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Juniper - Broadmoor
Broadmoor Juniper prefers sun and a well-drained soil, but tolerates a range of soil types; drought and heat tolerant. Broadmoor Juniper, Juniperus sabina 'Broadmoor', is a low growing evergreen that has a dense mounding form and rich green foliage with a slight blue cast. Junipers are used as ground covers, in foundation plantings, or as hedges, screens or windbreaks. Junipers are important evergreens for landscape use due to their tolerance of unfavorable soil conditions, their hardiness and great variation in size, habit, color and growth rate. It tends to mound in the center, growing 3' tall and 10' wide. It is resistant to juniper blight; male plant. It is an excellent plant for borders or mass plantings. These plants may also be utilized for background plantings in shrub beds or flower gardens, as specimen plants, in rock gardens or for topiary or espalier purposes. The main branches are strong and horizontally spreading. ... details
Spirea - Sparkling Carpet Sparkling Carpet prefers full sun, and this is one of the easiest shrubs to grow since it tolerates many soils, except extremely wet. It looks like a tiny version of ‘Gold Flame’ and produces few pink flowers in summer. The plant also likes mulch and summer watering. No pruning is required. Sparkling Carpet Spirea, spiraea japonica 'Sparkling Carpet' (PP13,665), is a fine-textured, small spreading shrub with lime-gold leaves. Since it grows only 6-10 inches tall and 15-18 inches wide, it can be used as a groundcover or bedding plant! It would also be good for filling a space in a shrub border. The leaves are bronze-red when young, then turn mahogany-red in fall. |
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