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Seattle’s June Blooms

What blooms when? The bloom times of some plants are predictable, while others vary year to year based on winter […]

For May we’d like to introduce you to Styrax obassia, the Fragrant Snowbell tree. In the same family as the

For January, we’re highlighting a tree associated with the season: The Winter King Hawthorn — Cratagaeus viridis. This isn’t your grandmothers thorny

For December, we would like to highlight a plant associated with the winter holidays: Ilex aquifolium myrtifloia ‘Aurea Maculata’ — or,

Does the word “ivy” make you wince? If so, it may be because you are thinking about the English ivies — Hedera helix ‘Baltica’,

For May, we’d like to introduce you to the ‘Homebush’ Azalea. Of the genus Rhododendron, it’s a Knapp Hill hybrid

Well-designed topography adds richness and dimension to a landscape. In gardens, grade changes offer opportunities for artful design and dynamic

For April we’d like to introduce you Paeonia japonica or Mountain Peony. This choice woodland species from Japan thrives in

The Silver Dollar Lenten Rose is one of the first Hellebore to bloom during winter. Its muted emerald green foliage

For March we’d like to introduce you to Tsuga canadensis ‘Abbott’s Pygmy’, also known as the Abbott’s Pygmy Miniature Canadian