August 2013 Plant Profile: Cortaderia richardii
Learn about a stunning ornamental grass from New Zealand that’s catching the eyes of visitors in Pacific Connections.
Read moreJuly 2013 Plant Profile: Single & Dark-leaf Dahlias

Adding high impact color to your summer planting scheme, dahlias are dazzling and definitely worth seeking out especially these more unusual selections that combine well with other plants.
Read moreJune 2013 Plant Profile: Lilium ‘Tiger Babies’
Striking elegance with remarkable hardiness and vigor, ‘Tiger Babies’ lily is considered a classic amongst lily growers worldwide.
Read moreApril 2013 Plant Profile: Akebia quinata ‘Alba’
An unusual white-flowered form of the “Chocolate Vine” in full bloom now at the UW Botanic Gardens. Come smell!
Read moreMarch 2013 Plant Profile: Edgeworthia chrysantha

Featured this time last year, we can’t help but mention this fragrant, winter-blooming shrub once again because it’s the best it’s ever looked thanks to a mild winter!
Read moreFebruary 2013 Plant Profile: Cyclamen coum
Who says there isn’t much color in the landscape during the winter time? The month of February is peak bloom for one of the most delicate, yet tough plants in the winter garden.
Read moreJanuary 2013 Plant Profile: Blechnum chilense
A much sought after and once exceedingly rare garden plant, this evergreen fern from the mountains and valleys of Chile came to us from the Miller Garden courtesy of Elisabeth C. Miller herself.
Read moreDecember 2012 Plant Profile: Abutilon ‘Tiger Eye’
Abutilon ‘Tiger Eye’ warms up the Douglas Conservatory with shy, but exquisite flowers and leaves that resemble a maple.
Read moreNovember 2012 Plant Profile: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Kitten’
‘Little Kitten’ is a pleasant and manageable ornamental grass that stays tidy and it has a soft, demure elegance to it when used singly as a specimen.
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