Mindy Arbo , who gardens at the Cotton - Arbo retum , her private - turned - public garden in Winchester , Massachusetts , is a master at mixing evergreen with herbaceous plants . Does n’t sound that complicated , right ? Well , I do n’t see it done this well very often . This week we ’ll highlight five of her awesome jazz band .
Today ’s jazz group includes ‘ Gravetye Beauty ’ clematis ( Clematis‘Gravetye Beauty ’ , USDA Hardiness Zones 4 - 11 ) scrambling through a favorable drawf Hinoki cypress ( Chamaecyparis obtusa‘Nana Lutea ’ , Zones 4 - 8) with a backcloth of ‘ Rose Glow ’ Nipponese barberry ( Berberis thunbergii‘Rose Glow ’ , Zones 5 - 8) .
If you ca n’t make it to the Cotton - Arbo retum in mortal , you could visit them onlinehere .

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