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The Sultan of Salvia
Plantsperson Profile · Long-Bloom Salvias The Sultan of Salvia Rich Dufresne, the chemist who taught the Southeast to grow sage, and the network he worked through. By Fiona von Grey...
The Plants Bartram Saw
Field Guide · Native Flora · The Bartram Trail The Plants Bartram Saw A walk through the southeastern flora documented by William Bartram in Travels (1791) — and a quiet...
A Field Guide to Hardy Palms
Field Guide · Hardy Palms · Southeastern Natives The Northernmost Palm in the World, and the Seeds Coming Home to Aiken A field guide to the palms that actually grow...
Hometown Tropicals: Native Hibiscus spp. in the Landscape
From the Nursery · Native Plants Hometown Tropicals: Native Hibiscus spp. in the Landscape The Southeast is home to twelve species of hibiscus. Most gardeners have no idea. By Jonas...
A Guide to Kalmias, the Famed Mountainlaurel
Quick start Meet the genus Ecosystem Pollination Safety Care Species Design References Kalmia at Woodlanders We have been growing and offering Kalmia since the late 1970s. Over decades of propagation,...
An Exploration of the Conradina Genus
Woodlanders Botanicals Conradina: the scrubland rosemary that teaches you how to design with place A genus that looks Mediterranean, smells like the mint family it belongs to, and tells the...
Clinopodium: The Soft Power of the Mint Family
Woodlanders Botanical Journal Clinopodium: The Soft Power of the Mint Family A genus that doesn’t shout—yet somehow holds a garden together. A story of scent, ecology, and design restraint from...
A North American Guide to Hollies
Woodlanders Botanicals • Design Field Guide History, design logic, and the Woodlanders legacy—how to choose the right holly, and how to make it speak in the landscape. Hollies are not...