Why Tree Trimming Is Best Left to the Pros

Tree trimming is about much more than simply cutting away a few branches. Every cut should be well thought out and made carefully. Although it may be tempting to think […]

The Fairy Duster is the Plant of the Month!

The fairy duster is a low-growing, densely branching, semi-evergreen shrub with fernlike leaflets that drop during periods of drought or in cold temperatures. It gets one to three feet tall […]

Acacia Pendula is the Plant of the Month!

Acacia pendula, Weeping myall, medium- to large-sized tree The graceful medium-sized evergreen grows twenty feet tall and fifteen feet wide with pendulous, weeping branches and multiple trunks. It has striking […]

Euphorbia resinifera is the Plant of the Month!

*Euphorbia resinifera, Resin spurge, Moroccan mound, succulent This low-growing succulent has erect, thick, bluish-green to lime green, four-sided stems with small brown thorns, reaching one to two feet with a […]

Ebenopsis ebano is the Plant of the Month!

The Texas ebony is a multi- or single-trunk evergreen growing fifteen to thirty feet tall with equal spread. Its gnarly, zigzagging, gray stems make this an interesting accent tree. The wood is […]

Euphorbia tirucalli is the Plant of the Month!

*Euphorbia tirucalli, Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Sticks of Fire’, Pencil tree, Pencil euphorbia, succulent This endangered species is recognized for its light green, pencil-thin, bushlike branches with miniature leaflets. It is fast-growing […]

Hamelia patens is the Plant of the Month!

Hamelia patens, Firecracker bush, Fire bush, small- to medium-sized, perennial shrub The multi-trunk evergreen matures quickly up to six feet tall and wide with bright green foliage that has a […]

Ruellia tweediana is the Plant of the Month!

Ruellia tweediana, Dwarf ruellia, Mexican petunia, small-sized, perennial shrub The dwarf ruellia is a beautiful flowering, low-growing perennial with long, narrow, glossy green, foliage that grows one to three feet, depending […]

Cordia Parvifolia is the Plant of the Month!

*Cordia parvifolia, Little-leaf cordia, medium-sized shrub This bushy, dense-spreading shrub with arching branches grows four to eight feet tall with a three- to ten-foot spread. It is a semi-evergreen with […]

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