Visitors to our nursery who explore the historic village of Greenwich are surprised to come across a monument to the Teaburners, a group of local patriots who in 1774 seized tea, which had been taken from a British ship docked at Greenwich, and burned it on Market Square. During the boycott of British tea, colonists are reputed to have brewed a tea substitute from the New Jersey Tea. This troublefree shrub has not only historical interest but sports puffy white flowers in July and small berries in fall. Native to sandy woods, it prospers in any light, well-drained soil in full sun or considerable shade. It reaches 3-4 feet in height with slightly greater spread. To finish our teaburning story, the Crown was unable to raise a jury who would convict the Teaburners, and they were set free. Many of their descendants still reside in Greenwich today. Z. 4-8