Eschscholzia californica The Scott Entrance Garden is reaching its full glory as the daily...
Plants of the Week: June 15
Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lanterns’ Commonly called the red-veined enkianthus, this shrub is...
Plants of the Week: June 1
Staphylea colchica Native to the country of Georgia and the Caucasus mountain range, its...
Plants of the Week: May 11
Osmanthus x burkwoodii This shrub caught my eye in the John W. Nason Garden. My first reaction was...
Plants of the Week: April 27
Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ Our Magnolia collection is truly spectacular at this time of...
Plants of the Week: April 20
Pieris japonica By far, one of my favorite fragrances in the spring is in April when the...
Plants of the Week: April 13
Crocus tommasinianus The Cherry Border is currently overflowing with these early bulbs. The color...
Plants of the Week: March 30
Rohdea japonica One can come to rely on foliage in a garden for color and texture that lasts...
Plants of the Week: March 23
Eranthis hyemalis When I think “spring ephemeral,” Eranthis hyemalis is always the first flower...
Plants of the Week: March 16
Adonis amurensis Winter is slowly but surely loosening its grip on the area allowing some of the...
Plants of the Week: March 9
Betula nigra Heritage® ‘Cully’ One plant that really shines in the winter is the river birch....
Plants of the Week: February 16
Corylus fargesii needs more praise! Farges hazelnut attributes include peeling creamy salmon-brown...
Plants of the Week: January 26
The dinner-plate-sized inflorescence of Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’ is particularly...
Plants of the Week: January 12, 2015
Pinus heldreichii anchors a corner planting around the Sproul Observatory building. Bosnian pine...
Plants of the Week: December 15
Betula costata, the Korean birch, is considered by some to be the most attractive of all the...
Plants of Week: December 1
The Japanese larch, Larix kaempferi, is native to and common throughout central and northern Japan...
Plants of the Week: November 10
Hamamelis ‘Fire Blaze’, thought to be a cross between Hamamelis x intermedia and H. virginiana,...
Plants of the Week: October 13
Clematis ‘Lech Walesa’ is a Polish cultivar with pale blue-purple flower. Tepals are darker at the...
