October 18, 2019
If you’re looking for a multi-season stunner that packs a colorful punch in fall, Fothergilla is a great option for you. Fothergilla is a deciduous, compact, mounding shrub that works well as hedges or in shrub borders. In spring, it has fragrant white bottlebrush-like flowers that cover the entire shrub. The blooms are followed by… Read more >
Organized under Fall Foliage, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig. Labeled as blue mist fothergilla, blue shadow fothergilla, dwarf fothergilla, fall color plants, fall foliage, fothergill major, fothergilla, fothergilla gardenii, mount airy fothergilla, plant of the month, plants for fall color, witch alder.
October 2, 2019
While there’s plenty of pumpkins and scarecrows to decorate with, the right plants can also add a spooky touch to your Halloween decorations. Take a look at these interesting plants. Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’)- This evergreen ornamental grass has purple/black grass-like foliage which clumps and spreads slowly. Small purple flowers emerge in spring… Read more >
Organized under Fall Foliage, Plants I Dig, Trends. Labeled as Black Mondo Grass, camperdown elm, contorted filbert, corylus avellena contorta, creepy halloween plants, creepy plants for halloween, halloween plants, henry lauders walking stick, mimosa pudica, plants for halloween, rosa sericea pteracantha, sensitive plant, spooky plants, ulmus glabra camperdownii, wingthorn rose.
September 13, 2019
As summer turns into fall, you’ve probably started noticing that your garden is changing, too. Our plant of the month, Autumn Joy Stonecrop (Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’), is no exception to this change and it can really liven up the fall garden. This sturdy perennial sedum has fresh green, succulent foliage that feels rubbery and… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Fall Foliage, Low Maintenance Gardens, Plant of the Month, Water-wise Gardening. Labeled as Autumn Joy Sedum, autumn joy stonecrop, fall blooms, fall color plants, fall transition plants, how to fix flopping autumn joy sedum, how to fix flopping sedum, plant of the month.
October 23, 2017
Narrowing down our top 5 favorite Japanese maples was pretty difficult considering there’s so many different varieties of Japanese maples and they’re all so unique. Japanese Maples come in dwarf to upright forms and everything in between and are well suited for our zone. They also come in various colors from red, to green, to… Read more >
Organized under Fall Foliage, Foliage, Plants I Dig, Variegated Foliage. Labeled as Acer palmatum, Acer palmatum 'Fireglow', Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Acer palmatum ‘Baldsmith’, Acer palmatum ‘Tsuma Gaki’, Acer palmatum ‘Villa Taranto’, asian garden, Baldsmith Japanese Maple, favorite japanese maples, Favorite plants, Fireglow Japanese Maple, japanese maples, plants for asian garden, plants for zen garden, Shindeshojo Japanese Maple, Tsuma Gaki Japanese Maple, Villa Taranto Japanese Maple, zen garden.
October 5, 2017
If you’re into fall color, now is the time to get outside before it all goes away and the constant rains return. And if you’re looking for a good day drive, highway 2 to Leavenworth is full of fall color this time of year! The pacific northwest has such a great selection of fall color… Read more >
Organized under Evergreen Foliage, Fall Foliage, Foliage, Plants I Dig, Trends, Variegated Foliage. Labeled as Acer palmatum, Burgundy Wine Nandina, Cercis canadensis, Cornus alternifolia, cornus kousa, cornus nuttallii, Cornus sanguinea, dogwoods, Eastern Redbud, Fall color, fall foliage, fall plant color, foliage, foliage color, Hydrangea quercifolia, Japanese Maple, Japanese Stewartia, Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac, Maries Doublefile Viburnum, Nandina domestica ‘Burgundy Wine’, Oakleaf Hydrangea, pacific northwest fall, pacific northwest fall color, Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’, Stewartia pseudocamellia, Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘Mariesii’.
Plant of the Month: Fothergilla
Creepy Plants for Halloween 
Plant of the Month: Autumn Joy Stonecrop 
Favorite Japanese Maples 
Plants for Fall Color 
