Roses are one of the few shrubs that will bloom almost all season long and take the sun. Removal of the spent flowers (deadheading), adequate water and regular feeding will encourage repeat blooming.
We stock roses all season in containers and we also have bareroot roses that arrive in early December. See our bareroot website www.baylaurelnursery.com for this season’s rose selection.
Helianthemum is a great low growing evergreen shrub. It only gets about six inches tall and spreads two to three feet. Flowers can be white, yellow, pink, orange or red. The biggest flower show occurs in late spring or early summer, but further flowering can be encouraged by shearing off the spent flowers. Full sun,…
Laurus nobilis, or sweet bay, is the bay leaf used in cooking. It is a handsome evergreen shrub that grows anywhere from twelve to forty feet, but in our climate, usually stays in the twelve to fifteen foot range. Yellow flowers appear in spring. It can take full sun or partial shade and needs moderate…
The Cotoneasters listed here are all evergreen and require little to moderate water. They have small white flowers in spring and red berries in autumn and winter. The most common groundcover types are ‘Coral Beauty’, ‘Lowfast’ and ‘Streib’s Findling’, all of which will get about ten feet wide and do well in sun or partial shade. …
Buxus, or boxwood, is the classic hedging plant. It responds well to pruning and clipping and is also great for topiaries. It is a slow grower and is very cold hardy. Some varieties and species turn orange to bronze in winter. For green foliage all year, plant ‘Green Beauty’ or ‘Winter Gem’. Buxus will also…
Myrtus communis, or myrtle, is a dense shrub that does well in full sun or partial shade. Leaves are small, bright green and aromatic. White, fragrant flowers appear in summer. It generally grows to about six feet (or more with age), but ‘Compacta’ stays about three by three feet. Good drainage is essential.