Early Amethyst Beautyberry Quart kitchen gardens

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it still keeps the garden looking lively and layered

The safe way to prize-winning blooms

and broad boundary lines where a taller evergreen screen makes more sense than a low hedge or smaller ornamental tree

textured foliage can offer better slug resistance than many thinner-leaved hostas

Early Amethyst Beautyberry Quart kitchen gardensA shrub grown as much for fruit as for foliage. Early Amethyst Beautyberry is one of those shrubs that earns its place when late season interest matters. Its arching branches and soft green foliage create a graceful shape through summer, but the real show begins when clusters of vivid purple berries develop along the stems. Because this selection colors earlier than many other beautyberries, it brings that eye catching berry display into the landscape