Articles by Longwood Staff
Click on the links below to read articles written by Longwood's plant experts.
Special thanks to American Nurseryman and to the American Camellia Society for permission to re-post the articles.
Cold Hardiness of Evergreen Cherries: Several popular cultivars may be well-suited outside their natural ranges
Featured in American Nurseryman, March 15, 2002
Canna-ballistic
Featured in American Nurseryman, September 15, 2002
Ever-blooming Camellia Azalea is alive and well in Longwood Gardens
Featured in American Camellia Yearbook 2003
Best of the Bunch: The species' aggressive reputation notwithstanding, a plethora of Buddleja cultivars offer gardeners a range of colors, forms and bloom periods
Featured in American Nurseryman, June 15, 2004
Benign Berberis: Shrub trials at Longwood Gardens help identify Japanese barberry cultivars with limited invasive potential
Featured in American Nurseryman, December 1, 2004
Comparing Corunus
Featured in American Nurseryman, September 1, 2005
Versatile Vitex
Featured in American Nurseryman, September 15, 2006
Summersweet Splendor (Part 1)
Featured in American Nurseryman, July 1, 2007
Summersweet Splendor, Too (Part 2)
Featured in American Nurseryman, August 1, 2007
Wild About Fothergilla
Featured in American Nurseryman, May 1, 2008
Make Amends: Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., tests compost as a potential fertilizer replacement.
Featured in Lawn & Landscape, December 12, 2008
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