Plant of the Month – August 2016

Plant of the Month – August 2016

Two New Hydrangea Varieties Available Few flowers are as consistently showy as those of the deciduous shrubs in the genus Hydrangea with their enormous clusters of summer-blooming white, pink or blue flowers.  The most attractive blossoms are sterile, that is they are...
Plant of the Month – July 2016

Plant of the Month – July 2016

‘Big Tuna’ Lives Up to its Nautical Name The Mugo pine is one of the most dependable dwarf conifers for park and lawn planting and one of the few pines that will tolerate light shade. Known as a small European pine, mostly dwarf or bushy but sometimes a tree to 40...
Plant of the Month – June 2016

Plant of the Month – June 2016

Fox Valley River Birch Last November I wrote of the discovery of an unusual sugar maple seedling which had value for cultivation and became a horticultural variety when it was patented in 1998.  This exceptional sugar maple variety, with its narrow upright shape and a...