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  • Fantastic Facelift for a Front Yard
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    Solutions for this landscape include colorful plants, new planters and first aid for two struggling trees.
    From "Desperate Landscapes"
    episode DDSL-208


    (Continued from page 2)

    Amy and Paul's plants

    Here are the plants, plus a summary of their characteristics and care, that were chosen for this landscape:

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    'Chicago Luster' viburnum
    'Chicago Luster' viburnum
    Viburnum dentatum 'Chicago Luster' (also called 'Synnestvedt')

    This deciduous shrub has creamy-white flowers in spring followed by "metallic" blue fruits that age to black.

  • Mature size: 6-12 feet tall and wide.
  • Berries will attract songbirds.
  • Foliage turns golden-yellow in fall.
  • It does well in full sun to part shade.
  • USDA Zones 3-7
  • Cost: $65 each

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    'Taunton' yew
    'Taunton' yew
    Taxus x media 'Tauntonii'

    This needled evergreen is good for hedges, foundation plantings or screens. 'Taunton'
    is resistant to winter burn and tolerates the heat of the summer.

  • Mature size: about three to four feet tall and five to six feet wide.
  • It does well in sun or part shade.
  • It is deer- and rabbit resistant and is tolerant of drought and pollution.
  • Note: this is a poisonous plant.
  • USDA Zones 4-7
  • Cost: $55 each
  • Note: this is a poisonous plant.

    Cinnamon fern
    (Osmunda cinnamomea)

    This large fern is great for making a dramatic foliage statement. In spring, one of the many new fronds that appears is a cinnamon-colored fertile frond.

  • Fast-growing perennial
  • Needs moist soil; tolerates wet sites
  • Prefers partial to light shade but can handle full sun in cooler climates as long as it gets plenty of water..
  • It can grow up to five feet tall if watered regularly, but most top out at three feet tall.
  • USDA Zones 3-8
  • Cost: $15 each

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    'Green Velvet' boxwood
    'Green Velvet' boxwood
    Buxus 'Green Velvet'

    Boxwood is an evergreen shrub that gives structure to the garden. 'Green Velvet' keeps its green color throughout the winter (without turning dark).

  • Rounded shape
  • Mature size: four to five feet tall and wide.
  • Grows well in full sun or light shade.
  • Can be sheared to shape.
  • USDA Zones 5-9
  • Cost: $67 each

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    'Blue Billow' hydrangea
    'Blue Billow' hydrangea
    (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Billow')

    This hydrangea has blue lacecap flowers that fade to a reddish color in fall.

  • Mature size: three feet tall and wide
  • It does well in part shade to full sun.
  • USDA Zone 6B-9; susceptible to late spring frosts.
  • Flowers are about 3-1/2 inches wide.
  • Maintenance tip: Cut back in winter to rejuvenate the shrub.
  • Maintenance tip: Remove spent flowers and it may flower again in late summer.
  • Cost: $35 each

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    'Krossa Regal' hosta
    'Krossa Regal' hosta
    (Hosta 'Krossa Regal')

    Hosta is a reliable, low-maintenance shade-loving plant valued most for its broad, often strikingly colored foliage. 'Krossa Regal' has frosty, steel-blue leaves and lavender flowers that shoot up on stalks five feet high in midsummer.

  • Grows in a vase-shaped mound, which makes it perfect as a background plant.
  • Prefers partial shade
  • Mature size: 30 to 36 inches high and two feet wide
  • USDA Zones 3-8
  • Cost: $25 each

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    'Green Mountain' boxwood
    'Green Mountain' boxwood
    (Buxus 'Green Mountain')

    This cultivar of boxwood has a pyramidal habit. In this project 'Green Mountain' boxwoods were planted in containers to emphasize the entrance to the house.

  • 'Green Mountain' boxwood is a fast grower when it's young.
  • It keeps its green foliage throughout the winter.
  • Mature size: three to five feet high and two to three feet wide.
  • It tolerates part sun to part shade
  • USDA Zones 5-9
  • Maintenance tip: Prune to keep shape.
  • Cost: $74 each

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    'Walker's Low' catmint
    'Walker's Low' catmint
    (Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low')

    Catmint is a mounding perennial that produces lavender-blue flowers.

  • Low-maintenance, drought-tolerant and deer-resistant
  • Mature size: 12 inches high and spreads 18 to 24 inches
  • It attracts butterflies and bees
  • USDA Zones 3-8
  • Maintenance tip: Cutting plant back after first bloom encourages rebloom.
  • Cost: $276 for 24

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    'Roseum' Japanese hydrangea vine
    Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Roseum'

    The 'Roseum' Japanese hydrangea vine was chosen as a vertical accent next to the garage.

  • It grows 20 to 30 feet high and six to nine feet wide.
  • It has heart-shaped leaves and pink lacecap-type flowers that can last for weeks.
  • It prefers partial to full shade.
  • USDA Zones 5-9
  • Cost: $38


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