About: Jodi

[gallery ids="4483,7565"] A spreading groundcover with crinkled, dark green leaves, white flowers, and a burgundy winter color. It will produce orange-red fruit that resembles a raspberry. It takes heat and drought but does well in shade, too. It will cascade over rocks and ledges, and can form a dense, low mat. Also known as Crinkle-leaf Creeper...

[gallery ids="4475,6357,4478"] An irregularly spreading tree with twisted stems and leaves. Bees are attracted to the clusters of small, fragrant white flowers that appear in spring. Grown as a small tree or in a multi-stem form. The foliage is green in summer, with yellow fall color. Very interesting and quite ornamental especially when dormant. It grows...

[gallery ids="6408,9214"] A tough, fast growing tree with upright arching branches. The late spring, pea-like flowers are purple, wisteria-like, and held in pendulous racemes. Bees are attracted to the flowers. The leaves emerge bronze-red and turn to green as they mature. The fall color is yellow. It grows well in hot dry climates; adapts well to...

[gallery ids="4473,5565,8044"] An oval, upright arching tree best known for its bright lemon-yellow summer color. In some shade, the color tends toward chartreuse. The late spring pea-like flowers are white and held in pendulous clusters. The foliage is pinnately compound, giving this fast growing tree a fine texture. The bark develops deep furrows with age. It...