We have a thing for aucubas that gotten well out of hand. Of course, you could say the same for many plant groups. I was photographing in the garden this week and snapped this photo of a male aucuba in flower. Most people who grow aucubas often opt for females, since they produce nice
We are pleased to introduce two new miniature hostas from our own breeding program for 2016. Many years ago, we began work to create miniature hostas with good vigor and good multiplication rates. The first few years resulted in hostas that were either miniature or vigorous, but not both. After several generations, our
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I was thinking about Anita’s Mindfulness class next weekend, and thought I’d take another ice walk this morning and see what I’d observe if I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. For those who are familiar with mindfulness, it’s simply, being present, which most of aren’t….learn more here. Below are a few images from my
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Agave x protoamericana Agave salmiana var. ferox ‘Bellville’ One of the fun projects our JLBG research division has been working on for several years is breeding for winter hardy century plants. One of our latest crosses is between the two plants pictured above, Agave x protoamericana (blue) and Agave salmiana var. ferox ‘Bellville’
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The Soil is Alive! Practicing our theme for the year, several feet of compost are added to each new bed and mixed with the existing native soil. In this case, we are using fresh leaves collected by the local municipality, which will be mixed until it turns a rich black color. These beds are the
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It’s been an amazingly mild winter in NC so far, with the the winter-flowering Iris unguicularis blooming their proverbial heads off. We’ve worked for years to build up stock of these amazing, but hard-to-find gems, because we feel they should be grown in every Zone 6b-9b garden. Also, only two days remain before we
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What a beautiful Christmas Day here at Juniper Level that continues into the evening with short-sleeved shirt weather. Fortunately, the clouds just parted to allow a few photos of the rare Christmas full moon, which hasn’t occurred since 1977. Anita and I hope you’re all having a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday
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It’s been amazing to watch the arrival of Monarch butterflies here at Juniper Level over the last few weeks, where they seem particularly attracted to the array of perennial salvias in flower. Here’s one of several I photographed that were spending several hours on our clump of Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’. We hope you’ll all
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So many folks have become locked in to chrysanthemums as the only way to have fall color in the perennial garden, but we’d like to suggest you try sarracenias. These North American natives are simply stunning this time of year. Taken this week, this photo is a pot of Sarracenia ‘Daina’s Delight’ that’s been
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Just a reminder that our 2015 fall 20% off overstock sale ends at midnight today (Sunday). Don’t miss this great opportunity to save on over 300 amazing perennials…while they last.
Plant Delights Fall Overstock Sales ends today Read More »
