Mystery Monday - Name That Tree!
Monday June 30, 2008
Welcome to Mystery Monday! Last week's shrub was Harry Lauder's walking stick, or contorted filbert (Corylus Avellana 'Contorta). No one made a guess. Hope someone can ... Read More
Shrub of the Week - Purple Smoke Bush
Saturday June 28, 2008
Plants with purple leaves provide a great contrast to the usual greens in your landscape. Purple smoke tree definitely fits the bill - not only do some cultivars have ... Read More
Tree of the Week - Dawn Redwood
Thursday June 26, 2008
Dawn redwoods and coelacanths (a fish - one of my favorites) have something intriguing in common : they are both prehistoric species, and were thought to be extinct. ... Read More
Mystery Monday - Name That Shrub!
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Welcome to Mystery Monday! Last week's tree was Lychee - Litchi chinensis, guessed by Rotactid - good show! I enjoyed finding them for the first time at a ... Read More
Shrub of the Week - Rock Cotoneaster
Saturday June 21, 2008
"Cotoneaster" writes Landscaping Guide David Beaulieu. "is a widely mispronounced plant name. The correct pronunication, technically, is cuh-TO-ne-AS-tuhr, but even my dictionary gives some legitimacy to the common mispronunciation, CAWT-tuhn-ES-tuhr."
No ... Read More
Tree of the Week - Tulip Tree
Tuesday June 17, 2008
What a lovely tree we have this week! if you have a large space available and live in zones 4-9, consider putting in a tulip tree. The ... Read More
Mystery Monday - Name That Tree!
Monday June 16, 2008
Welcome to another Mystery Monday! Last week's shrub was correctly named by Rufus - the kumquat. Congrats!
This week's Mystery tree also features edible fruit....in fact, I tried ... Read More
Shrub of the Week - Rose of Sharon
Saturday June 14, 2008
Imagine you get to take a trip to a tropical area, like Hawaii. The sun is shining, the drinks are exotic, and you notice beautiful flowers all around you. ... Read More
Blog Changes
Friday June 13, 2008
I wanted to make a quick announcement here that there will be a few changes in the blog:
Tree of the Week is moving to Tuesday
Shrub of the Week is moving ... Read More
Mystery Monday - Name That Shrub!
Monday June 9, 2008
Welcome to Mystery Monday! Last week Kallie guessed correctly by naming Desert Willow. Congrats!
For this week, it's perhaps a bit harder, with few clues. It can be ... Read More
Shrub of the Week - Hybrid Tea Roses
Sunday June 8, 2008
This is one of my very favorite hybrid tea roses, called Love and Peace. The huge blooms are gorgeous and fragrant. Of course, I am biased because it's ... Read More
Tree of the Week - Purple Leaf Plum
Thursday June 5, 2008
When I was at school, I loved walking home in late summer. There were many plum trees, including purple leaf plum, on campus, each with different colors of ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday - Hummingbird at Rest
Wednesday June 4, 2008
Hummingbird at Rest
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Mystery Monday - Name That Tree!
Monday June 2, 2008
Hello and welcome to another edition of Mystery Monday. Ready? Let's go!
This plant can be a small tree...but it can also be a shrub, as it ... Read More
Shrub of the Week - Currant
Sunday June 1, 2008
Shrubs with edible fruit are a good choice for almost any garden, especially small ones. They can help reduce the grocery bill, attract wildlife, and even entice children to ... Read More