Cistus spp.
If your only exposure to Rockroses has been the Orchid Rockrose (Cistus purpurea), which can get a bit rangy and raggedy after a few years, you are in for a real treat!
There are some spectacular va…
Deer resistant plants class
New ideas to combat the deer from munching your beautiful plants
We had fun taking our class members on a tour of the nursery and showing off some of the new plants that are deer resistant. Like thi…
Portland & the Willamette Valley
Just got back from a jaunt from the Willamette Valley where we got to eat our way through Portland and hand select some of our favorite plants to share with you this season. We can’t wait to show yo…
Drought tolerant plants
Learn about plants that can take the heat and use less water. There are dozens of varieties with a range of bloom times and shapes and sizes so your garden will never look dull. We will show you how…
Rhamnus alaternus ‘Variegata’
Variegated Italian Buckthorn
Italian Buckthorn is a bit new to us but we have been impressed with how fast if grows and its attractiveness all year round. This evergreen shrub can get quite large- u…
Creeping Thymes
Creeping Thyme
Creeping Thyme may seem too simple or common of a plant to feature but it is so useful and tough that we find ourselves using it all the time! What other plant has evergre…
Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’
Howard McMinn Manzanita
This named form of Manzanita made it through the 2009 winter that seemed to kill off most Escallonias and Phormiums. At lows of seven degrees, this Manzanita didn’t even dis…
Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’
Purple Wood Spurge
Seems as if we are always singing the praises of Euphorbias but what else has such bright, ever-changing color, is deer resistant and drought tolerant, and provides contrast with…
Punica granatum
The Rogue Valley climate allows us to get away with growing Pomegranates; with the possibility of getting fruit! Unlike the Pacific Northwest, which generally doesn’t get enough heat to ripen Pomeg…