by Josh Coceano | Apr 25, 2012 | Plant of the Month
From birth through fifth grade I lived in a white two-story farmhouse. A thin strip of yard separated the house from the gravel road. Within that strip are two trees, a silver maple, Acer saccharinum and a flowering dogwood, Cornus florida. The two are an odd couple....
by Josh Coceano | Apr 19, 2012 | Garden Plants, Plant of the Week
Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Margarita’ is regarded as the hardiest jessamine. In 2005 the vine was awarded the Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers bloom in late spring. The twining vine, reaching 8-12’ in height, is...
by Josh Coceano | Apr 18, 2012 | Garden Plants, Happenings
What is that smell? If you are walking through the Terry Shane Teaching Garden it is likely Amorphophallus konjac, the voodoo lily. When mature, the tuberous perennial creates a plastic-like purple inflorescence atop a 2’ speckled petiole. The odor attracts a variety...
by Josh Coceano | Apr 13, 2012 | Garden Plants, Plant of the Week
Chartreuse foliage adds pop to the garden! One plant that lends golden coloration in the Terry Shane Teaching Garden is Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’. The clump-forming perennial creates a mound of graceful fern-like foliage 24 inches tall by 36 inches wide....
by Josh Coceano | Apr 6, 2012 | Plant of the Week
Native Neviusia alabamensis bears racemes of perfect spirea-like white flowers. The deciduous shrub, found naturally throughout the southeastern United States, creates an open arching profile 3’ to 6’ tall and equally wide. Photo credit: J. Coceano Magnolia ‘Lois’ is...
