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crepe myrtle

  • Carefree Crepe Myrtle
    LuAnn Johnson
    Native to the Far East, crepe myrtles can be trees, but in my zone 6 garden, they usually die back to the ground each winter.
  • Buttonbush.
    Shrubs for All Seasons
    LuAnn Johnson
    If you are looking for deer resistant shrubs to plant in your unfenced yard, the safest evergreens are spruce, juniper, and boxwood.
  • Angelonia angustifolia.
    Prolonged Color
    LuAnn Johnson
    Thanks to many years of dedicated plant hybridizing, it is now possible to have four seasons of color in our gardens.