Features Overview
Parker’s Picks features.
Butterfly weed, one of Western New York’s showiest and sought after milkweeds, features striking flat-topped clusters of orange blooms in late June through August.
A striking Western New York native perennial, Culver’s Root grows 3–7 feet tall and adds strong vertical interest to the garden.
A common Western New York native shrub, Arrowwood Viburnum typically grows 6–8 feet tall and wide in home landscapes. It performs best in full sun to partial shade and adapts well to a wide range of soils, though it thrives in moist, well-drained loam.
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.
Prairie 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.
The buttonbush is a deciduous shrub indigenous to the wetlands of Western New York renowned for its distinctive spherical flower clusters.
Bunchberry (cornus canadensis) is a charming perennial ground cover native to Western New York and part of the dogwood family.
Northern 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.
