Today ’s combo , also by Mindy Arbo , combines two very different evergreens with the dark , dusky foliage of a democratic perennial . It include ‘ Yellow Ribbon ’ arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis‘Yellow Ribbon ’ , USDA Hardiness Zones 2 - 7 ) , ‘ C ’ Sawara cypress ( Chamaecyparis pisifera‘Snow ’ , Zones 4 - 8) , and ‘ umber ’ eupatorium ( Eupatorium rugosum‘Chocolate ’ , Zones 4 - 8) . I bet this jazz band really kill whent he genus Eupatorium is displaying its nice snowy flowers !
Mindy Arbo , who garden at the Cotton - Arbo retum , her individual - turn - public garden in Winchester , Massachusetts , is a master at mixing evergreens with herbaceous plant . This calendar week we ’re highlighting five of her awful combos .
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