Siberian Carpet Cypress, Russian Carpet Cypress

I love this plant. It's beautiful in the garden and I am frequently asked for its name. It does turn a dark purplish color in the winte...Read Morer but has not suffered damage this year despite some record breaking low temps in NC. It's very hard to find locally and I don't understand why.

Deer do not touch this plant though they chow down on the holly next to it. I planted it during the hot summer of 2002; it is a vigorous...Read More grower in highly alkaline soil. I'm considering including it in a new Japanese-inspired garden.

This is a very hardy groundcover. Reputed to do poorly in the south.
OK in part shade.
Curious to see if deer find it appetizing

This is an evergreen shrub, with seperate male and female cones. It can also grow in part shade. Cuttings taken in fall to early winter...Read More root best. It is best to take some cuttings because for no reason this plant may just die back to the ground and not come back. It's one downfall. The foliage does turn bronze when we have a very cold/windy winter but as soon as it warms up the foliage once again greens-up.