Spirea thunbergii ‘Ogon’
Ogon (Gold Leaf) Bridal Wreath Spirea
A colorful and textural addition to the tough and easy to grow Spireas. Changing from bright yellow, to lime green, to vibrant orange in the fall, t…
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Muhly Grass
Pink Muhly grass is the fairy dust of ornamental grasses. You have to wait until the end of summer for the haze of pink blooms to emerge, but it is so worth it. If you have spot th…
Lobelia laxiflora v. angustifolia
Mexican Cardinal Flower
The sunset colored blooms of Mexican Cardinal Flower are truly one of my favorites. This long lived perennial starts blooming in June and goes strong most of the…
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…
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…
Bignonia capreolata ‘Tangerine Beauty’
Tangerine Beauty Cross Vine
The cross vine offers lovely salmon to orange flowers with evergreen leaves and a non-aggressive habit. Perfect if you are worried about a trumpet vine (Campsis radicans…
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…