by Josh Coceano | Jun 11, 2020 | Plant of the Week
Spiraea media ‘SMSMBK’ (Blue Kazoo® spirea) is that great-looking yet minimal care plant. Cool blue foliage with reddish-purple highlights juxtaposes well with the bright white flowers. The deciduous shrub blooms over a long period of time attracting...
by Josh Coceano | May 1, 2020 | Plant of the Week
For most of the season Illicium anisatum ‘Pink Stars’ is a subtle, unassuming evergreen, perfectly anchoring the corner of a foundation planting on the northside of Bond Memorial Hall. When in bloom, however, the shrub is a showstopper, never failing to stop...
by Josh Coceano | Apr 16, 2020 | Plant of the Week
I am easily swayed to purchase a plant with a colorful or quirky cultivar name. Rodgersia podophylla ‘Bloody Wheels’ is certainly an attention-grabbing name. The jarring but accurate description references the 5-7 leaflets with deep jagged lobes at the tips and...
by Josh Coceano | Mar 26, 2020 | Plant of the Week
Dream catchers were traditionally used as talismans to protect sleeping people, usually children, from bad dreams and nightmares. When hung above the bed in a place where the morning sunlight can hit it, the dream catcher attracts and catches all sorts of dreams and...
by Josh Coceano | Mar 3, 2020 | Plant of the Week
Helleborus x ballardiae ‘Coseh 800’ is a selection of H. x ballardiae from Germany notable for its beautiful display of enormous, forward-facing white flowers, with a huge central cluster of stamens. Flowers age to soft pink. Marketed as HGC Snow Dance, this variety...
