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Juniper - Maney
Maney Juniper, Juniperus chinensis 'Maneyi', is a semi-erect juniper that has an attractive blue cast to its foliage, along with gray-green berries in summer. It has a horizontal layered, irregular habit. This is one of the hardiest medium-sized evergreens and makes an excellent choice for any landscape planting. Maney Juniper has a handsome appearance and is medium sized for any planting. It is a fast grower and has excellent cold tolerance. Requires a well drained soil in a sunny location, adaptable to different soil pH; tolerates fairly alkaline soils and prefers full sun to part shade. This evergreen shrub grow 4-5 feet in height and 5-6 feet in width. 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. 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. ... more
Pussy Willow - Silver The Silver Pussy Willow, Salix chaenomeloides, is a handsome shrub with large red flower buds that develop into silky pink catkins. Reddish brown leaves mature to a dark blue green. This easy-to-grow willow has 2-1/2- to 3-inch-long catkins that emerge in early spring from dark red buds. At first silvery gray, the catkins take on a pink cast as they age. Equally significant are the rich mahogany-red stems, which add interest to the garden in winter. The plant prefers a sunny location and moist, well-drained soil. |
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