Early Spring - Page 2 of 12 - Fine Gardening

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    Harry Lauder’s walking stick

    Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’

    This upright, treelike shrub has heart-shaped, toothed, midgreen leaves.

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    ‘Alba’ white redbud

    Cercis canadensis ‘Alba’

    Small white flowers appear in profusion on leafless branches in early spring.

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    Goatsbeard

    Aruncus dioicus

    Goatsbeard is a perennial native to eastern North America and parts of Europe and Siberia.

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    Dolce® Licorice heuchera

    Heuchera 'TNHEU044'

    This purple to almost black heuchera adds drama to the shade.

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    ‘Double Queen’ Lenten rose

    Helleborus odorus ‘Double Queen’

    Hellebores begin blooming in mid-winter in a range of colors, adding much needed color very early in the season.

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    Lenten rose

    Helleborus orientalis

    This hairless or slightly hairy perennial has over-wintering, leathery, deep green basal leaves each divided into 7 or 9 leaflets.

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    giant snowdrop

    Galanthus elwesii

    The giant snowdrop has larger flowers and broader leaves than the more common G.

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    Pencil tree

    Euphorbia tirucalli

    This unusual looking plant has many succulent, pencil-like branches.

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    Trailing indigo bush

    Dalea greggii

    Despite a soft, delicate appearance, trailing indigo bush is one of the toughest groundcovers around.

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    Williams rhododendron

    Rhododendron williamsianum

    This rhododendron from China is quite unlike most of the better known species planted in gardens today.