The classic Floribunda Rose, arguably the world’s best white landscape Rose, is now available in a most unusual and valuable form: a Climber that reaches 12 to 15 feet tall and 7 to 9 feet wide. Unlike Hybrid Teas, Floribunda Roses have not been fruitful over the years in the production of climbing sports, so […]

Plant Patent #10,030. The only thing lacking from colorful, hardy, long-blooming Alstroemeria has been fragrance — and now Sweet Laura provides that, plus a floriferous habit you will just love! From early summer until well into fall, this vigorous little plant bears masses of russet-marked yellow blooms in clusters of 3 to 5. Each flower […]

All Japanese Painted Ferns are vibrantly colored, but ‘Ursula’s Red’ can only be called iridescent, with its shimmering play of silver-white and rich maroon-red. Absolutely breathtaking in the shade garden among green-foliaged plants, it is so showy that you may just have to introduce it to the patio, border, and waterside plantings! Long, finely cut, […]

Plant Patent Applied For. Has there ever been a more beautiful, easier to grow Fern for the shady garden? I can’t imagine how — Burgundy Lace is just too spectacular, with its changing colors and resistance to every form of extreme weather. (Even the deer leave it alone!) From the moment its breathtaking new fronds […]

The Only One Its Kind, This Lovely Shrub Is a Cross Between Our Native Carolina Allspice and The Chinese Sweetshrub, Sporting Huge Blooms Nearly Twice The Size of The Native Species’, With a Deep Wine-red Color and Faint Fragrance. Hartlage Wine Combines The Best of Both Species Into An Exciting New Garden Standout. This 6-Foot-tall, […]

One of the few ‘black-leaved’ plants in existence, this isn’t ‘officially’ a grass, but its habit and garden use merit its consideration for edging and other landscaping uses. Black Mondo Grass is tolerant of shade, very attractive, and trouble-free in most settings. Rely on it to add dramatic color to the border, garden path, or […]

Mazus reptans is a splendid ground cover for large areas, its dense, prostrate growth withstands heavy foot traffic. Spreads rapidly in sun or shade and moist soil. Violet flowers appear in late spring; small leaves retain color into winter. Violet Flowers in Late Spring Violet flowers in late spring on dense foliage with small leaves […]

Plant Patent #15,815. Simply The Best Ajuga For Midnight-dark Foliage, Rich Blue Blooms, and Great Adaptability To Varying Soils and Moisture Levels, Black Scallop Is a Stunning Groundcover For The Garden Floor Or Containers. Its Foliage Is Oversized, Its Habit Very Low and Mat-forming, and Its Maintenance Low. Black Scallop Offers Large, Scallop-shaped Leaves of […]

Pixie’s Spring Foliage Arrives Pink-red But Quickly Deepens To a Dark Wine-red. The Undersides Even Flash Their Bronze-green As The Foliage Flutters In a Breeze. It Presents Finely Cut Palmate Leaves With Seven Lobes That Taper Into Slender, Pointed Tips. Pixie Maintains Its Rich Color Throughout Even The Hottest Summer Days and Bursts Into a […]

This purple-leaved European Barberry offers three-season interest and an easy, adaptable nature. A cylindrical plant broader at the top than the base, this rare and choice selection grows 6 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide in 5 years, with yellow blooms in spring, followed by red fruits. The deciduous foliage is burgundy, tinted […]

Hosta ‘Orange Marmalade’ PP#16,742. Orange Marmalade’s Long, Veined Heart-shaped Leaves Emerge In Spring With Dark Green Edges and a Rich Gold-to-orange Center. As The Weather Warms, The Color Turns To Yellow and Finally White, With The Occasional Streak of Gold Remaining Well Into Summer. You May Have Three Or Even Four Colors Present At Once […]

Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland Cypress) is among the finest evergreens for creating a dense screen. This bi-generic hybrid grows in upright pyramidal form 30 feet tall and 6 feet wide in 10 years, offering fragrant, thick foliage that serves as an effective windbreak or privacy fence in the sunny to lightly shaded garden. A splendid specimen […]