Jason Reeves
Jason Reeves is the curator of the University of Tennessee Gardens, located at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson. Jason has been cultivating and growing the gardens there for nearly 20 years.
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DesignGalactic Pink® Chaste Tree Delivers an Out-of-This-World Performance
It is not often I am smitten by a new shrub its first year in the garden, but when Galactic Pink® chaste tree bloomed for the first time, it was…
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DesignThe New Fairytrail Bride® Hydrangea Offers an Off-the-Charts Performance
A breeding breakthrough, Fairytrail Bride® is the first hydrangea with the ability to produce flowers from every leaf joint, and it has a unique trailing habit to boot. White lacecap…
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Southeast Regional ReportsPlants That Peak in Winter in the Southeast
Richie Steffen, executive director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Garden in Seattle and a leading expert on plants, discusses the often-undervalued appeal of winter gardens: “What many see as a…
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DesignA Tough, Slender Oak Tree
In 1974, legendary nurseryman Earl Cully planted a thousand acorns from a cross of columnar English oak (Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’, Zones 4–8) with our native swamp white oak (Q. bicolor,…
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DesignA Flowering Perennial for Shade: ‘Diana Clare’ Pulmonaria
About 15 years ago, I had given up on growing pulmonarias (Pulmonaria spp. and cvs., Zones 3–8) in my Zone 7 garden. In 2005, I received a 2-inch pot of…
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DesignA Sugary-Sweet Shrub That Stays in Bounds
Spireas have generally lost favor over the last 20 years, due in part to their sometimes invasive nature in certain areas of the country. For this reason, they have often…
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DesignA Drought-Tolerant, Super-Blooming Workhorse | Plant Recommendation
In the spring of 2014, I was sent Vermillionaire® firecracker plant to trial in the University of Tennessee Gardens. By midsummer it had become not only my favorite but also…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Focal-Point Plants – Southeast
1. ‘Morgan’ Oriental Arborvitae Name: Platycladus orientalis ‘Morgan’ USDA hardiness zones: 6 to 9 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 18 inches wide (matures in 10 years) Conditions: Full…
