Plants Shrubs And Trees

October MagicPink Perplexion, Bobby Green said it was so named due to the difficulty in describing the color, is another excellent Southern Living Plant Collection introduction from Green Nurseries.

This Lespedeza requires very minimal maintenance and can be cut back nearly to the ground in winter if desired or you can selectively remove any dead or winter damaged stems in spring as the new growth begins.

Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. For more on growing Camellias as container plants see the following article by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter: Camellias are Outstanding in Containers .

Never use lime around Azaleas and realize that many of your 'garden' fertilizers like 8-8-8 and 13-13-13 contain lime as a filler so this could be toxic to them. For excellent and detailed information on growing deciduous Azaleas, including heat tolerant...

Showy Yellow Jasmine makes a great low evergreen groundcover or hedge once it is mature or allow it to grow up and cascade over a corner of a fence. An evergreen (semi-evergreen in cooler climates) mounding arching shrub or small vine producing clusters...

An early season flowering Camellia with a loose open form and upright to spreading habit with large deep glossy green foliage. For more information about growing Camellias see our Camellia Growing Guide or any of the excellent resources below: Camellias...

October Magic Snow is a Bobby Green and Green Nurseries hybrid and a Southern Living Plant Collection introduction. The small leaved Sasanqua Camellias make excellent landscape or container plants and are much more tolerant of sun and soil conditions...

To maintain it as a lower plant, larger stems can be cut back to well below the desired height, even nearly to ground level. Great for pollinators when in flower. Fatsia or Japanese Aralia makes an excellent choice for shaded locations and slowly develops...

Named in honor of Dr. Michael Dirr's daughter lovingly known as Susy. Images courtesy of Green Nurseries, all rights reserved. Sasanquas do appreciate a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established.

Flowers are a high semidouble with varying tones of white and orchid pink." - Bobby Green.A Southern Living Plant Collection introduction from the breeding work of Bobby Green and Green Nurseries.

We prefer well aged, decomposted bark based mixes over peat based mixes and usually add a little extra sand or hadite to ensure good drainage. For more on growing Camellias as container plants see the following article by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter: Camellias...

Drought tolerant once well established, deer resistant and virtually pest free. Chinese Witch Hazel has become a popular landscape shrub anywhere that it is hardy and rightfully so with it's dark foliage and brilliant spring flowers.

Foliage is large, dark green, healthy and provides yellow fall color. Imagescourtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com The more sun you can give it the fuller and more compact the habit is likely to be.For the largest flowers cut the Smooth Hydrangea...

Use a slow release, non-burning acidifying fertilize instead when needed. There is also an interesting article from the Washington Post by Adrian Higgs titled " Azaleas Other Than Pink " that describes the origin of the heat tolerant Aromi Deciduous Azalea...

Kerrias are fairly drought tolerant once well established and require minimal care and maintenance. The Kerrias are deciduous, suckering shrubs that will slowly colonize an area but are certainly not uncontrollable or aggressive and are rarely bothered...

Sawada's garden. For more information about growing Camellias see our Camellia Growing Guide or any of the excellent resources below: Camellias Brighten the Winter Landscape - Get It Growing by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter Camellia Culture for Home Gardeners...

A Southern Living Plant Collection introduction from the breeding work of Bobby Green and Green Nurseries. The small leaved Sasanqua Camellias make excellent landscape or container plants and are much more tolerant of sun and soil conditions than the...

For more on growing Sasanqua Camellias read Dr. Allen Owings', an LSU AgCenter Horticulturist, article titled " Sasanquas, Dwarf Camellias Add Color to Early-Winter Landscapes ". Or check out our Guide to Planting & Growing Camellias .

Mize Azalea Gardens at Stephen F Austin's Mast Arboretum. Kristen Braman, Jean Williams Woodward with input from John Thornton, Frank Bryan, and Albert Penland - Selecting and Growing Azaleas MSU Cares - revised by Jeff Wilson from an earlier edition...

It can be shaped into a hedge, topiary, or allowed to grow into it's natural large shrub to small tree form. It can withstand drought, salt, periodic flooding, sun to part shade and even the heat of a parking lot.

Most Camellias do best where they get light shade or morning sun and the light filtered shade of pines seems to be perfect. Flowers early to mid season. These large evergreen shrubs make easy container plants provided they get regular moisture and a good...

Alkaline ph soils produce pink flowers, neutral pH soils produce purple, and acid pH soils produce the true blues. For more information on growing and selecting Hydrangeas below are some excellent online resources: ' Hydrangea Questions and Answers '...

For more on growing Sasanqua Camellias read Dr. Allen Owings', an LSU AgCenter Horticulturist, article titled " Sasanquas, Dwarf Camellias Add Color to Early-Winter Landscapes ". Or check out our Guide to Planting & Growing Camellias .

Sasanquas do appreciate a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established. For more on growing Sasanqua Camellias read Dr. Allen Owings', an LSU AgCenter Horticulturist, article titled " Sasanquas, Dwarf Camellias Add Color...

It reminds us of an old favorite later flowering selection we also offer named 'Rosea'. Kristen Braman, Jean Williams Woodward with input from John Thornton, Frank Bryan, and Albert Penland - Selecting and Growing Azaleas MSU Cares - revised by Jeff Wilson...

Arrowwood is considered to be one of the most adaptable Viburnums when it comes to soil types. A full to mostly sunny location generally produces the best fall color. Easy and reliable.

Most Camellias do best where they get light shade or morning sun and the light filtered shade of pines seems to be perfect. Flowers early to mid season. These large evergreen shrubs make easy container plants provided they get regular moisture and a good...