Ornamental Shrubs/Trees

Wordless Wednesday- Spring Blooms

Categories: Bulbs/Corms/Tubers, Ornamental Shrubs/Trees, Perennials, Wordless Wednesday | 10 Comments

First of the Fall Color

This tree is in a median for the entrance to my neighborhood, I think it’s a Red Oak.  Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong though.  I know it’s some type of Oak, because of the acorns it drops every year.  Anyhow it’s the first of the trees to start putting on it’s fall [...]

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Bloomin’ Tuesday – Blooms and Berries

September has brought some cooler morning & evening temperatures.  Along with that comes some of my favorite fall blooms & berries.   Violas, Sedums and Lirope bring color and add interest to the garden.  The purple berries on Beautyberry or Callicarpa americana make a striking combo against the lime green foliage of this native ornamental shrub.  [...]

Categories: Annuals/Biennials, Bloomin' Tuesday, Hydrangeas, Native Plants, Ornamental Shrubs/Trees, Perennials, Vegetables | 22 Comments

Bloomin Tuesday

Lots of stuff blooming this week.  It’s been hot as heck out there and you can tell which plants love the heat and which ones could use a break from it.  The Roses aren’t very happy right now, other than this miniature pink one that’s in a container in a semi-shady bed.  However the Pineapple [...]

Categories: Bloomin' Tuesday, Bulbs/Corms/Tubers, Ornamental Shrubs/Trees, Perennials, Roses | 22 Comments

New Additions Update

This will be the third season in the garden for my Hydrangea ‘Pinky Winky’.  It has never looked better or produced so many blooms.  Their not fully open yet, but I’m expecting great things from this ornamental shrub this year.  Here’s hoping… This is the second season in the garden for this tiny Berberis thunbergii.  [...]

Categories: Hydrangeas, New Additions, Ornamental Shrubs/Trees | 3 Comments

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