by Josh Coceano | Feb 1, 2012 | Plant of the Month
Whether winter be mild or harsh, short days and cold temperatures leave many aching for spring and warmer days. A new gardening season often gives cause for gardeners to try new plants. Catalogs entice their audience to loosen their purse strings with a bevy of new...
by Josh Coceano | Jan 19, 2012 | Plant of the Week
Regarded as the hardiest palm, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, or needle palm, is a small, shrubby palm averaging 4-6’ in height. Native to the southeastern United States, needle palms thrive on shady wooded slopes and moist forested bottomlands. Gardener Nicole Selby has...
by Josh Coceano | Jan 11, 2012 | Plant of the Week
Camellia Forest Nursery considers Prunus mume ‘Fragrant Snow’ to be the best white-flowering variety of Japanese apricot. The deciduous tree, ultimately reaching 25’ in height with a similar spread, produces fragrant semi-double flowers in January. Seen here on a...
by Josh Coceano | Dec 20, 2011 | Plant of the Week
Japanese forest grass, Hakonechloa macra, adds grace and fluidity to the garden. Recent selections have focused on color and variegation. Several cultivars are grown throughout the Scott Arboretum and all play a part in the fall garden, turning shades of light brown...
by Josh Coceano | Dec 14, 2011 | Plant of the Month
Personal appreciation for specific plants ebbs and flows as time progresses. This may be a product of following trends, discovering a genus for the first time, meeting an exceptionally well-grown plant, or in my case, a result of family discrimination. The plant that...
