Having a smaller garden space shouldn’t keep you from enjoying a gorgeous hydrangea. Yes, you might think that hydrangea shrubs grow big and full and require yearly pruning. However, there are smaller, dwarf varieties that give you the same lovely, long lasting flowers, but take up less space in your landscape bed. For a general […]
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Mt. Airy Fothergilla. Photo Credit: The Tree Center The Fothergilla, or witch alder, is a native shrub that’s easy to fall in love with. They are beautiful and very low maintenance. It can work as a foundation shrub in a group or mass in a shrub border. Would also look nice massed on the edge
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Tater Tot Arborvitae. Photo: Proven Winners The Tater Tot Arborvitae is a great addition to any garden for lots of reasons. Typically when you hear the word arborvitae, you think of a tall, narrow hedge type evergreen that’s often used for creating privacy….but not this irresistibly cute arborvitae. Tater Tot only gets about 18” tall
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‘Limelight’ Hydrangea paniculata. The best-selling panicle hydrangea in history. Photo Credit: Proven Winners Hydrangeas are easy to grow and maintain and make beautiful additions to your Montgomery, Chester or Berks County, PA landscape. They come in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Hydrangeas are deciduous which means they drop their leaves in winter. Some
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A compact plant starts small and stays small all its growing life. Compact evergreen shrubs take up a fraction of space as similar full-size plants such as yews and arborvitaes and are ideal for homeowners who have less room for planting. Smaller in size also means minimal or no pruning and maintenance which is an
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Vibernum berries. Photo Image: Pixabay Think multi-season interest when you go shrub shopping. A shrub that offers interest any day of the year is a winner! Viburnums are fantastic shrubs that produce showy, fragrant flowers in the spring and also offer colorful and delicious fruit for birds in the fall. Some viburnums are deciduous
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