Deutzias are deciduous shrubs related to Hydrangea. You rarely see them, because in the past the only varieties available were big, boring shrubs with little to offer once the spring-flower display ...

WHAT: Deutzia gracilis, an upright deciduous shrub native to Japan, is easy to grow in the Puget Sound region. It produces lance-shaped leaves and small, star-shaped pure-white flowers that envelope ...

Every month at our garden club meeting we ask members to bring in specimens of flowers, plants, trees or shrubs for an "In-Club Competition." It's our own monthly "show" and a learning experience for ...

Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' is a delightful, miniversion of the larger spring-blooming Deutzia gracilis, which grows to about 5 feet high and wide. 'Nikko' is actually a deciduous ground cover; it grows ...

As a horticulturist I am always eager to answer questions about plants. Due to my love of plants and the fact that most people usually don t want me to talk, I am grateful for these opportunities.

The Nikko dwarf deutzia (Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’) is a woody shrub that has a mounding ground-cover growth habit, with branches tumbling across the ground. Nikko dwarf deutzia has small, linear ...

A deutzia renaissance is how my friend Dr. Gerald Klingaman, retired horticulturist, with the University of Arkansas, wrote about this new love that is occurring for this fuzzy heirloom that has been ...

The old-time favorite slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis) has been regaining popularity in recent years. The compact, deciduous mounding shrub is ideal for foundation or mass plantings as well as mixed ...

'Nikko,' let's talk about ground cover in general. Ground covers sprawl, spread, run and colonize; they stretch their very being across a space. Consequently, what makes a plant suitable as a ground ...

The only bright spot in this cold and wet early April are the daffodils. No matter how chill and dark the weather, the daffodils arrive on time. The variety is endless and you will be doing yourself a ...

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