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Choosing the best plants for a rain garden can be hard. Learn what to look for, and get tons of options for sun or shade on my detailed list.
Cascading Wisteria Seeds. Flowering Blue Rain wisteria. Simple instructions on how to germinate the seeds will be provided. You will receive high quality seeds. A lovely gift for any plant lover. Any questions, please let me know. # Blue rain # grow from Seed # house plant # personalized gift # housewarming gift # healthy plant # fast growing # easy care # Christmas gift # provides oxygen # cleans the air # good for mental health # low light and high light plant # aroid # monstera # philodendron # maranta # variegata # variegation
These colorful perennial water-loving plants need constant moisture; some will grow in standing water.
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Conserving resources, reusing and repurposing—aka upcycling—just makes sense, so we really like this vertical garden method using old rain gutter pieces.
These shade-loving annuals, perennials, and tropicals are easy to grow for their colorful flowers and foliage.
Like many ornamental plants, deutzia was not discovered in the wild, but rather as cultivated plant in Japan. Named in honor of Dutch plant hunting patron, Johann van der Deutz, deutzia was discovered, became popular and then with time fell out of favor. So it goes with many ornamental plants, their popularity ebbs and flows like the whims of fashion, just like mini skirts and big glasses become popular once again with the passing of time. Deutzia setchuenensis Over the last fifteen years, it has been a standing joke around our nursery that we've cornered the deutzia market, funny only because we've introduced (more correctly reintroduced) a number of beautiful Deutzia species and cultivars like Deutzia setchuenensis, Deutzia ningpoensis, and Deutzia scabra, only to find out they don't sell. Deutzia x 'Magicien' Ok, so if people don't want white-flowered deutzias, surely they'll want pink-flowered ones. We proceeded to offer 'Pink Pom Pom', 'Godsell Pink', 'Pink Minor' and 'Magicien', but only to be greeted with poor sales once again. We sold some decent numbers of Deutzia 'Magicien' but within a few years the plant ran its course and sales dropped. Over the last fifteen years, the only deutzia that had any attraction to our customers was Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'. Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' Despite having white flowers, this plant built a following due to its low spreading stature that makes it a great landscape plant. It's the perfect little (2'x4') shrub for covering large areas and choking out weeds. Like many ornamental plants, it was discovered not in the wild, but in cultivation in a Japanese nursery. In 1976, John Creech and Sylvester March of the US National Arboretum found 'Nikko' at the Watanabe Nursery in Gotemba City, and the rest is history. In 1989, the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society awarded it the prestigious Gold Medal Award. Yet even with its PHS honors and useful habit, people complained, "The flowering period is too brief" and "Why can't the flowers be pink?" We had what we thought was a major deutzia breakthrough in 2001 when we found a variegated form of 'Nikko' in the Netherlands. At last, we had a deutzia with season long interest, but as is often the case with plant hunting, our initial excitement was unwarranted. Our new find was hopelessly unstable. Even after years of propagating the best variegated stems, the darn plant kept going back to green. As a list ditch effort, I said to our propagator, "Why don't you take cuttings off the stems with yellow leaves. Perhaps we can create a gold-leafed plant that is stable." An unstable variegated selection of Deutzia gracilis Well, like they say, "Even a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes." Those yellow-leafed cuttings were the birth of Chardonnay Pearls® deutzia. Chardonnay Pearls® Deutzia Mass planting of Chardonnay Pearls® Deutzia We introduced Chardonnay Pearls® deutzia in 2004 and over the years it has become quite popular, especially at retail. The bright yellow leaves give the plant season long interest while the bloom time coincides with the peak garden center traffic. Finally, cornering the deutzia market was more than just a joke. For the first time, deutzia was selling! I never stopped looking for a stable variegated form, and I dreamed of the day we would offer a pink flowered form of 'Nikko'. In our quest for a pink 'Nikko, we enlisted the help of Dr. Tom Ranney of NC State and set him to work crossing 'Nikko' with some of the pink flowered varieties mentioned above. It was a long shot, and it would require an investment of time and money, but you have to make a start and work towards the dream. A few years later, we found another variegated sport of 'Nikko' in, of all places, a small Japanese nursery in the original home of 'Nikko', Gotemba City. But again, the plant was unstable. A few years later, we found yet another variegated form of 'Nikko', this time at Les Pepinieres Minier in France. This selection's margins were creamier than yellow. It was quite attractive, but it too had a reversion problem, although not nearly as bad as our previous finds. To stabilize the variegation we took only the best cuttings over successive generations. After about three years and six generations, we had a plant that was quite stable and worthy of introduction. It was christened Crème Fraiche™ deutzia and introduced in 2013. Creme Fraiche™ Deutzia Like Chardonnay Pearls, Creme Fraiche™ deutzia has great retail appeal and offers season long color. The creamy-yellow variegation is attractive and blends well with other plants. On occasion, it will make a green shoot, but compared to our previous selections, this plant is fantastic. An odd shoot once in a while can be easily pricked out. Meanwhile, Dr. Ranney was making a lot of crosses, but with limited success. His early seedlings yielded plants with light pink flowers that quickly faded to white. We also tested some crosses made by the National Arboretum, but these too were more blush than pink. Then, as is often the case, we discover a new plant that had nothing to do with our breeding goals. One of Dr. Ranney's seedlings stood out from all the others, not for its pink flowers, but rather its abundance of flowers. It had so many blooms that you could hardly see its leaves. While it was not what we were looking for, it was too good to pass up. This plant was introduced in 2014 under the name Yuki Snowflake™ (pronounced U-Kee). Yuki Snowflake™ Deutzia This spring, we will ship for the first time ever a 'Nikko' type deutzia with saturated pink flowers. It took Dr. Ranney ten years, from concept to introduction, but the results were worth the wait. His last round of seedlings had very good pink coloration, with many holding their color over time. After further testing, we picked the best and introduced it as Yuki Cherry Blossom™. Yuki Cherry Blossom™ Deutzia Deutzia is without a doubt is a beautiful plant. But as we discovered over the years, (while cornering the Deutzia market), the deutzia market is not all that different than the rest of the shrub market. People no longer want 12-15' tall plants. They want smaller shrubs that fit into smaller landscapes, that can be mixed in with perennials, or that look good in a patio container. They want useful shrubs that serve a function. They want more colorful flowers, and they want the season long color you get with showy foliage. So while it's great to corner the deutzia market for fifteen years straight, it a whole lot better now that we have plants that people actually want to buy. I'm so glad the joke is over. Yuki Cherry Blossom™ Deutzia the first 'Nikko type with true pink flowers
Beautiful Flowers for Rain Gardens...Any low, wet area in the yard where rainwater runoff collects after a storm has the potential to be a spectacular, colorful rain garden.
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This low-water garden plan will keep your plants vibrant all throughout the hot, humid summer.
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Soggy spots aren't a problem for these perennial plants that like wet soil. Plant them in your dampest spots for added color.
These colorful perennial water-loving plants need constant moisture; some will grow in standing water.
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Cascading Wisteria Seeds. Flowering Blue Rain wisteria. Simple instructions on how to germinate the seeds will be provided. You will receive high quality seeds. A lovely gift for any plant lover. Any questions, please let me know. # Blue rain # grow from Seed # house plant # personalized gift # housewarming gift # healthy plant # fast growing # easy care # Christmas gift # provides oxygen # cleans the air # good for mental health # low light and high light plant # aroid # monstera # philodendron # maranta # variegata # variegation
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Since moving my family to Colorado earlier this year, I have found that growing perennials in the mountainous region can be difficult.
Learn how to grow and care for catmint plants. This easy-to-grow, drought-tolerant perennial blooms for months. Catmint is perfect for containers, borders, herb gardens, and pollinator gardens. Discover the different types of catmint including Walkers Low and Junior Walker, and also Nepeta cataria (catnip).
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This article was originally featured on the UPS Longitudes blog. The widespread planting of trees brings health and environmental benefits at a time when we need comprehensive global solutions. As we rush to address the urgent, overwhelming global coronavirus pandemic, it’s easy to overlook the long-term support systems that maintain our health and wellness. For those sequestered in city apartments, with no access to parks, green spaces or even trees, the sense of loss is very tangible right now. Of course, that feeling pales in comparison to those dealing with the loss of a loved one or friend due to the unforgiving coronavirus — but it’s a sentiment we must also confront for society at large. In the weeks and months before the pandemic, we heard a growing chorus of voices on the enormous value of trees and forests. There is an increasing power and momentum around the concept that tree planting is the simplest, most effective and economical solution to some of our world’s most pressing environmental problems. As we honor Earth Day and Arbor Day, we know trees play an essential role in solutions to challenges such as air and water quality, mental health in urban settings and […]
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Leucanthemum superbum 'Snowcap' (Shasta Daisy) is an easy-to-grow garden essential that fills the summer garden with classic cheerful blooms. Snow white petals surround golden centers, and this cultivar tolerates wind and rain better than most, with a sturdy, compact form that fits just about anywhere. An all-time garden favorite, ‘Snowcap’ is both deer and rabbit resistant, and easily fits the bill when it comes to people-and pollinator-pleasing flowers. ‘Snowcap’ attracts butterflies and bees and is an excellent choice for a border, along a path, or in a container, where they can shine.
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These colorful perennial water-loving plants need constant moisture; some will grow in standing water.
These colorful perennial water-loving plants need constant moisture; some will grow in standing water.
