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| April 1, 2026
Your New Cup of Tea Why We Love It:Cheyenne Common Privet has panicles of lightly-scented white flowers hanging below the branches from late spring to early summer. This hardy large shrub is great for trimmed hedges and takes pruning exceptionally well. On its dense branches, interesting flowers start to sprout and, if not pruned, are […]
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Trees Native to North America: Common Hackberry
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis With its corky bark, broad canopy, and nutritious berries the Common Hackberry is another high-quality native tree that often doesn’t receive as much credit as it deserves. These tough shade trees tolerate rocky soils, high pH, road salt exposure, drought, and short term flooding. Hackberries are also an acceptable partner for properties […]
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Trees Native to North America: Northern Catalpa
Northern Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa The Fisherman’s Tree. The Green Bean Tree. The Cigar Tree. This rugged tree of a thousand nicknames is a big friendly giant that steps straight out of our childhood memories. The list of Catalpa’s great qualities is as long as it is tall. (Some alive today are nearly 100′ tall!) From its flowers […]
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| March 1, 2026
A Choice That Won’t Be A Royal Mess Up Why We Love It:Royal Candles Veronica has masses of beautiful spikes of royal blue flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Its narrow leaves remain forest green in color throughout the season and is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard! […]
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| February 1, 2026
A Sensational Choice for Your Yard Why We Love It:Sensation Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. This plant has fragrant panicles of rich purple flowers with each individual petal trimmed in white an heart-shaped leaves throughout. It is also ideal for privacy screening and attracting butterflies to your […]
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| January 1, 2026
A Totally Tubular Selection Why We Love It:This plant’s tall spikes rise above those around it showing off it’s exciting purple tubular flowers with white interiors and dark purple spots. From late spring to mid summer, its pointy leaves remain green in color and can be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants […]
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Weeping Norway Spruce (Picea abies ‘Pendula’)
An Artsy Addition To Your Landscape Why We Love It:An artistic specimen or accent tree for any landscape, Weeping Norway Spruce is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its highly ornamental weeping form. It has rich green evergreen foliage which emerges lime green in spring. The needles remain green throughout the winter. Know […]
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| November 1, 2025
Not Your Typical Spirea Why We Love It:A plant that adapts to the seasons with vibrant colors. Sem False Spirea features airy plumes of white flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. It has attractive chartreuse deciduous foliage which emerges cherry red in spring. The pinnately compound leaves are highly ornamental and turn […]
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