic when crushed. Fall foliage color is yellow, the berries are a bright red. The berries are a food source for migratory birds. It takes sun to shade and prefers moist soils. In full shade the plant grows more open....

[gallery ids="8214,9159"] A bushy shrub with dark green foliage, often used for borders and hedging. The white, late spring flowers are held on small panicles. This plant is easy to grow. It prefers full sun to part shade and most soils. Shear after flowering as needed for form....

[gallery ids="3941,3940,3939"] A slow growing compact shrub with glossy dark green foliage that is deep red when young. Blooms in spring are white, and resemble lily of the valley. The winter foliage color is deep burgundy. It needs part to full shade, and a moist, acidic well-drained soil. Use in the woodland garden, in a shady...

[gallery ids="3938,3934"] A slow growing shrub with gracefully arching branches. New leaves are bronze with pinkish mottling, turning dark glossy green with creamy variegation. It has fragrant white flowers. Prefers shade and moist soils, in part shade to part sun. Use in borders or for naturalizing. The species is native to the southeast of the U.S....