Dwarf selection with a pendulous, rounded habit and bonsai-like framework. Fragrant yellow flowers in mid-late spring. Yellow fall color.
TILIA cordata ‘Girard’s Nana’
March 1st, 2022HYDRANGEA arborescens ‘Pinky Pollen Ring’
February 23rd, 2022Clouds of pastel pink, large flat-topped blooms on stiff, upright stems; deep green foliage. Good in groups as a privacy hedge or naturalized border. Thrives in part-sun but will tolerate full sun. Pollinator attractant. Blooms on new wood. Deer resistant.
PICEA abies ‘Wartburg’
February 8th, 2022Robust, upright, weeping; has a dominant central leader and irregular branching, some weep directly downward and others stray in odd directions. Young branchlets have distinctive orange bark.
Picea abies ‘Kluis’
February 8th, 2022Irregularly-shaped, tight, multi-branched habit; Slow-growing dwarf, with a globose shape when young, later developing a leader and becoming a small upright tree. Needles are short and dark green.
PICEA abies ‘Goldenrods’
February 8th, 2022A pyramidal, bright yellow Norway Spruce found as a result of the intentional cross of ‘Acrocona’ and ‘Gold Drift’.
JUNIPERUS horizontalis ‘Pancake’
February 8th, 2022Arguably the lowest growing of all creeping junipers, between 3-6″ high, though can be staked to achieve height and graceful ‘waterfall’ effects. Layered branches with blue-green foliage covering the ground and rooting along the way. Prefers sandy/rocky soils. Drought tolerant.
ABIES concolor ‘Archer’s Dwarf’
February 7th, 2022Slow-growing dwarf with a conical habit and dense, soft, silver-blue needles.
ILEX verticillata ‘Kennebago’
February 2nd, 2022Compact rounded dense shrub; profuse white flowers ahead of half-inch vivid-red berries that birds love. Attracts bees/butterflies. Silvery smooth bark; leathery dark-green oval leaves that turn purple in fall. Prefers moist acidic soil, but tolerates dry soils.
PHYSOCARPUS opulifolius ‘Summer Wine Black’
February 2nd, 2022White flower clusters covering the branches in spring contrast with nearly-black foliage. Upright stems and small, textured foliage; peeling bark as winter interest. Best left unpruned. Attracts butterflies. Drought/clay tolerant.
SPIRAEA nipponica ‘Snowmound’
January 31st, 2022Dense, upright, compact, mounded cultivar; profuse white flowers in late spring. Narrow, dark blue-green foliage. Flowers and leaves all appear on the same side of the arching branches. Attractive to butterflies. Deer/clay/drought tolerant.
