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I Love Ilex Vertilcillata ‘Winter Gold’ aka Golden Winterberry

Name:  Ilex vertilcillata ‘Winter Gold’  aka golden winterberry Type of Plant: A large, deciduous shrub, hardy in Zones 3-9, that has peach to orange berries in fall and early winter. Why I Love this Plant:  There’s so much to love about this plant! First of all is...

I Love Chionanthus virginicus – aka Fringe Tree

Name:  Chionanthus virginicus aka fringe tree or old man’s beard. Type of Plant: A large shrub or small tree, native to the Eastern US, growing 15 to 30 feet tall and wide. Why I Love this Plant: If you’ve been to Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich during the...

I Love Abies concolor aka Concolor Fir

Type of Plant:   A blue needled evergreen tree that’s hardy in ones 3 - 7 Why I Love this Plant:  I fell in love with this plant 25 years ago when I did a consultation for a woman in Yarmouth. I looked across her backyard and saw a blue needled evergreen that was...
A Postcard About Watering

A Postcard About Watering

Plants aren't really refreshed by squirting water on their leaves on a hot day...you're better off putting that water on their roots, not their leaves. In fact, unless they are new seedlings with small roots, you're...

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Preserving Home Grown Garlic

Preserving Home Grown Garlic

In this area the garlic is commonly pulled from the garden in early July. We bundle ours up and hang it in our shed for two to three weeks to cure,...

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I Love Diervilla

I Love Diervilla

Name:   Diervilla lonicera and Diervilla splendens cultivars with dark foliage. Type of Plant:   Native shrub that’s hardy to zone 3, grows well in...

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