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Signs of Spring Around the Nursery
Posted by: Ashley in spring, pleasant hill nursery, plants, nursery discoveries, growing, flowers on Apr 1, 2011
Food For Lane County Plant Sale
Posted by: Amy Daniel in spring, pleasant hill nursery, plants, growing, charitable giving on Mar 23, 2011
Rhododendron 'Golden Gate'
Posted by: Ashley in spring, pleasant hill nursery, plants, landscape design and inspiration, flowers on Mar 22, 2011
A kaleidoscope of luscious tropical color will be yours this May when you add ‘Golden Gate’ rhododendron to your garden. ‘Golden Gate’ is a compact rhododendron, growing 3’ by 3’. Glowing yellow, vibrant orange and hot pink flowers are set off by the olive green leaves. Imagine what a mass planting of this would do to a garden, pure happiness. Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple'
Posted by: Ashley in spring, pleasant hill nursery, plants, landscape design and inspiration, flowers on Mar 15, 2011
If purple is the color you want in a rhododendron Lee’s Dark Purple will not disappoint you, it is truly dark purple. Blooming later than most rhododendrons, it continues the purples of the lilacs that have just finished blooming by starting its bloom in late May. As one of the ironclad rhodies, it is able to survive temperatures below -20 degrees. Growing six feet high and six to eight feet wide in ten years, it can fit into all but the tiniest of gardens. The foliage is handsome, dark and wavy and it may bloom twice a year once in May and again in October. Plant in full sun to part shade. The dark purple would be lovely under the bright green leaves and white bark of a jacquemontii birch.Rhododendron 'Scintillation'
Posted by: Ashley in spring, pleasant hill nursery, plants, landscape design and inspiration, flowers on Mar 8, 2011
Charles Dexter had a Cape Cod estate and worked with rhododendrons in his vast garden. One of the hybrids he came up with, known as a Dexter Hybrid, was Scintillation. Clear, pastel pink blooms with green and bronze markings, large green glossy leaves adorn this hardy plant. The photo speaks for its beauty. Plant it in as a hedge, in a container or mixed in the border. This plant is worth removing lawn for. Grows 8’ by 8’ and is deer resistant. Remember to water it in the summer. 
