Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Ontario_Canada5a_USDA4b
last year
Featured Answer
Comments (16)
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
last yearOntario_Canada5a_USDA4b
last yearRelated Discussions
After one and a half year...
Comments (23)Thank you very much for your kind words everyone! Just learning and applying stuff I read from the 'proffesionals' in here! Dave, it means a lot coming from you. You've got a perfect eye for this! Richard, thank you. There is a natural slope there. I couldn't change that even if I wanted to (though I don't). Thank you Josh! Edwin all the mistakes are noted! I have a great number of plants that came from you (and outside that bed) and they are perfect! My most rare and one of the most beautiful conifers I own is Picea engelmannii ssp mexicana 'Pervana' from you! perfect! Thank you Jay! I was lucky to own this property by the mountain so I could plan such garden. (and lucky I managed to finish the house before the crisis because things are somewhat tight right now...) Will, 1,5 year is not adequate to make safe statements about the climate but up to now it looks like your description is quite accurate. I had only two losses due to summer heat-drought. Abies procera 'Blaue Hexe' and Abies koreana 'Bonsai Blue'. everything else survived, some with some help... Funny is that I envy your setting underneath the mature Pseudotsuga. I just have no shade places for japanese maples... Thank you! Thank you Severnside, Cher and Tj! +oM, The setting is in southern, mainland Greece, at elevation of 2400 ft aproximately. Just below mountain Mainalo (with the biggest pure Abies cephalonica forest) as Josh noted. Thank you Dax! always enjoy your funny touch in your postings as well as the knowledge you offer! Thank you Mike! It's interesting to compare the true form of someone's with the imaginative form you get from the posts in here! That's why I uploaded this! Hope I'll be around in 30 years to gaze my garden as you do yours now! Kinda hope it looks like yours too... Thank you very much Ken! I actually have a rock-garden... The real deal! Funny, the other a day I was making a hole to plant Abies pinsapo 'Aurea' and as usualy I hit a rock (I've plant 90 conifers and I think only two times I dug without hitting rock underneath!) and then I made this comment, that I wish I could dig like they do in the U.S., with just a shovel, having in mind YOUR post of transplanting a conifer... hilarious! (about the female operatic singer!) Best regards, Fotis...See MoreI need ideas for this spot
Comments (3)Black Hills Spruce is a white spruce that should be easy to find at nurseries in the metro area. I'd pass on the CO Spruce. Disease prone. Abies concolor is a nice fir and more adaptable, I think, than the Balsam fir. They are a little hard to find. Juniper 'Blue Star' is a very nice plant. Great silvery, blue color that gets a purplish cast in the winter....See MoreI blame you guys!
Comments (16)Splaker, I suspect you'd get more responses if you started a new thread. Anyhow, I have found Korean Firs to be hardy in z4 WI, including Silberlocke. Mine grows near a large native White Pine on a peninsula-shaped spit of ground surrounded by asphalt and concrete. While researching siting this plant, I read in various articles that it tolerated moderate shade. It's doing fine, but I think it would like a bit more sun. It came through this past winter-from-hell looking good and is producing a nice crop of cones. Now I'm hoping we don't get a late frost that will wipe them out, which is what happened a couple years back....See MoreNewbie and introduce myself
Comments (14)I need help with a very long slope. I would like the evergreens to be wide rather than tall. The reason is the berm at the top of the slope is the main area the wildlife come to feed and don't want to block the view. I already have started with the usual suspects, the ground cover junipers but am particularly interested in shrubby shaped or globose pines. but am open to any suggestions . From ground level to top of slope 15 feet., length of slope over 500 ft. Have been filling with clearance mugho pines and junipers from BB store but am now ready to ratchet up to some good stuff. Thanks Kathy...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
last yearOntario_Canada5a_USDA4b
last yearEmbothrium
last yearlast modified: last yearOntario_Canada5a_USDA4b
last yearken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
last yearlast modified: last yearOntario_Canada5a_USDA4b
last yearmaackia
last yearOntario_Canada5a_USDA4b
last yearmaackia
last yearlast modified: last yearken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
last yearBillMN-z-2-3-4
last yearmbrad_plantnut101
last yearmaackia
last year
Related Stories
GARDENING GUIDESGreat Design Plant: Juniperus Squamata ‘Blue Star’
Need some blues in your garden? Discover Blue Star juniper
Full StoryGARDENING GUIDESGreat Design Plant: Stachys Officinalis ‘Hummelo’
The adaptable ‘Hummelo’ betony adds jolts of color to a sunny border or woodland edge
Full StoryGARDENING GUIDES8 Plants That Snobs Love to Hate — and You'll Love to Grow
Don't dismiss these common annuals, perennials and shrubs — there are reasons they've been popular for so long
Full StoryPLANTING IDEASStretch the Budget, Seasons and Style: Add Conifers to Your Containers
Small, low-maintenance conifers are a boon for mixed containers — and you can transplant them to your garden when they’ve outgrown the pot
Full StoryPLANTING IDEASThese Aren’t Your Grandparents’ Junipers
Dislike junipers? Maybe it’s time to discover new varieties and new uses for this garden workhorse
Full StoryGARDENING GUIDESGreat Design Plant: Creeping Juniper Holds Its Ground
Add texture and evergreen interest to a layered garden with this low-maintenance, good-looking ground cover
Full StoryLANDSCAPE DESIGNWhen Less Is Really More in Your Garden
8 ways you can make a powerful garden statement by embracing simplicity and surroundings
Full StoryPLANTING IDEASDesigning With Conifers: Personality and Form in the Garden
Unique and full of interest, well-shaped conifers await a place your yard
Full StoryGARDENING GUIDESDesigning With Conifers: Find the Perfect Fit for Your Landscape
Conifers range from fairy-garden size to 70 feet tall. Here’s how to decifer the plant tag for the perfect long-term fit in your garden
Full StoryLANDSCAPE DESIGNHow to Make Your Painted or Stained House Feel at Home in the Landscape
Use color and texture to create a pleasing connection between your house and garden
Full Story
Ontario_Canada5a_USDA4bOriginal Author