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Juniper - Arcadia
Arcadia Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia', is a popular evergreen that exhibits rich green, lacy-textured foliage and a semi-spreading growth habit. Prefers a well-drained soil and a sunny location. It is a grass-green selection with a mature height of one to one and a half feet, and it has good resistance to juniper blight. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. Arcadia Juniper is excellent for foundation and mass border plantings. It displays a spreading habit with a dense, dwarf, somewhat layered effect. ... details
Lilac - James Macfarlane The large clusters of deliciously scented flowers bloom in May and June and are attractive to butterflies. The Lilac 'James Macfarlane', Syringa presoniae 'James Macfarlane', blooms two weeks later than Syringa vulgaris types. James Macfarlanes are a elegant, hardy shrub which will make a colourful informal hedge, or can be grown as a specimen shrub or small tree. The true single pink flowers bloom freely. Lilacs should be grown in fertile, humus-rich, well drained soil. It is extremely hardy and adaptable, withstanding moisture conditions fatal to vulgaris hybrids. This lilac has an upright shape. Gardening News and Articles |
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