Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: What great unusual trees and shrubs are you growing?, 1 by jamie68

jamie68 wrote:
greenjay~~

I am thinking along those same lines....next year will be it 3rd full season in my garden....the pic above being taken in '05. I will definitely watch its progress and let ya know....sleep, creep, LEAP right.. :-)

mike~~ I have a new 'Summer Snowflake' planted this year as well. Just a mere baby at 1 ft tall and twice as wide, but it bloomed its little heart out all summer. Lliving here in the Pacific Northwest, I forget how the zones can so change the bloom cycle in plants. I did however garden in Montana for a year or so....a whole different ballgame, huh?? I am so excited to see the new Viburnums in the next years to come....(V. 'Pink Beauty', 'Molly Schroeder' 'Mary Milton' and "Summer Snowflake' were all new to me this season after a major re-do of the entire back garden). I will keep track of them in my journal, and here as well...
I have shifted in my gardening away from perennials almost soley, and find myself drawn to trees, shrubs, and the more unusual plants I find here on DG. This forum has already lighted a spark, and I just found it the other day! I look forward to learning so much over the long winter, when I tend to turn to Dave's Garden while mine sleeps....

Jamie

ps....this shot shows another Viburnum - 'Mariesii' with a new Japanes Maple 'Ukigumo' on a burm I planted early in the re-do...it looks so bare now in the pic, as it has now filled in to overflowing....