Marty DeHart meets her horticultural match in this gardener who selects good-performing trees and shrubs which are unique in form, color and texture. Each garden vignette along this backyard path blends seamlessly into the next, making a cohesive and thematic garden.
Specimens mentioned:
Acer japonica 'Aconitifolium' which translates into 'Dancing Peacock'
Parrotia persica (Persian ironweed)
Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare'
Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime'
Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' (Lion's mane, Lion's head)
Acer palmatum 'Garnet'
Pinus thunbergii (Japanese Black Pine)
Taxus cuspidata 'Emerald Spreader'
Picea orientalis 'Skylands'
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