Parker's Picks — Virgin's Bower
/Virgin’s bower, a popular perennial vine native to Western New York, can reach impressive heights of 10 to 18 feet. It showcases clusters of small, fragrant white flowers from August to September.
Read MoreVirgin’s bower, a popular perennial vine native to Western New York, can reach impressive heights of 10 to 18 feet. It showcases clusters of small, fragrant white flowers from August to September.
Read MorePrairie ninebark, also called common ninebark, is a fast-growing deciduous shrub native to Western New York that’s a popular choice for landscaping due to its beautiful leaves and distinctive exfoliating bark.
Read MoreThe buttonbush is a deciduous shrub indigenous to the wetlands of Western New York renowned for its distinctive spherical flower clusters.
Read MoreBunchberry (cornus canadensis) is a charming perennial ground cover native to Western New York and part of the dogwood family.
Read MoreNorthern bush honeysuckle (diervilla lonicera) is a hardy Western New York deciduous shrub that typically reaches heights of 3 to 4 feet with a similar spread.
Read MoreMeadowsweet (spiraea alba) typically grows in wet meadows and does best in medium to moist soils here in Western New York.
Read MoreWild geranium (geranium maculatum) is a widespread perennial wildflower of Western New York.
Read MoreThis week’s Parker’s Picks Native Plant of the Week can help you tackle one of the garden’s peskiest spots — wet shade. Wild ginger (asarum canadense) is a low-growing, slow-spreading ground cover that thrives in consistently moist , shady patches.
Read MoreBlack chokeberry (aronia melanocarpa) is a rounded, upright shrub native to Western New York’s moist woodlands, pond edges, swamps and bogs.
Read MoreThere are several shrubs native to Western New York that can provide the early spring pop of forsythia while offering our local ecosystem more than a pretty face.
Read MoreThat's a question a lot of our customers have asked over the past several years and especially so this year. Boxwood (Buxus spp.) are ubiquitous, evergreen shrubs that many homeowners and landscapers chose for their prim, easy-to-shape appearance. For many years, boxwoods suffered little serious insect or disease pressure, but that is changing.
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