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Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’
‘John Dourley’ Manzanita
Here at Shooting Star Nursery, we love our manzanitas!
Manzanitas are native, evergreen, drought tolerant, low maintenance – and really, really pretty. They’re also an import…
Crabapple ‘Red Jewel’
A Winter Jewel in the Landscape
‘Red Jewel’ Crabapple consistently appears on the lists of “best crabapples for the home gardener”, and it’s easy to see why. These compact little trees (15’ tall by a…
The Fruits of Persia
Delicious Additions to Your Edible Landscape!
What do figs, pomegranates, persimmons, almonds, peaches, apricots, and grapes all have in common (aside from being delicious)? They’re part of a group w…
Heaths and Heathers
Heaths and Heathers
Heaths and Heathers are two closely-related evergreen shrubs that are great additions to the shade or partial shade garden.
Heaths (Erica sp., see photo to the left) have ne…
Baccharis ‘Twin Peaks’
‘Twin Peaks’ Coyote Brush
‘Twin Peaks’ is one plant that really took me by surprise in the Shooting Star display gardens.
Coyote Brush is widely known as a sturdy, fast growing, drought toleran…
Nandina ‘Gulf Stream’
‘Gulf Stream’ Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina ‘Gulf Stream’ is a workhorse of a plant. It provides year-round interest in the garden, but really starts to shine during the fall and winter months.
If you’re l…
Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma Goldcrest’
‘Wilma Goldcrest’ Cypress
This is one adorable little conifer.
‘Wilma Goldcrest’ is a perfect plant for those tight spaces where you really want a splash of bright color. In the ground, they’ll reac…
Fall Berries are for the Birds!
Not only do fall and winter berries add a splash of color to your yard during our gray Oregon winters, but they’re also an important food source for many of our migrating and wintering songbirds – li…
Fall is the best time for planting
Fallscaping- the benefits of fall planting
Fall is in the air. It may not seem like it with the smoke and the temps still in the 90s. But the days are getting shorter and we know that cooler temper…