The following from Spring Meadow Nursery, new for 2020, although they won't show up at retail centers until next year.
The Velvet Fog™ Smokebush
(Cotinus coggygria 'SMNCCPP3')
If you're into showy plants, this may be the one for you: huge puffs of pink fog in mid-summer that cover the entire plant. To top it all off, the waxy leaves are a blue-green hue, with red new growth. So it's a show-stopper for almost all year. It fits in the garden as either a shrub or a small tree.
Five to eight feet tall, six feet wide, to USDA Zone 5, deer and disease resistant, drought tolerant., takes full to part sun.
Bred by Tim Wood of Spring Meadow.
Stonehenge Dark Druid™ Yew
(Taxus x media SMNTHDB')
Everybody thinks that yews are boring, but not this one, folks. It could even be a stand-in for all those places you might use boxwood. The foliage is deep green, the habit is round and tight, and it has great winter coloration and hardiness. Use as a low hedge or as a stand-alone specimen.
Two to three feet tall, three feet wide, to USDA Zone 5-6. Takes part sun in Zone 5, part sun to shade in Zone 6.
Bred by Tim Wood of Spring Meadow
Sunjoy Neo™ Barberry
(Berberis thunbergii 'NCBT2')
Not sure the true color shows up in this photo, but the foliage on the this barberry is orange. It's a semi-dwarf selection that holds its color all season, but is electrifying in spring when the new growth emerges. Small yellow flowers in spring.
Two and a half feet high and wide, USDA Zones 5-8, deer and disease resistant, drought tolerant, use in garden beds.
Bred by Dr. Tom Ranney of N.Carolina State University.
Tortuga™ Juniper
(Juniperus communis 'SMNJCB')
I'm always looking for another groundcover juniper that looks attractive, and this new one fits the bill. It has jade-green foliage and grows naturally into a low mound, so it would be perfect in many a garden bed.
Two feet high, three to four feet wide, USDA Zones 2-7. Tolerant of deer, drought, dry soil, air pollution, poor fertility, polar vortexes, black walnut toxicity, sand, rocks, groundhogs, limestone and road salt. What's not to love about this plant?
Bred by Tim Wood of Spring Meadow.
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