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Plants For Wet Areas

Trees Acer rubrum – Red MapleAmelanchier spp. – ServiceberryBetula nigra – River BirchGleditsia thiacanthos inermis cvs. – Thornless HoneylocustLiquidambar styraciflua – SweetgumMetasequoisa glyptostroboides – Dawn RedwoodNyssa sylvatica – TupeloQuercus palustris – Pin OakSalix spp. – WillowUlmus Americanus – American Elm Shrubs Andromeda polifolia – Bog RosemaryArinoa arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’ — ChokeberryAzalea vaseyi – Pinkshell AzaleaAzalea viscoum […]

Plants For The Coast

*suitable for exposed conditions Ground covers, Grasses & Perennials American Beach grass – Ammophila breviligulata*Bearberry – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi*Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis*Dusty Miller – Artemisia stelleriana*English Ivy – Hedera helixFalse Heather – Hudsonia tomentosa*Heather – Calluna vulgarisJuniper, Shore – Juniperus conferta*Marsh Hibiscus – Hibiscus moscheutosRed Fescue – Festuca rubraRussian Sage – Perovskia atriplicifoliaSeashore Mallow – […]

Plants For Drought Conditions

This is a list of plants which tolerate drought conditions better than most.  Just like any other plants, however, they’ll do best when properly watered. Deciduous Trees Acer griseum – Paperbark mapleCarpinus caroliniana – American hornbeamCornus kousa – Kousa dogwoodCotinus obovatus – American smoketreeCrataegus phaenopyrum – Washington hawthornGinkgo biloba – GinkgoHalesia tetraptera – Carolina silverbellsKoelreuteria […]