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Swapping Huckleberries

Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album)  Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere.  I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide.  Last year, it started to look bad.  I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry".  This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for

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Cornus kousa (dogwood) "Wolf Eyes"



Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. What a handsome brute. The tree I mean not the statue behind it.

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  2. This is one of the favorite trees of mine that you have in the garden. It really brightens up the area with the variegated foliage.

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  3. I like this Kousa very much! gail

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  4. This is prob my dream tree. I think its the one I want more then any other, and that one looks spectacular.

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  5. Beautiful composition Phillip! I have never seen that variety of Kousa.

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  6. I love the half naked man in the background...lol

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  7. I like this plant, but I also like that sculpture in the background.

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  8. just saw your blog..gr8,i just feel.im in green land....no no no green world .......green green every thing green........

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  9. my fav't tree. i also have this tree @my home in india!

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