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Plant profile: Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
September 06, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, UW Botanic Gardens Soest Gardener] I’ve decided to go with a woody species this month so I selected the fabulous chaste tree. The specimen at the UW Botanic Gardens' Center for Urban Horticulture...
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Plant Profile: Triteleia (Brodiaea)
August 17, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, UW Botanic Gardens Soest Gardener] Somewhat of a taxonomic nightmare, but truly a much overlooked summer flowering bulb! Planted as a group, Brodiaea put on a colorful show. They emerge...
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Plant Profile: Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’
July 29, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, UW Botanic Gardens Soest Gardener] Having had the coldest spring on record, it's fitting to introduce an excellent garden plant whose name describes the kind of summer we've been having...
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Plant Profile: Glumicalyx goseloides
July 29, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Soest Gardener Riz Reyes] Walking through the Soest Garden, it’s easy to miss this remarkable perennial from South Africa. It’s a low-growing, evergreen perennial herb. Kneel down to observe the unique...
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Cherry tree care: Managing cherry blossom brown rot
April 20, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
Most visitors experiencing the beauty of the Washington Park Arboretum's historic Azalea Way flowering cherries in March, April or May probably have no idea of how intensive maintaining their health...
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Plant Profile: Osmanthus delavayi
April 20, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, UW Botanic Gardens Soest Gardener] One of the most useful and attractive evergreen shrubs for the Pacific Northwest, this fragrant, spring-blooming gem is hardy, easy to grow and...
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Plant Profile: The Genus Galanthus
March 03, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, Soest Gardener] Several forms of the dainty and delicate snowdrop grow at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Of all spring emphemeral bulbs, Galanthus have been revered and loved for many...
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Plant Profile: Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
March 03, 2011 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, Soest Gardener] The winter landscape is incomplete without the presence of twig-dogwoods. Their stately yet elegant stems, vibrant color and imposing form in the garden are remarkable. What’s...
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Plant Profile: Prunus ‘Mount Vernon’
December 29, 2010 by UW Botanic Gardens
[by Riz Reyes, Soest Gardener] Contrary to the common, overused and potentially invasive original form of Prunus laurocerasus, this selection is a welcome addition to any landscape. ‘Mt. Vernon’ is beginning...
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Plant Profile: Osmanthus fragrans v. aurantiacus
November 30, 2010 by UW Botanic Gardens
by Riz Reyes, UW Botanic Gardens Soest Gardener In the three years I’ve expected it to bite the dust, this plant has survived our winters, and we’ve enjoyed the fruity scent from this form of Sweet...
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