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Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’
‘Blue Ice’ Bluestar
The American Horticultural Society named Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ as one of its “75 Great Plants for American Gardens’, and it is easy to see why! Easy to grow, attractive foliage, lov…
Redbud (Cercis sp.)
Redbuds are lovely small trees: sturdy and adaptable, with rosy-pink spring flowers. Their size – 20’ tall or less – also makes them an excellent landscape choice when you don’t have the room for a l…
Five Steps to a Beautiful, Drought Tolerant Garden
It’s no secret that we’re in for another low-water summer here in the Rogue Valley. But don’t despair! There are a lot of things you can do right now to have a yard that is both beautiful and drought…
Tips on Drip
A Drip Irrigation Primer
Have you visited Shooting Star’s two new display gardens on the nursery’s east side? Tonya Andreatta of Andreatta Waterscapes and her crew constructed the gardens’ intricate…
Mahonia species
Being a local native plant, Mahonias can take both our winter wet and summer dry, and can be very drought tolerant once established. Their thick leathery leaves and spiny edges also make them unpala…
Deciduous Magnolias
Among the many spring-flowering trees that grace Rogue Valley gardens, there’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of glorious, over-the-top showiness. Lavish displays, huge f…
Pieris ‘Cavatine’
We really, really like Pieris. They’re evergreen, deer resistant, relatively low-maintenance shrubs that grow well in part sun to full shade. They even grow well in containers! In short, they’re pret…
Pinus nigra ‘Oregon Green’
‘Oregon Green’ Austrian Pine
If you love the look of Pines, but just don’t have the room for something like a 60’ tall Ponderosa, ‘Oregon Green’ Pine might just be the tree you’ve been waiting for.
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