New plants for 2013
In the past, I used to receive stacks of plant catalogs in the mail. But with printing and mailing costs continuing to rise, fewer and fewer mail-order nurseries send out catalogs. While I completely understand the need to reduce costs, I do miss sitting on the couch looking at page after page of colorful photographs. Fortunately, the same information and images that used to be disseminated through catalogs are new online. A simple Google search led me to hundreds of new plant introductions for 2013. Here are some standouts, good and bad: SOURCE: PROVEN WINNERS Ceanothus ‘Marie Rose’ This pink ceanothus is hardy to zone 6a. Personally, I prefer the indigo-flowered cultivars such as ‘Victoria’ but if your color scheme calls for pink, this would be a good choice.