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The Small Leaf PJM Rhododendron is a Zone 4 landscape staple. It follows up the bloom of the bright yellow of the forsythia with its dazzling pink blossoms. Doting the New England landscape with brilliant lavendar-pink flowers, it is probably the most used evergreen rhododendron in cold climate design. It is a survivor and rarely [...]
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Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus – Alt Name: Old Man’s Beard Hardiness Zones: 3-9 (click photo for large photo) Hardiness will be more suspect in Zone 3. Planting in Zone 3 and 4 try to place the tree in a south/southeast location for the maximum amount of sun and warmth in winter. The Fringe Tree [...]
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Japanese Shrub Willow Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ (Nishiki Willow) Thin, delicately arching branches are cloaked with long, narrow leaves of pink, white and green. The new growth is often solid shell pink. This is a fine hardy shrub for containers because it can be sheared for form or a close-up spot in the shady garden. [...]
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Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus – Alt Name: Old Man’s Beard The fringe tree is a favorite of mine. In zone 5 it tends to blossom very late May or early June. It depends on how close you are to zone 6 or zone 4. We used this as a backdrop for graduation pictures. It [...]
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