Carex “Pennsylvania sedge”Faced with challenging sites, designers, landscapers and homeowners often call in a specialist: Pennsylvania sedge.C. pensylvanica’s low, lush carpet is the answer f ...
Highly Valued Veronica(Post)The color blue is highly valued in the ornamental landscape chiefly because of its rarity; there are so few plants with blue flowers. One genus that is able to supply this need in the garden is&nb ...
Lavender Success (Post)3 Tips for Success with Lavandula aka LavenderThis long time garden favorite can be tricky to grow! Keep these three things in mind when caring for your lavender and you will have healthy, ...
Humdinger butterfly bushes(Post)The word “humdinger” is defined as “something that is very impressive or exciting.” That word definitely applies to this new collection of Buddleia! This collection features five new varieties of But ...
What’s in Lady’s mantle's name?(Post)Alchemilla mollis / Lady’s mantleThe subtle gray-green leaves and charming chartreuse flowers of Alchemilla have made it a garden staple for over a century. Its versatility and easy-going, low-m ...
Heucheras or Heucherellas?(Post)Both heucheras and heucherellas are now available in a wide range of beautiful foliage colors and flower combinations that can make excellent plant additions to any gardens. In recen ...
Clematis 'Lime Close' is Serious Black™(Post)Clematis 'Lime Close' is also known as Serious Black™. This remarkable Clematis is not only free-standing and upright, reaching 4 to 6 feet tall, it has striking dark purple, near-black, foliage that ...
Purple mazus is an easy-going, easy-growing ground cover.(Post)A beautiful, useful ground cover, it quickly forms a tight, low-growing carpet of green, and it's covered in really neat purple blooms in late spring.Purple mazus grows in sun to part shade (4-6 hour ...
Trumpet Vine - love or hate?(Post)Campsis radicansType of plant: Vines and ClimbersBloom time of year: Mid Summer, Late Summer/Early FallSun requirements: Sun to Partial ShadeCold hardiness: Zone 4a to Zone 10bHeight: 20-30 ft. Spaci ...
Crocosmia(Post)Crocosmia means "smells like saffron" - not surprising when you consider these brightly-colored flowers spring forth from bulbs in the same family as the saffron-bearing Crocus.The most common hybrid ...
Don't just cover the ground - color it!(Post)We fell in love with this fun, interwoven combination of Black Scallop ajuga and yellow creeping Jenny. They're both super easy-growing plants that look amazing together!You could ...
Spiderworts are very easy to grow and are not fussy(Post)There are 71 species within the genus Tradescantia, (family Commelinaceae), all of them native to the American continents. The most garden worthy form loose clumps of grass-like linear foliage a ...
ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan' (Post)ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan' Common Name: ConeflowerPlant Description: Ample white petals surround large greenish-bronze cones from July to September in this white version of native E. pur ...
Are Hostas chameleons?(Post)Hostas have become extremely popular, due in great part to their wide spectrum of colors and variegations. Few other groups of plants have the same variety of foliage hues, which is important ...
Grow a waterfall! with Hakonechloa macra(Post)Japanese forest grass is a favorite world-wide. Its unique cascading form and bamboo-like foliage are a welcome, inspired addition to any garden.But this beauty has a few specific traits to keep in m ...
Tree Peonies - not really trees, though breathtaking(Post)Tree peonies differ from garden peonies in that they have woody stems like a shrub. The branches do not die back to the ground in winter as do the herbaceous varieties. Exotic, uniquely colored, and ...
The pot at the end of the rainbow is EverColor®! (Post)We’re big on these small grasses!Kilkenny, Ireland is a destination city, famed for arts, crafts, music festivals, ancient castles -- and modern Carex! The breeders at Fitzgerald Nursery ...
Plant Calculator(Page)Shop Bulk Perennials Online, Delivered Free to Your Door How Many Plants Do You Need? Above chart is for Grid planting method. For other sizes, shaped areas, and methods, see below and use the fo ...
Genus Planting Guidelines(Page)When your plant arrives, remove it from the shipping box immediately. If it is a container plant, discard any packing material clinging to the leaves or soil, then water it thoroughly, until wa ...
Hillsides(Page)Before planting on a slope, it is essential to understand the gradient, soil, and drainage conditions, as well as the current vegetation. Proper planning and plant selection can help prevent erosion ...