Thursday, February 25, 2010

Feb. 24

Finally there is snow in the gardens and one of the main reason to grow evergreens!
The following selections are all found in The Show Garden:

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' (Sawara False Cypress); this broadly conical evergreen has golden-yellow needles and small cones; the best colour is most notable on the south side of the plant




Cotoneaster horizontalis var. perpusillus (Rockspray); a prostrate horizontally-spreading deciduous shrub, developing tiers of branches as it matures; here at last the snow provides a backdrop to the bright scarlet berries



Pinus koraiensis 'Winton' (Korean Pine); a shrubby low spreading pine with long blue-green needles, it will grow much wider than it will tall



Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica 'Compacta' (Corkbark Fir); a slow growing evergreen with a conical compact habit, featuring blue-grey leaves




Thuja occidentalis 'Sudsworthii' (White Cedar); this cultivar has short branches and gold leaves which tend to bronze in winter; prefers a position in full sun




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