The beautiful and wonderfully fragrant flowers of edgeworthia. Carolyn’s Shade Gardens, March 2016 First and foremost, I can say with even more assurance than in 2012 that edgeworthias are hardy in southeastern Pennsylvania, US, and surrounding areas. We are in USDA hardiness zone 7 with an ...
Carolyn’s Shade Gardens is a retail nursery in Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S., zone 6b/7a. If you are interested in shopping here, send us an email with your full name, mailing address, and cell number to carolyn@carolynsshadegardens.com and indicate if you are interested in hellebores/hostas ...
You want to choose a tree that will grow well in your location, so find outyour hardiness zoneand choose a tree that fits. If you are really looking for low maintenance and good growth, choose a tree that ishardier one zone above and below your own, so if you are in zone 6, choos...
However, there are many different types of Magnolias that will thrive from the colder areas of zone 4 all the way through the tropical heat of zone 12. Some bloom in late winter, some in the spring, and some in the summer. Many are fragrant and all have beautiful flowers. Some Magnolias...
‘L.D. Braithwaite’ produces large crimson flowers with a pleasant old rose scent. botanical nameRosa ‘AUScrim’ plant typePerennial sun requirementsFull Sun-Part Shade height4’ – 6’ hardiness zones5- 10 If you won’t let the shade hold you back from large, breathtaking blooms, you wa...
height6-15’ hardiness zones5-9 Piedmont, or mountain azalea, is one of the earliest native azaleas to bloom. Pale pink flowers bloom profusely in March or early April, with five to nine honeysuckle-like blossoms per cluster. Plantstypically reach six to eight feet with an open, vase-shape...
Walking back uphill towards the woodland, you pass our River of Phlox ‘Sherwood Purple’. Native, evergreen creeping phlox makes an excellent groundcover with gorgeous purple, blue, pink or white flowers, depending on which cultivar you plant. In the River, we have planted a large part of ...
A early bloomer, the fragrant flowers on this shrub for shade appear from December through to early spring depending on thehardiness zonewhere you live. It has distinctive spider-like flowers in shades of yellow, red and orange. Witch hazel needs to be prunedregularly to keep it in check oth...
Lavenders do not grow well in shade. Lavenders require full sun and drier conditions in terms of humidity and drainage. Lavenders that receive less then 6 hours of sun in the growing season produce less flowers, poor growth and can die. ...
Soil pH:6 – 6.5 Growing Zone:4 – 9 Red Osier Dogwood The dogwood is a fast-growing shrub tree at two feet a year, and it can get as big as 9 x 9 feet. It has green, oval leaves and produces clusters of tiny white flowers in the spring and white berries in the fall. The ...