Neighborhood Newsletter WINTER 2020
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT MT. CUBA CENTER
NEIGHBOR FAVORITE BOOKS Curl up with a book this winter. Here are recommendations from your neighbors in the Growing Together program. Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata)
6–8' tall shrub| FilteredShade, Full-Sun, Partial-Shade Average, Dry, Moist, Wet
December 18 Natural Holiday Arrangement*
January 17 Herbal Remedy Series: Winter Mood Lift
January 13 Hummingbirds in Your Garden*
January 20 Hummingbirds in Your Garden
January 14 Owl Howl
January 23 & 30 Garden Design Weekend Workshop
Janaury 14– February 4 Botany for Gardeners January 16 Forests and Flowers*
January 24 & 31 Garden Design Weekend Workshop January 28 Owl Howl *Online class
Native plants can beautify landscapes yearround. Here are some high-quality selections with great winter appeal.
The bright red berries of Ilex verticillata lend a festive touch to the winter garden. This easy to grow, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub has an upright, oval habit and will reach a height of 6–8'. It produces prolific amounts of dark red fruit that persist well into January. You can pick up a copy at your local bookstore Hockessin Bookshelf (hockessinbookshelf.com).
Silver and Gold Red-Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea ‘Silver and Gold’)
8' tall shrub | Filtered-Shade, Full-Sun, Partial-Shade Average, Moist Soil
A medium sized shrub is grown for its beautifully variegated leaves and bright yellow stems during the winter months. Periodic pruning of the oldest stems is recommended to maintain the bright winter coloring that is most pronounced on younger stems. Mt. Cuba Center staff favorite
Sharkbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
60–80' tall tree | FilteredShade, Full-Sun, Partial-Shade, Shade | Average, Dry, Moist Soil
Shagbark hickory has a commanding presence in the landscape with it size, clean summer foliage, brilliant yellow autumn color, and “shaggy” exfoliating bark. Maturing at 60–80' tall with an upright, irregular and coarse branching habit, shagbark hickory is adaptable to dry, rocky, and clay soils as well as seasonally moist soils.
Galax (Galax urceolata) 3–6" tall groundcover | Shade Average, Dry Soil
Galax is spectacular evergreen groundcover that is worthy of much greater landscape use. In spring flower spikes with tiny white flowers rise above the 9–12" tall clusters of glossy dark green leaves. The galax leaves often turn burgundy in winter. Galax grows best in cool, moist, well-drained acidic soil. It is slow to propagate and establish, but can eventually form a dense carpet in the woodland garden.
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