Callicarpa dichoma

Beautyberry

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Birds love shrubs that produce quantities of fall fruit.  Unfortunately birds generally don’t communicate with plant merchandisers.  Humans finally began to agree with the birds in the last third of the twentieth century, as the three or even four-season gardening trend took hold.  Garden writers caught the bug and began extolling the virtues of fruits … Read more

Fruits and Leaves

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Suddenly the scales have fallen from my eyes and I have seen Japanese maples for the first time. They have surrounded me forever, but now, after the clean-up from Hurricane Sandy, when so much has been swept away, the Japanese maples seem to stand out in an especially stark and beautiful way.  Known botanically as … Read more