Free Weather Widget. In 1880 the site that was to become Glenwood City was a tranquil glen (valley) in the midst of huge forests. By 1885-1890 with the coming of the railroad and the lumber mills, Glenwood was the major trading center of the area with a population of 2000.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9 or 10, blooms in late winter, with flowers that are generally pink, but can be touched with white. The blossoms are single or double.
At least one variety is in bloom every day of the year. Heathers cheer the sometimes-tired late summer garden with their abundant flowers of pink, purple, or white, then lend accent to the winter blooming Heaths with their bright evergreen foliage of chartreuse bronze or red.