(Hillside Creeper Scots Pine, Scots Pine)

This low dense spreading shrub is a prostrate cultivar of Scots pine, a medium to large evergreen tree from the upper latitudes of the Old World.

Like all Scots pines, 'Hillside Creeper' has stiff, slightly twisted blue green needles that occur in bundles of two. The needles turn yellow-green in winter. The densely needled, ground-hugging branches of this cultivar spread slowly to form a shaggy multi-layered mat of knee height or less.

Scots pines do best in full sun and well-drained, acidic...

(Mount Vernon Blue Scots Pine, Scots Pine)

Grown for its showy foliage and its relatively compact habit, 'Mount Vernon Blue' is a cultivar of Scots pine, a medium to large evergreen tree from the upper latitudes of the Old World.

Like all Scots pines, 'Mount Vernon Blue' has stiff, slightly twisted blue-green needles that occur in bundles of two. The needles of this cultivar are heavily tinged with blue. The dense, shaggy foliage is highly attractive against the scaly cinnamon-colored bark. This cultivar grows slowly to moderately into...

(Scotch Pine, Scots Pine)

This low mounded shrub is a dwarf cultivar of Scots pine, a medium to large evergreen tree from the upper latitudes of the Old World.

This cultivar has short, slightly twisted blue-green needles that darken in winter. The needles are held in bundles of two. The dense foliage is highly attractive against the cinnamon-colored scaly bark, making this cultivar a popular subject for topiary or bonsai.

Like all Scots pines, ‘Nana’ likes full sun, but does poorly in hot humid climates. This hardy...

(Scotch Pine, Scots Pine)

This low mounded shrub is a dwarf cultivar of Scots pine, a medium to large evergreen tree from the upper latitudes of the Old World.

This cultivar has stubby, slightly twisted blue green needles that are held in bundles of two. This extremely slow-growing cultivar eventually forms a dense, mounded, waist-high shrub.

Like all Scots pines, ‘Saxatilis' likes full sun, but does poorly in hot humid climates. This hardy conifer succeeds in well-drained, acidic to slightly alkaline soil. It makes...

(Scots Pine, Watereri Scots Pine)

Discovered in England about 1865, this large, slow-growing, rounded shrub is a cultivar of Scots pine, a medium to large evergreen tree from the upper latitudes of the Old World.

Like all Scots pines, 'Watereri' has stiff, slightly twisted blue-green needles that occur in bundles of two. The needles are crowded toward the tips of the spreading to ascending branches. The dense, shaggy foliage is highly attractive against the scaly cinnamon-colored bark. In spring, tiny male cones and larger female...

(Himalayan White Pine)

This medium to large evergreen tree from the Himalayas is most notable for its long needles, which cascade elegantly from its broad-spreading branches.

The airy, drooping bluish green needles of this pine are held in bundles of five. The needles shimmer in the slightest breeze. In spring, trees produce tiny male cones and long curving female cones near the branch tips. The solitary or clustered female cones are green and erect when young and pale brown and pendent at maturity. They are often...

(Himalayan White Pine, Variegated Himalayan White Pine)

Himalayan white pine is a medium to large evergreen tree with exceptionally long, pendulous needles, which cascade elegantly from its broad-spreading branches. The needles of the cultivar 'Zebrina' have prominent creamy-yellow banding.

The airy, drooping needles of this pine are held in bundles of five. The needles shimmer in the slightest breeze. In spring, trees produce tiny male cones and long curving female cones near the branch tips. The solitary or clustered female cones are green...

(Garden Pea)

Few cool season crops are as satisfying and welcome in spring as the humble garden pea. Peas have been cultivated for their edible seeds and pods for thousands of years. Their area of origin is thought to be the eastern Mediterranean region, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, where wild pea plants still exist.

These herbaceous annuals have four distinct cultivation types that bear different fruits, or pea pods. These four types are: pod peas that are shelled for fresh peas, pod peas that...

(Garden Pea)

Quick to ripen its large pods filled with eight to ten very sweet peas, this All American Selection produces slender, short vines laden with very plump pods that are easy to shell. The sweet, buttery peas can be eaten fresh or dried. The pods of this self-fertile, disease-resistant cultivar are ready to harvest only 55 to 60 days after sowing.

Few cool season crops are as satisfying and welcome in spring as the humble garden pea. Peas have been cultivated for their edible seeds and pods for...

(Sugar Snap Pea)

Few cool season crops are as satisfying and welcome in spring as the humble garden pea. Peas have been cultivated for their edible seeds and pods for thousands of years. Their area of origin is thought to be the eastern Mediterranean region, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, where wild pea plants still exist.

These herbaceous annuals have four distinct cultivation types that bear different fruits, or pea pods. These four types are: pod peas that are shelled for fresh peas, pod peas that...