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Lilac - Donald Wyman
Being very showy and fragrant, it makes a wonderful screen or border specimen and grows 8-10 feet tall and 4-10 feet wide. This hardy, upright growing Canadian Lilac blooms two weeks later than Common Lilacs. The flowers on the panicles tend to be finer and more delicate than those on other lilacs, and its fragrance is more spicy too. It can be used in many situations, including shrub borders, informal hedges and perennial borders. It makes an excellent specimen or hedge planting. Donald Wyman Lilac, Syringa x prestoniae 'Donald Wyman', has purple buds that open to single, red-purple fragrant flowers in early to mid-June. It tolerates light shade, but best bloom is in full sun. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds and requires average water needs; water regularly; do not overwater. Donald Wyman Lilac prefers full sun, good drainage and air circulation. ... more
Cotoneaster - Bearberry Bearberry is great as a ground cover and is a very easy plant to grow. The Cotoneaster Bearberry, 'Cotoneaster dammeri', is a dark green, evergreen shrub with glossy leaves. The foliage will turn a dull dark green to reddish purple in winter. This rapid growing shrub prefers moist, well drained soil, but it is quite tolerant of a range of soil conditions. Small white flowers appear in the spring and some small red fruit will be produced in the fall. |
