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Final Update on Clethra alnifolia ‘Vanilla Spice’

Posted on August 23, 2014 by grayslady

The Clethra ‘Vanilla Spice’ that began as a garden trial four years ago has matured into a lovely, medium-sized shrub. While not easily found at retailers, this is a highly desirable shrub well worth locating and planting. Location Requirements This … Continue reading →

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Clethra ‘Vanilla Spice’ Update

Posted on July 26, 2011 by grayslady

Well, the Clethra alnifolia ‘Caleb’ (‘Vanilla Spice’) made it through this past winter with almost no ill effects–other than one small dead branch–in spite of having 22″ of snow dumped on it during our blizzard. As you can see from the photo at … Continue reading →

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Garden Trials

Posted on July 9, 2010 by grayslady

All gardeners experiment with plants, sometimes foolishly, sometimes cleverly, and other times out of necessity. It’s not as though we’re competing with the botanic gardens, running trials of 25 Campanulas or Phlox over a 5-year period to see which is most … Continue reading →

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