The greensleeves kousa dogwood is another unique variety of the Asian dogwoods. In the early summer the white bracts open with bright green highlights and slowly change to a creamy white. This occurs against the background of the glossy, dark green leaves making a wonderfully showy display.  It has a lovely low branching vase like form making it...

The Magnolia x 'Jane' is a member of the 'Little Girl' group of hybrid magnolia trees. These trees explode with purplish-pink and white blooms later in the spring than most magnolia trees helping them avoid frost in more northern climates. They grow to a mature height of only 10 to 15 feet, this along with the beautiful, tulip blooms make them a...

The Autumn Blaze Red Maple (Acer rubrum 'Jeffersred') is a classic oval shaped shade tree with incredibly stylish orange/red fall color. It grows fast and will brighten your yard in the fall with a cascade of brilliant orange/red leaves, which last longer than many other maples. Plant this tree in your yard if you want to light up your neighbor...

The white dogwood is an American classic, which has long been part of our native landscape. These trees range from north to south, from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean and are one of the most renowned of our 100% North American cultivars. The white dogwood is a special tree, because it rewards the gardener all year. As the days lengt...

Pee Gee Hydrangea are full shrubs with large, white flower clusters that last through July and August. Each cluster is full of delicate blooms that give dimension especially as the white changes to a bright pink as the season goes on. These hydrangeas do not have the full droopy mop heads of many varieties, but instead carry smaller, but still s...

A sure sign of spring is the early flowering Redbud trees! These trees are gorgeous all year long with their deep green glossy leaves in summer and their yellow foliage in the fall. Easy to grow and very rewarding! Eastern Redbud is a small tree that displays an abundance of purple blossoms in the spring. It has large heart shaped leaves during ...

If you are wanting to add some multicolor tones to your landscape with just one plant the variegated weigela will give you just that. Its stunning leaves have a dark green center with a bright yellow green edge. These come on in early spring offering a nice background for the flowers that fill up the branches. The delicate, trumpet like flowers ...

The forsythia shrub is the light at the end of winter. It is one of the first plants to bloom in the early spring and its flowers offer a warm yellow to the cold backdrop of winter that is still in the air. The Spring Gold forsythia will add an explosion of gorgeous, bright yellow flowers that cover the branches fully for weeks. Its foliage also...

Say goodbye to winter with a profusion of double white 'star' blooms that envelope this tree like stars in the night sky. As other trees are preparing their buds, the Royal Star Magnolia will brighten up your landscape and signal the arrival of spring. The elegant multi-branch structure of this tree creates an open form that looks great as a shr...