Head's Up

If you need really large Podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus) for a hedge or screen, they are available at Green Meadow Nursery in Meggett, South Carolina.

These 25-gallon specimens have the height needed to make an instant impact in a garden.

They would also be perfect for replacing a dead or dying Podocarpus in an established landscape.

Call Josh to reserve the plants that you need. This size Podocarpus is not often found in the Lowcountry and numbers are limited.

Now is the time to plant Cassia

Just a reminder to every landscaper, designer and architect in the Lowcountry:

In about a month, Cassia will begin to bloom downtown. There is one tree in particular on South Battery that launches tourists into a frenzy each fall.

Once they flower, every one of your clients is going to want to know the name of the tree with the bright yellow flowers. And then they are going to tell you that they want one.
The time to buy and plant them is right now, before they flower. Today, I saw the perfect crop at Green Meadow Nursery in Meggett, South Carolina. They grow them in 3- and 7-gallon containers. I like the 7-gallons because they are well-formed and more mature plants. This is the only nursery where I have seen garden-worthy Cassia.

While I was there, I noticed a lot of really great plants including Blueberries, Camellias, and tree-formed Bottlebrush (in bloom).

Young Blueberry crop:

Common Rush at Green Meadow Nursery

A plant that is on my "hot now" list is Common Rush, Juncus effusus.

The vertical growth adds a strong architectural element to the garden. Common Rush can grow in almost any soil condition and is drought tolerant. It thrives along brackish marshes or freshwater ponds as well.

This will work any where that Sweetgrass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) grows - but it will get a little taller, so make sure your site can accommodate it.

Green Meadow Nursery in Yonges Island, South Carolina has a beautiful crop of Common Rush. These pictures were taken last week while I was scouting their nursery.