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Feather Reed Grass, although drought tolerant, will be much happier when sited in evenly moist to permanently moist soils. In this image, the raised bed that 'Karl Foerster' is planted in provides even moisture from capillary action in a poorly ... [... more]
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Among the smaller and rare shrubs, Carol Mackie Daphne is a subtlely variegated specimen, having gold-edged foliage, fragrant light pink flowers, and is cold hardy throughout zone 4. Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie' Carol Mackie ... [... more]
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Among dwarf shrubs with blue-tinted foliage, Horstmann's Silberlocke Korean Fir is a little-known and hard to obtain alternative to Globe Blue Spruce. Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke' Horstmann's Silberlocke Korean Fir [... more]
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Pinus densiflora 'Soft Green' Soft Green Japanese Red Pine 'Soft Green' is a rounded, compact version of Japanese Red Pine. This species, like many two-needle pines, is subject to attack by pine sawfly larvae in late spring and early summer. [... more]
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This variegated form of Purple Moor Grass performs admirably in moist, rich, acid soil in full sun, and although slow-growing, forms a beautiful "mop" of foliage at maturity, to 1.5 feet tall. Here, three clumps arch in the foreground of the ... [... more]
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Serbian Spruce, like most conifers, has a compact shrub cultivar in 'Nana', which has a slowly expanding globe shape. Picea omorika 'Nana' Dwarf Serbian Spruce [... more]
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Viburnum prunifolium
Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum) and Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry Viburnum) are similar and can be easily confused, but have the following differences: Viburnum prunifolium 'Summer Magic' - leaves emerge bronzed, transitioning to very ... [... more]
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Variegated Japanese Kerria is a more refined cultivar that is best suited for shady situations, where its white-margined, grey-green foliage brightens a darkened corner of the garden. Stems that revert to the standard green foliage should be ... [... more]
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Redtwig Dogwood (also known as Red Osier Dogwood, Redstem Dogwood, and even encompassing some forms of the species Cornus alba) is noted for its bare red stems in winter. Since the best red color is achieved on juvenile growth, rejuvenation ... [... more]
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Gold Mound Spirea has yellow-green foliage in Spring that subtlely changes to lime-green by early Summer, when this rounded shrub is topped by shell-pink flat-topped inflorescences. Fall color is chartreuse and ornamentally insignificant. Spiraea ... [... more]
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This cultivar of Indiancurrant Coralberry has white fruit, rather than coral-colored fruit. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 'Leucocarpus' White-fruiting Indiancurrant Coralberry [... more]
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The compact form and layered, horizontal branching of Regel Border Privet shows why it is a preferred choice for environments in which a group planting of shrubs that is seldom pruned serves the dual objectives of shrub coverage and low ... [... more]
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