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Conifer Garden - Danby Eclectic Landscape, Boston EclecticBostonWebsite We created this large garden almost entirely w/ coniferous plants. We call this our "Vermont All-Season Color Garden"©. There is interest in this space every month of the year. Looks great in a bare winter or when there is snow. It is also low maintenance and care free. It is also unique.
Stones (some found on the property, others gathered from adventures far afield) are a repeated mofif in this garden. The repetition of this helps to tie together all of the different “rooms” and a few personal ornaments infuse even more personality. To close out this mini-tour, let’s give David the last word, “The Japanese maples are my favorites, as they are the darlings of the garden. There are currently eighty distinct cultivars throughout. But I am pretty kooky for clematis and dahlias too. It’s the astilbes that charm my wife. But we really just love plants. Variety is paramount.” MONROVIA. We agree!
In this graceful setting, five very different types and textures shrubs just seem to fit together. Spring blooming Philadelphus (mock orange) shines amidst this grove of Chamaecyparis obtusa (false cypress), Nandina domestica ‘Fire Power’, Cedrus atlantica ‘Horstmann’ (Horstmann blue atlas cedar), and ‘Green Giant’ arborvitae. MONROVIA
Monrovia.A ribbon of burgundy and other dark foliage runs through this entire garden and as always, textures rule. Here the Crimson Queen Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’) with its low-branching, dwarf tree with a delicate, weeping form takes center stage. Its foliage holds its beautiful crimson color throughout summer and can turn bright scarlet in autumn. That’s bald cypress in the background in back of a stand of Double Knock Out® Rose.
Golden Lights Azalea Azalea x 'Golden Lights' (Northern Lights hybrid) Item #0778 USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 7 An extremely hardy selection that provides a massive display of brilliant, golden yellow single blooms in late spring. The small mounding form with lush, bright green foliage is excellent for massing in shrub borders and perennial beds, or for use as a vibrant flowering foundation plant. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often. Average Landscape Size: Moderate growing; reaches 6 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. Key Feature: Vibrant Spring Flowers Blooms: Late Spring Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Hedge, Mass Planting, Specimen, Urban
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina MONROVIA . Item #0502 USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 Plant Description Unusual red hue on new fiddleheads adds interest to light green foliage. Low growth and spreading tendency fills gaps between shrubs and under trees. Plant in mass in a woodland setting. Adapts well to pots and small landscapes. Herbaceous. Light Needs: Full to partial shade Watering Needs: Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often. Average Landscape Size: Fast growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide. Key Feature: Woodland Garden Plant Blooms: Prized for foliage.
Paperbark Maple Acer griseum Item #0044 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8 A handsome tree with an oval to rounded crown and open habit and upright branching. Soft green leaves turn scarlet in fall. Becomes distinctive and elegant with age, as its papery sheets of bark peel to reveal cinnamon-brown new bark. An excellent small landscape specimen or woodland understory accent. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial shade to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Slowly reaches 25 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. Key Feature: Attractive Peeling Bark Blooms: Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Paperbark Maple Acer griseum Item #0044 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8 A handsome tree with an oval to rounded crown and open habit and upright branching. Soft green leaves turn scarlet in fall. Becomes distinctive and elegant with age, as its papery sheets of bark peel to reveal cinnamon-brown new bark. An excellent small landscape specimen or woodland understory accent. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial shade to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Slowly reaches 25 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. Key Feature: Attractive Peeling Bark Blooms: Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' Item #0102 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8 Availability Check Selected Retailers Add to Favorites Plant Description This beautiful small tree has brilliant red-coral bark on its young branches with color that intensifies in the winter. Deeply cut, pale green leaves display attractive red margins and turn a vibrant, golden yellow in fall. Thrives in bright dappled shade in warmer regions, or in full sun in cooler regions. Deciduous. Overview Light Needs: Filtered to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Moderate growing; reaches 15 to 25 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. Key Feature: Multi-Season Interest
Coral Bark Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' MONROVIA . Item #0102 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8 This beautiful small tree has brilliant red-coral bark on its young branches with color that intensifies in the winter. Deeply cut, pale green leaves display attractive red margins and turn a vibrant, golden yellow in fall. Thrives in bright dappled shade in warmer regions, or in full sun in cooler regions. Deciduous. Light Needs: Filtered to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Moderate growing; reaches 15 to 25 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. Key Feature: Multi-Season Interest
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen' Item #0095 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 8 Plant Description A low-branching, dwarf tree with a delicate, weeping form. The foliage holds its beautiful crimson color throughout summer and can turn bright scarlet in autumn. Sun-tolerant in cooler regions, where sunlight intensifies the foliage color. Site in a bright dappled shade setting elsewhere. Well-suited for use as a container specimen. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. Average Landscape Size: Moderate growing; reaches 10 ft. tall and wide. Key Feature: Exquisite Foliage and Form
Boulevard® Fleuri™ Clematis Clematis 'Evipo042' Plant Patent #24,172 Item #41452 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Plant Description This prolific, compact climber offers large, purple flowers over a long season. Supplies beautiful vertical interest to any garden fence or trellis. A great choice for a container plant or left unsupported to meander through shrub beds. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. Average Landscape Size: Climbs 3 to 4 ft. tall, spreading 2 to 3 ft. wide, with support. Key Feature: Compact Flowering Vine Blooms Late Spring through Summer
Regal® Diamantina™ Clematis Clematis viticella 'Evipo039' Plant Patent #20,638 Item #41460 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Plant Description This award-winning, early-flowering clematis produces double flowers up to 6 inches wide. Blooms prolifically early in the season, repeating modestly in summer and fall. Excellent compact form for container or garden. Train on arbor, fence or trellis, or leave unsupported and allow to climb through shrubbery. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. Average Landscape Size: Twining stems reach 6 to 8 ft. tall, spreading 2 to 3 ft. wide, with support. Key Feature: Compact Flowering Vine Blooms: Spring and Fall
Regal® Diamantina™ Clematis Clematis viticella 'Evipo039' Plant Patent #20,638 Item #41460 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Plant Description This award-winning, early-flowering clematis produces double flowers up to 6 inches wide. Blooms prolifically early in the season, repeating modestly in summer and fall. Excellent compact form for container or garden. Train on arbor, fence or trellis, or leave unsupported and allow to climb through shrubbery. Deciduous. Light Needs: Partial to full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. Average Landscape Size: Twining stems reach 6 to 8 ft. tall, spreading 2 to 3 ft. wide, with support. Key Feature: Compact Flowering Vine Blooms: Spring and Fall
Monrovia Slowmound Mugo Pine Pinus mugo 'Slowmound' Item #5117 USDA Hardiness Zone: 2 - 8 A rugged and hardy evergreen with an evenly mounded habit of finely textured, rich deep green foliage. Slow growing, compact form seldom needs pruning or maintenance. Handsome on its own or when planted en masse. An ideal salt tolerant choice for a small urban garden, alpine or rock garden, or large waterwise landscape. Overview Light Needs: Partial to full sun Watering Needs: Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers. Average Landscape Size: Reaches 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide in 10 years; 3 ft. tall at maturity.
Lilyturf Liriope muscari Item #0965 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 10 Plant Description This tough but showy evergreen groundcover has deep green, grass-like foliage arranged in slightly upright tufts. Spikes of purplish bell-shaped flowers resembling grape hyacinth appear in summer, followed by dark berry-like fruits. Great for edging pathways or as and a low border accent. Grows well underneath trees or between shrubs. Light Needs: Partial shade to partial sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. Average Landscape Size: Foliage clumps reach 10 to 16 in. tall, spreading slightly wider. Key Feature: Deer Resistant Groundcover Blooms: Late Summer
Prince Of Wales Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' MONROVIA Item #5030 USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 A popular evergreen groundcover with low-growing, spreading blue-green foliage, prized for its beautiful bronze-plum winter color. The perfect fuss-free solution for rock gardens with poor soil, or for mass plantings to carpet banks and slopes. Light Needs: Full sun Watering Needs: Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Moderate growing; reaches 8 in. tall, spreading to 10 ft. wide.
Prince Of Wales Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' MONROVIA Item #5030 USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 Plant Description A popular evergreen groundcover with low-growing, spreading blue-green foliage, prized for its beautiful bronze-plum winter color. The perfect fuss-free solution for rock gardens with poor soil, or for mass plantings to carpet banks and slopes. Light Needs: Full sun Watering Needs: Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Moderate growing; reaches 8 in. tall, spreading to 10 ft. wide.
All Gold Japanese Forest Grass Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' MONROVIA Item #3591 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Plant Description A graceful, colorful groundcover for shady areas. Slender stems that hold bright golden yellow foliage create a tiny bamboo-like effect. Excellent color and texture for mixed borders, containers and mass plantings. Naturalizes well; clumps spread gently by rhizomes. An herbaceous perennial. Light Needs: Partial shade to partial sun Watering Needs: Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil - weekly, or more often. Average Landscape Size: Spreading, clumping habit slowly reaches 18 in. tall and wide.
MONROVIA The Blues Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'The Blues' Item #1939 USDA Hardiness Zone: 2 - 8 Plant Description With no two plants alike, the strongly weeping branches and irregularly spreading and drooping top create a unique, bright silver-blue specimen. A striking focal point when combined with complementing deep yellows, pinks and greens. Evergreen. Overview Light Needs: Full sun Watering Needs: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Average Landscape Size: Slow growing; reaches 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide, in natural form.
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available 8" to 12". $50 to $75
4 color options. Many Many surface design options
4 color options. Many Many surface design options
4 color options. Many Many surface design options
4 color options. Many Many surface design options
5 color options. Many Many surface design options
4 color options. Many Many surface design options
4 color options. Many Many surface design options
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A conifer garden is a study in shapes. Some conifers are upright and conical, like Christmas trees. Others are narrow and columnar, while still others are mounding or weeping. Some even crawl across the ground. All are unique, interesting and worth exploring. Psychologists tell us that certain shapes elicit certain emotional responses.
Accent lighting is best for lighting up something dominant that you want to highlight. It can be a sculpture, tree, boulder or anything else that you want to point out in your garden. Pictured here is a sculptural pine tree whose trunk and branches are illuminated by a “bullet,” a small fixture that points accentuated light. The light is placed on the ground and pointed upward into the small ornamental tree’s canopy to illuminate the branches vividly.
It’s all about the shaping and positioning of the cloud-pruned conifer with its mossy green base, juxtaposed against the lacy texture of the bamboo against the wall. SHOW US Have you used leafy foliage to great effect in your own garden? Send us a photo in the comments section below.
Bring shrubs and small trees into the garden, away from the house. Our default landscaping mode is to put trees on building corners, along with shrubs, and place shrubs up against a wall or fence. That’s too bad, because when we invite these woody plants into the garden, surprise and intrigue occur — the garden suddenly becomes elevated sculpturally and creates a more dynamic ecosystem for wildlife.
Perceived Movement - This often-overlooked technique can add a unique dimension. Perceived movement is most frequently found in Asian-themed gardens but is appropriate for any style. The garden shown here embraces this technique in two ways. First, notice the weeping spruce. This conifer has the look of being blown and shaped by the wind over time, almost as if it has surrendered to it.
Lemon Thread false cypress with Slow Mound Mugo Pine
Recommended conifers for this type of pruning: Black pine (Pinus nigra, zones 4 to 8, shown here), Thunderhead pine (Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’, zones 5 to 10), dwarf Japanese garden juniper and Boulevard false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’, zones 4 to 8). Next: Designing With Conifers: Exploring Color More: Houzz guides to beautiful foliage.
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