A Grower Perspective

Heatherbun is an outstanding shrub that will shine year round in your garden. A delicate soft textured bush that appears as its name implies, a bun shaped bush with heather like foliage which is a soft and feathery bluish-green turning to a deep plum purple in winter. Grow heather bun in full sun in consistently moist soil.

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 Our Christmas tree is the traditional shape of this holiday tree; the pyramidal shaped Serbian Spruce. It has a slender trunk and two toned needles, dark green on top with silver-blue undersides. It is pre-adorned with red-violet cones that hang down. This tree eventually grows fifty-five feet tall with a twenty foot spread. Omorika grows in a wide variety of soils, is tolerant of air pollution and is fast growing. It can be planted as a stately single specimen or in multiples as a screen. Serbian spruce had a widespread range millions of years ago and was endemic to the Drina River valley in western Serbia and eastern Bosnia. Now in this region it is being crowded out by other native trees. It grows well here and although a bit rare it is readily available and well worth planting. Omorika is the Balkan work for spruce and is the perfect Christmas tree, just like the pyramid shaped ones children draw.

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The next couple of weeks we are featuring holiday trees. In honor of Hanukkah we have 'Green Mountain' Boxwood. Shaped somewhat like a dreidel it can be covered in a string of small white bulbs to add a festive note to this holiday of lights. 'Green Mountain' boxwood is dense in form and naturally shaped like an elegant pyramid. It has bright green leaves that retain color throughout the winter. For a crisper form shear the plant. 'Green Mountain' will grow well

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Soft, fluffy, comfy looking shrub that has outstanding autumn foliage is a wonderful year round addition to your garden. Often used as a background plant, bluish green in the summer turning a mahogany plum color in late autumn and winter. The soft texture and lovely colors set off witch hazel and red and yellow twig dogwoods.

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 Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Pleasant Hill Nursery is pleased to offer gift certificates just in time for the holidays. Does someone on your gift list love plants? Is someone working on their landscape? The plants they select with their gift certificate will provide them with years of enjoyment. It is truly the gift that keeps giving. Our gift certificates make the perfect gift for family, friends, neighbors, customers, employees and anyone who has a yard or patio.

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