In the Spotlight!
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Kleim's
Hardy Gardenia |
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Star-like single flowers having an intense
fragrance appear most profusely in early summer, sporadically
through the season. This extremely hardy selection will
grow in Lake Tahoe! It prefers light shade. It’s
a handsome plant in containers, low borders, along walkways,
anywhere it’s fragrance can be enjoyed. Slow growing,
low mounded form to 2 to 3 feet high and wide. |
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Hydrangea
“Angel's Blush” |
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Long-lasting, 10-inch long white flower
clusters turn rosy-red in late summer and fall as they
age, adding color to the garden when few plants are
in bloom. Best used as an accent specimen. Partial
sun is best. This is a fast-growing shrub to 8 to 12
feet tall, 6 to 10 feet wide. This plant will
fill up a large blank wall with brilliant late-season
color and lovely foliage. Stands well as a specimen
where it will receive plenty of room to create a mountain
of long lasting flowers. |
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Citrus |
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Citrus trees are ornamental
as well as producing edible fruit. These evergreen shrubs
have shinny green leaves, fragrant flowers, and delicious
fruit. Grow citrus in the full sun. Citrus make great
container plants, and here in the upper foothills you
would want to protect the plant from hard frost. In a
container they can be kept small with pruning, thus easily
covered with a frost blanket or moved under a covered
patio. We grow Meyer Lemon, Lisbon lemon, navel oranges,
and mandarins. |
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Hardy
Water Lily |
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Water
lilies are one of the most beautiful water plants.
With flat leaves that float on the surface of the water
they provide needed shade for the pond. They grow best
in full sun, but will tolerate light shade. They are
also useful in container water gardens. The flowers
are beautiful floating on the water, in shades of red,
pink, white, orange, or yellow. Every pond, big or
small should have at least one water lily. |
Golden
Variegated Sweet Flag
(Acorus ‘Ogon’) |
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This is
one of our favorite grasses. We grow it in part sun
or light shade where its golden yellow color can brighten
a shady spot. It also is a great container plant, with
its soft look and feel. Growing quickly to about 10
inches high, it spreads slowly forming a clump. ‘Ogon’ grass
is great as an accent, especially around larger rocks,
or plant them in mass for a sea like effect. |
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Streibs
Findling Cotoneaster
(Cotoneaster dammeri 'Streibs
Findling') |
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One of the lowest growing
Cotoneasters! Excellent, flat-growing ground cover displaying
dense, tiny blue-green leaves. Use on banks, berms, and
to cascade over walls. This evergreen shrub grows in
the full sun. This ground-cover is fast-growing to only
6 inches high, spreading to 8 feet. Deer Resistant! |
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“Stellar Pink” Dogwood
(Cornus x 'Rutgan') |
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Near perfect
understory accent tree bears soft, shell pink flowers
in early spring followed by a show of autumn foliage.
Use as an accent or plant against background of deep
evergreen conifers. Grow this tree in full sun to partial
shade. “Stellar Pink” grows
vigorously to about 25 feet tall and wide. This
pink dogwood is very disease and borer resistant, which
can be a problem for some dogwoods in the foothills.
There is also a white version called “Aurora” which
has the same disease and insect resistance. Both these
varieties are blooming right now at the nursery. Don’t
miss out! |
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Common
Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris) |
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One of our
favorite spring blooming plants is the Common Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris). It has been a favorite of foothill
gardeners for years. You will find old lilac plants
that are over 100 years old in the gold rush communities.
The
fragrance is legendary. Nothing says spring like the
fragrance of lilac. While there are many hybrid lilacs
available, with different colored flowers, it’s
the old fashioned lilac that has the most refreshing
smell. Cut a few flowers and place in a vase to bring
spring inside.
The lilac likes full sun, and if un-pruned
will grow over 10 feet tall and wide. You can keep
it smaller by pruning in the spring right after flowering.
Don’t prune in winter as that will remove the
flower buds for spring.
We have lilacs budded and ready
to bloom this spring. Bring
the legendary fragrance of lilac to your world today. |
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Forest Pansy Redbud
(Cercis
occidentalis) |
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This beautiful
landscape tree is valued for its brilliant scarlet-purple
colored new foliage, maturing to maroon. Rosy-pink
flowers on bare branches bridge the gap between winter
and spring! Growing to about 20 feet tall and 25 feet
wide this small tree is perfect for a sunny patio as
the root system is non-invasive and will not lift pavement.
It turns yellow just before dropping its leaves in
fall, thus allowing the sun to shine through. This
tree is related to our native redbud, which is quite
fussy about growing in our garden. “Forest
Pansy” Redbud is an eastern redbud type, which
are more tolerant of the kind of conditions existing
in our gardens. |
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