Featured plants in the Lou!
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March ANTI-Tree of the Month-Ornamental/Bradford Pear
A good indicator of a subdivision’s or development’s age is the type of tree planted en masse by the builder. Silver maples, sweet gums, crabapples, pin oaks, elms …These trees all took a…
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March Shrub of the Month-Flowering Quince
One of the first shrubs to bloom in early spring is an old-fashioned favorite rarely seen in new gardens: flowering quince. Not to be confused with edible quince, Cydonia oblonga, the two most…
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March Perennial of the Month-Spring Beauty
Cuteness alert! Tulips can be bold and beautiful, and daffodils can be stunning or stoic, but when a lawn full of charming spring beauties comes alive, it usually brings a sweet smile of…
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February Tree of the Month-Japanese White Pine
Let’s start with an important structure lesson…you have your general ‘Plant-Geeks’ that like plants, gardening, etc. At least, that’s how non-plant-geek would describe them. However, among us Plant-Geeks, there are, as I like…
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February Shrub of the Month-Bowling Ball Arborvitae
Plants can be beautiful. Plants can be ugly. Plants can be everything in between. Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam’ MR. BOWLING BALL, aka Bowling Ball arborvitae, is one shrub that, to some people, goes from…
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February Perennial of the Month-HUSH PUPPY Fountain Grass
The longer you garden, the more “problem plants” you encounter. This is, unfortunately, how most budding gardeners learn. We see a plant that we MUST HAVE, and before we know it, it becomes…
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January Tree of the Month-Blue Atlas Cedar
Blue Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, is another pretty boy evergreen that breaks my heart, probably more than Cryptomeria. December Tree of the Month-Japanese Cedar I’ve tried a couple of dwarf cultivars (Cedrus atlantica…
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January Shrub of the Month-Boxwood
I once met someone who said she hated “Shrubs.”. Turns out she just hated boxwoods, Buxus spp.. I’ve met quite a few boxwood haters over the years, and it seems that most people,…
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January Perennial of the Month-Elliot’s love grass
Winter is a great time to analyze structure and form in a garden-the “bones” in a sense. Winter interest plants shine this time of year, and one of the top perennials for winter…
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December Tree of the Month-Japanese Cedar
Remember that one handsome boy back in high school? You know the type: great hair and smile. Drove a Mustang. Snappy dresser, outgoing, personable … surrounded by friends and admirers. Most likely, he…
