Showy Fall Foliage - Fine Gardening
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Plant Guide‘Old Fashioned’ smokebush
Cotinus coggygria ‘Old Fashioned’Excellent fall coloring and a smaller size set this smokebush apart.
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Plant GuideCinnamon clethra
Clethra acuminataLarger in all respects than common sweet pepperbush ( Clethra alnifolia ), this sizable shrub or small understory tree grows 8 to 12 feet tall and wide.
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Plant Guide‘Dart’s Dash’ rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa 'Dart's Dash'Though not very well known, 'Dart's Dash' is one of the best of the crimson double rugosa roses.
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Plant Guide
‘Pink Spire’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'Very fragrant, light pink bottlebrush flowers grace this native shrub in late summer and early fall, attracting butterflies and other insects and perfuming the garden for weeks.
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Plant GuideBlackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifoliumBlackhaw Viburnum is a large shrub or small tree with clusters of creamy white flowers followed by pink-rose berries, which birds love to eat.
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Plant GuideDeutzia crenata var. nakaiana ‘Nikko’
Deutzia crenata var. nakaiana 'Nikko'
This compact variety performs well as a groundcover and is an excellent choice for the mixed border or rock garden.
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Plant GuideCotoneaster ‘Tom Thumb’
Cotoneaster 'Tom Thumb’This compact, low-growing, and self-rooting deciduous shrub is useful as an underplanting or ground cover.
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Plant Guide
‘Linda Campbell’ rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa 'Linda Campbell''Linda Campbell' is an unscented, true red rugosa rose.
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Plant Guide‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’This summersweet is a sport of C.
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Plant GuideAlder buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
A bushy, deciduous, slow-growing shrub with finely textured, scalloped leaves, this plant grows to 12 feet tall and almost as wide.
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