We’re just back from a short trip to Lake Tahoe and wanted to share a tree that is clearly one town along the Lake’s favorite. The town is Incline Village– the tree – Laburnum watereri ‘Vossii’.
No words do justice to the visual impact of the golden-wisteria like flowers. Wow! I’m familiar with the Golden Chain tree, but frankly, I’ve never used it and rarely see it around the SF Bay Area.
So I was completely surprised… So much so, that I rhetorically asked Judy if she wondered why so many home gardens in Incline have, one, or several, Golden Chain trees? Then I said – because once you see them in bloom, if you have a garden here, you’ll want one, too! [Read more]
Architectural plants with interesting texture for your garden? “Restios?” Hmmm. What’s a restio? If you’ve never heard of them, you’re not alone! But like recent posts, if you’re looking for new plants to know for garden/planting design, then these 3 restios are worth knowing! To keep it simple, restios are grass-like or rush-like perennials. 
I’m crazy about conifers (see link at bottom page for past post on conifers) so today, I want to share with you more info about them -but not really 
New plants are being introduced all the time. If you’re getting ready to do some planting, check out these 12 amazing plants that come from DOWN Under. These awesome Australian natives are low maintenance if you plant the right plant in the right spot. All featured plants like moderate to low water and full to part sun, check out their specifics.
Conifers pull their weight in the garden like no other! This wonderful group of plants defined by having cone bearing seeds and mostly being evergreen can provide you with sizes ranging from the enormous giant redwood to a tiny dwarf. In between – are more modest sizes and shapes – from ground covers to shrubs to trees.
