2 Shrubs that Give You the Most Bang for Your Buck
These are two of the most hardworking shrubs we carry. Each features loads of flowers, striking fall colors, ease of care and good deer resistance.
Spirea
Spireas are a great bang-for-your-buck in the garden because they offer multiple colors throughout the season. Loads of new varieties recently introduced showcase colorful new leaves in shades of orange, rosy-red, or dusky plum. Summer foliage is blue-green or chartreuse-yellow…
All About Abelia, Weigela and Spirea
Take a second look at these three tried and true flowering shrubs that have witnessed an explosion of new varieties in the past few years.
Boxwoods for Formal AND Naturalistic Gardens
Here’s a plant we think of as too formal, too boring, too (fill in the blank). But I suspect our criticisms of boxwoods are based primarily on the way they’re traditionally grown – pruned to soldierly uniformity. So I offer…
Win a copy of 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants
Gardening in deer-infested territory may be old hat for you, or deer may be a recent challenge for you, thanks to recent increases in herd size in the D.C. area. And by “challenge” I mean the untold frustrations and horrors…
Spirea, Fothergilla, Itea and Heptacodium are Miri’s Faves for Fall
Miri Talabac, Behnke’s tree and shrub buyer, has been known to play favorites with the plants in her department, so I asked her to name her top picks for fall color. Her answers may surprise you. Spirea Miri says that…