Tulip poplar is one of the finest native trees in North America. Native to vast tracts of eastern North America, Liriodendron tulipifera is the largest growing…
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Plants for the garden with beautiful or distinct fall color. A garden should have interest during all seasons, including fall and winter.
Little Honey oakleaf hydrangea is unexpectedly great. I had seen photographs in catalogs for years and had reservations. So often mutations and sports of plants…
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Basye’s Blueberry rose was introduced in 1982. Clear pink semi-double flowers with yellow stamens are produced in May in the South. Basye’s Blueberry is largely…
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Kousa dogwood, Cornus kousa, is similar to the native flowering dogwood, Cornus florida. The biggest difference between the two is Kousa dogwood flowers after the leaves…
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Pink dogwood, Cornus florida ‘Rubra’, is found in gardens to a lesser extent than the white flowering dogwood but is no less a rite of spring…
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Heath aster, Aster ericoides, starts flowering in September. When the asters and ironweed arrive, we know fall is coming. Summer in the Deep South is tough on…
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Gardeners in the south looking for small deciduous trees often think of dogwoods and redbuds, but Japanese stewartia can be an inspired choice in the…
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Fothergilla Mount Airy (Fothergilla major Mount Airy) hangs around in a fairly nondescript manner during summer. At the edge of spring and fall however, this…
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It’s April in Georgia, so upcoming garden musings may be a little azalea- and dogwood-centric. Without further ado, the subject at hand is the Korean…
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Undeniably beautiful and undeniably pricey, Japanese Maple Bihou has stunning bark of peach coral and a reputation for winter dieback of the branch tips. We…
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The fall color of smooth sumac blazes. Smooth sumac is a plant we rarely think about until the inevitable day in fall when we pass a…
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