Ornamental Pear was once the most sought after tree. The abundant white flowers, dark glossy foliage, and spectacular fall color made this tree undeniably desirable. In recent years, the Missouri Department of Conservation has been stringently working to alert people to the pitfalls of these pears. So what’s all the alarm about? Find out why this one-time darling of street trees is now considered invasive and what you can plant instead.
There’s something spectacular about spring blooming plants that you don’t get from those that provide summer color. It may be a light that they offer after a cold and dark winter telling us that we made it through.
I’m wrong. I can admit it. I’ve been wrong before and I’ll be wrong again but it’s right now at this very moment and for this very thing that I am admitting to be wrong. What am I wrong about? Re-blooming Azaleas.
Putting Sonic Bloom™ Weigela to the Test
Every year a batch of ‘new this year’ plants arrive at garden centers across the country, some are not worth taking home and planting, despite the pretty signs and convincing advertisement, while others definitely garner a second glance. One such plant that I would put in the ‘second glance’ category is the Sonic Bloom™ Weigela.