Pahl’s Plant of the Month – May 2013

Pahl’s Plant of the Month – May 2013

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...

Pahl’s Plant of the Month – April 2013

Amelanchiers, (also known as Juneberry or Serviceberry), is a tall shrub or small tree that is one of my favorite plants.  In my yard it is one of the first signs of spring before most other spring blooming plants.  Unfortunately this year that first sign of spring...

Pahl’s Plant of the Month – March 2013

By Tim Bartholomew Raise the Roof When I was thinking about a plant to write about for the month of March, my thoughts turned to Basketball and March Madness.   This brought my thoughts to the “Raise the Roof” series of Rhododendrons that originated with the same...

Pahl’s Plant of the Month – February 2013

By Tim Bartholomew AMBER JUBILEE NINEBARK is the 2012 First Edition plant introduced by Baileys Nursery.    This new Ninebark was developed by Jeffries Nursery in Manitoba Canada  and is now propagated under the “First Editions” label of Baileys Nursery.  Each year...

Pahl’s Plant of the Month – January 2013

By David Schreier ‘Roundabout’ Colorado Spruce: An Indispensable Accent for the Home Landscape In their various forms, spruces are exceedingly useful and ornamental.  The large types are especially valuable for park and estate planting and the slower growing species...