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Pots, pots, pots – please read before dropping off

Pots, pots, pots – please read before dropping off

We don’t recycle pots. We do reuse the ones we can and appreciate you dropping off only what we can use. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THESE! If they’re gross enough that you wouldn’t want to clean them up and reuse them we probably wouldn’t either. We’d rather spend our time digging up plants to share with you!

Flowering Dogwood

Flowering Dogwood

Flowering Dogwood Tree Cornus florida Height  15’ – 30’ Spread 15’- 30’ Sun  Full sun to part shade Water  Medium Bloom Time April to May Color White (bracts)  An excellent landscape choice for all four seasons, the white dogwood is a favorite in many yards and gardens and throughout the Arboretum. White “flowers” show their beauty in spring, foliage turns a vibrant red-purple in fall, and glossy red fruits attract winter songbirds for the enjoyment of all. This tree is…

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Swamp White Oak

Swamp White Oak

Swamp White Oak  Quercus bicolor Height 50’ – 60’ Spread   50’ – 60’ Full sun Water medium to wet The swamp white oak is a great choice for a shade or street tree, with the ability to grow at a moderate pace and live more than 300 years. It’s the kind of tree you plant for not only your enjoyment but for the benefit of generations to come. As the name suggests, this oak is found growing wild in low-lying…

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Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’

Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’

This is one of my favorite plants! I was truly amazed by Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’! I do not plant butterfly bushes as they are not native and are invasive. Instead, Phlox paniculata is a wonderful native plant to North America and attracts butterflies all summer. Gorgeous pink or lavender blooms, upright and low maintenance— I planted three along my fence. This year I will add more on the other side of the fence so that the neighbors can enjoy them…

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Native Dogwood

Native Dogwood

Native Dogwoods We welcome our neighbor’s Dogwood tree to reach over our fence.  If you are looking for an attractive tree or shrub for all seasons, please consider a native Dogwood.  Native to Pennsylvania are the following: Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum), Flowering White Dogwood (Cornus florida), Gray Stem Dogwood (Cornus racemosa), Redosier Dogwood (Cornus seicea) ‘Cornus florida’ is a tree that I am considering planting this spring!   Paula Ziegler is a local resident who has a concern for the…

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