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Wade ' Check Out This Alternative Hydrangea ' (Oakleaf Hydrangea) from LSU Agcenter by Richard Bogren ' Hydrangeas Provide Color in the Shade ' from LSU Agcenter by Dan Gill ' Hydrangea Selection, Pruning, and Care ' from Virginia Cooperative Extension...

October Magic Snow is a Bobby Green and Green Nurseries hybrid and a Southern Living Plant Collection introduction. Images courtesy of Green Nurseries, all rights reserved. In spring reddish-purple new growth tops the deep, green glossy foliage of this...

They seem to be adaptable as far as pH is concerned and are considered by many to be salt tolerant. For more information on growing and selecting Hydrangeas below are some excellent online resources: ' Hydrangea Questions and Answers ' from The US National...

Actually it is the availability of Aluminum in the soil which is required for Hydrangea macrophylla to produce the color pigment delphinidin. We generally only do touch up pruning just before growth begins in spring just to remove the spent flower heads...

Native but somewhat rare in Madagascar, the Royal Poinciana naturally goes semi-dormant dropping its foliage during extended dry periods but tends to remain mostly evergreen in the moist tropical climates of the US.

Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. Most Camellias do best where they get light shade or morning sun and the light filtered shade of pines seems to be perfect.

For more on growing Camellias as container plants see the following article by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter: Camellias are Outstanding in Containers . The perfectly formed, fully double medium pink flowers of this beauty are borne over a fairly long period...

Established plants will often produce large loose clusters of rounded ball-like flowers followed by black fruit. Reliably salt tolerant and pollution resistant. The large tropical green foliage of this Variegated Fatsia is splashed with bright creamy...

Container grown Camellias can suffer root damage if the soil is allowed to freeze so you will want to consider protecting them during any extended periods below freezing. Camellias can also be grown as container plants and bonsai.

Salt tolerant, drought resistant, deer resistant, and adaptable to a variety of soil types although they do appreciate good drainage and seem to prefer a mineral soil over humus based soils.

October MagicCarpet is one of the newest additions to the October Magicseries from the breeding work of Bobby Green and Green Nurseries. Images courtesy of Green Nurseries, all rights reserved.

Hardy in USDA zones 7-10 Fast uniform growth Sun or shade Bigfoot Cleyera, Evergreen Shrub, Tall Hedge and Screen: Bigfoot Cleyera, Evergreen Shrub, Tall Hedge and Screen: Cleyera Bigfoot is part of the Southern Living Plant Collection.

Prune to shape as desired or to reinvigorate by removing no more than 1/3 of the oldest canes near ground level. In hot summer climates Hydrangeas are most at home on the East or North side of a house or other building.

Wade ' Check Out This Alternative Hydrangea ' (Oakleaf Hydrangea) from LSU Agcenter by Richard Bogren ' Hydrangeas Provide Color in the Shade ' from LSU Agcenter by Dan Gill ' Hydrangea Selection, Pruning, and Care ' from Virginia Cooperative Extension...

With periodic renewal pruning only if vigor seems reduced which is a rarity. You can even lime one side of the plant and put Aluminum Sulphate on the other half and produce all three flower colors on the same plant if you get it right.

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 - UGA Extension...

Or check out our Guide to Planting & Growing Camellias . These dwarf Camellias are amenable to pruning and shearing which should be done in spring. Sasanquas do appreciate a humus-rich soil, an organic mulch, and average moisture until well-established.

Oleanders also make excellent container specimens that are easily overwintered indoors in cooler climates. Flirt is known for producing loads of brilliant pink, lightly fragrant flower clusters consistently throughout much of the year in mild winter climates.

Soft primrose yellow, fragrant double flowers are born in relatively large clusters that open over a long period. Mathilde Ferrier or Hardy Double Yellow Oleander is an old favorite and makes an excellent container specimen as well as being hardy enough...

Fragrant 2" wide, double and semi-double flowers are produced in profusion in spring on this low growing Mock Orange. Snowbelle matures into a tidy and well-branched small deciduous shrub with a naturally rounded compact habit.

With proper pruning Chinese Witch Hazel can be maintained as a clipped hedge, trained into a small tree form or espalier, or use the larger growing varieties as a large screen or background shrub.

Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. Most Camellias do best where they get light shade or morning sun and the light filtered shade of pines seems to be perfect.

Loads of 1-1/2" wide, double, and sweetly fragrant pure white flowers emerge in late spring among the foliage of this dainty dwarf Mock Orange. Perform any pruning once the flowers of spring have faded as the buds are developed on summer and fall growth.

They seem to be adaptable as far as pH is concerned and are considered by many to be salt tolerant. For more information on growing and selecting Hydrangeas below are some excellent online resources: ' Hydrangea Questions and Answers ' from The US National...

Camellias are evergreen shrubs which provide year round structure in your landscape, and color when everything else has stopped blooming. Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival. Pink Stella Camellia (sasanqua), Fall Blooming Shrub: Pink Stella Camellia...

For best results, apply a slow-release granular fertilizer in the spring. This plant can effectively serve as a privacy screen when clustered and make an elegant addition to topiary plantings.

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 ". A vigorous upright to open evergreen shrub, Gay Baby produces clusters of...