Looking to add a bit of drama to the late spring garden? Consider planting Allium. Ornamental...
Plants of the Week: May 1
Loropetalum chinense ‘Shang-White’ Emerald Snow ® Loropetalum chinense is a small evergreen shrub...
Plants of the Week: April 17
Who hasn’t ogled and longed for floriferous stands of Meconopis betonicifolia, Cardiocrinum...
Plant of the Week: April 3
Lindera reflexa Between Alice Paul Residence Hall and the south side of Mertz Residence Hall,...
Plants of the Week: March 6
Iris histrioides ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ One of the only flowers that seems to have withstood the...
Plants of the Week: February 27
Rhododendron mucronulatum, native to Korea, Japan, and Northern China, is considered to be one of...
Plants of the Week: February 13
Abies koreana The Korean fir is a neatly branched, dense, conical evergreen with an interesting...
Plants of the Week: February 6
Helleborus niger ‘Praecox’ has been garnering quite a bit of attention lately. While few other...
Plants of the Week: January 27
Ternstroemia gymnanthera ‘Sotall’ In the bleak conditions of mid-winter, evergreen plants can be...
Plants of the Week: January 9
While documented in herbarium specimens, Corylus fargesii was unknown in Western cultivation until...
Plants of the Week: January 2
Stewartia rostrata Winter is a great time of year to appreciate how this Stewartia earned its...
Plants of the Week: December 19
People are often in awe at the sight of fall-blooming bulbs. Is this the handiwork of climate...
Plants of the Week: December 5
Acer rufinerve The Maphouse is a small peculiar building tucked into the wooded edge of the...
Plants of the Week: November 21
Camellia ‘Autumn Spirit’ November is a great time of year for fall blooming Camellia, and C....
Plants of the Week: November 7
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, with nearly 1,000 species of...
Plant of the Week: October 31
The element of surprise fragrance in the garden appeals to both the sense of smell and one’s...
Plants of the Week: October 17
Coccoloba uvifera Every time I pass by the containers in the Isabel Cosby Courtyard, I stop and...
Plants of the Week: September 26
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’ Surprise! Another grass! And, hopefully, like the...