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Some gardeners like to lop off all stems at a uniform height each year, leaving branch stubs in the winter that flush out into a ball of growth in the spring. Make cuts on long, leggy limbs to encourage branching.

These large evergreen shrubs make easy container plants provided they get regular moisture and a good quality, well-draining, acidic potting soil. Container grown Camellias can suffer root damage if the soil is allowed to freeze so you will want to consider...

Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25oF for short periods in 8" or larger containers.

These durable evergreen shrubs cover themselves in 2-3" flowers in fall and early winter and before the flowers fade the petals fall individually to form a colorful blanket beneath the dark glossy green foliage.

A rare and more robust Evergreen Chinese Hydrangea with larger leaves, thick sturdy stems, and larger individual flowers creating larger clusters of the unusual vivid blue blooms. Easy to grow and an excellent choice for shaded gardens.

3/4" yellow blooms are followed by black berries suspended from the bright red sepals with some resemblance to "Mickey Mouse". A small semi-evergreen shrub to 6'.

Flowers early to mid season. 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.

Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25 o F for short periods in 8" or larger containers.

These durable evergreen shrubs cover themselves in 2-3" flowers in fall and early winter and before the flowers fade the petals fall individually to form a colorful blanket beneath the dark glossy green foliage.

Makes a wonderful specimen, informal hedge, or container plant for indoors or out. Easy to grow and long-lived. Great for pollinators when in flower. Reliably salt tolerant and pollution resistant.

For more information on growing and selecting Hydrangeas below are some excellent online resources: ' Hydrangea Questions and Answers ' from The US National Arboretum ' Growing Bigleaf Hydrangea ' from the UGA Extension by Gary L.

Once well-established they need little additional care and will continue to perform for years to come. Camellias prefer an acidic, humus rich soil with an organic mulch and average moisture.

Use a slow release granular fertilizer in spring. They are evergreen which makes them an excellent choice for a hedge or border. Evergreen Hardy in USDA zones 6-9 Inconspicuous blooms Japanese Compacta Holly (Ilex crenata), Pyramid Shaped:

A large upright to spreading evergreen shrub. Pick the flowers and float them in a bowl of water to bring their beauty indoors. Camellias prefer an acidic, humus rich soil with an organic mulch and average moisture.

It is a naturally mounding and spreading to upright deciduous shrub that generally prefers semi-moist, well-drained soils and is fairly shade tolerant. Blooms open an attractive lime-green, change to white, and age to green.

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The flowers attract a variety of pollinators including butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. We know of plants that have reliably returned in zone 8B where given protection. This popular plant is a.k.a Nasturtium Bauhinia.

It can be shaped into a hedge, topiary, or allowed to grow into it's natural large shrub to small tree form. Either way we get all fall and winter to enjoy the beauty this durable native evergreen shrub provides.

These durable evergreen shrubs cover themselves in 2-3" flowers in fall and early winter and before the flowers fade the petals fall individually to form a colorful blanket beneath the dark glossy green foliage.

Flowering in April, the Chinese Redbud produces fruit in October. * The Chinese Redbud is a plant of the Fabaceae family native to China and Japan that grows between 150 to 1,400 metres (490 to 4,600 ft) above sea level.

Stephen's Garden Camellia is a 'found' cultivar introduced by Green's Nurseries. They can usually tolerate overnight temperatures that dip as low as 20-25oF for short periods in 8" or larger containers.

PeeGee or Panicle Hydrangeas will do well in almost any well-drained garden soil but will benefit from a good quality mulch and from the addition of humus in poor soils. The Panicle Hydrangea flowers on new growth and so can be selectively pruned in late...

These durable evergreen shrubs cover themselves in 2-3" flowers in fall and early winter and before the flowers fade the petals fall individually to form a colorful blanket beneath the dark glossy green foliage.

* The wood is coarse grained,durable, dark coloured and very hard, it can be used as an ebony substitute. The leaves (made of three leaflets) have a long pedunculus, are smooth on the upperside and hairy on the underside.

Pieris japonica is one of the few members of the Blueberry family, or Ericaceae, that is known to grow well outside of strongly acid soil conditions though that is the general recommendation.

Or check out our Guide to Planting & Growing Camellias . The small leaved Sasanqua Camellias make excellent landscape or container plants and are much more tolerant of sun and soil conditions than the larger flowered Japonica Camellias.

* Silky camellia is an under-story woodland species with rich brown colored bark * It grows best in partial shade in well draining soils. * Silky camellia is a large, open-branched shrub growing up to 10 feet tall.