by David Schreier | Nov 26, 2016 | Market News
‘Bush’s Lace’ Engelmann’s spruce – An Adornment for the Landscape The Engelmann’s spruce (Picea engelmanii) is seldom planted and seen in the Midwest, although an example of this slender pyramidal evergreen tree, which is much more graceful than the widely planted...
by David Schreier | Jun 4, 2015 | Market News
Shiloh Splash River Birch There are few springtime landscape pictures to rival a snowy-trunked birch sending out its first pale green leaves. Birches are at their best seen against a dark evergreen background, not only in the summer, when their own leaves are bright...
by David Schreier | Dec 6, 2013 | Market News
The Japanese maple (Acer x palmatum) comes in many beautiful cultivars and is the most widely grown maple in the American landscape garden. It is valued for its compact size as a picturesque, small shrubby tree with delicate foliage in horizontal layers and brilliant...
by David Schreier | Jul 9, 2013 | Market News
Pixwell Gooseberry: The Best Variety on the Market Today Gooseberries are highly prized in Europe as an important part of a well-rounded garden. They have been sadly neglected in America, perhaps because people who have tried them remember gooseberries (when picked...
by David Schreier | May 3, 2013 | Market News
Honeysuckle: A Decorative and Functional Vine Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle (Lonicera x brownii) is a hardy, twining, climbing vine that is easily trained on a trellis, arbor, or through a garden shrub. Its spring flowers, though not fragrant, are a beautiful...