Japanese spirea comes by its popularity earnestly: durable, super easy to care for, and perfectly pretty pink flowers in spring. Double Play Big Bang® spirea does the landscape classic one better with the biggest, pinkest flowers of any Japanese spirea. It also offers super colorful new growth, especially when it emerges in early spring. That’s what […]

Pure white flower wands are borne prolifically atop the short, dense clump of dark green foliage. Try planting in combination containers or near the front of the border. Hardiness Zone Zones 4-8 Category Perennial Flower Color White Shades Foliage Green Shades Blooming Time Spring and Summer Light Requirement Part Sun to Full Sun Water Category […]

Brilliant colors, superior branching and blooms early in the summer in the landscape. Bright burgundy pink blooms are fade-proof and absolutely unique. Ideal for use in meadows or borders. Good cut flowers. Attracts butterflies. Strong, upright grower. A tough plant that handles heat with ease. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun. Very drought tolerant. Hardiness […]

Fountain grass (Pennisetum) is a mound-forming ornamental grass and a garden favorite, as the care of fountain grass is easy. The cascading leaves on this plant have a fountain-like appearance. Clump-forming grasses grow in mounds or clumps, making them ideal for many areas without becoming invasive. It can be used alone as a specimen plant […]

Today it seems as if the garden world is being overrun by Heuchera. It’s hard to choose the right variety for your garden, one that is spectacular but will still thrive with a minimum of care and fuss. ‘Caramel’ is just such a variety. One of its parents is Heuchera villosa, a vigorous, tough native […]

The Becky Shasta Daisy features large, white, single blooms with yellow centers on a lush mound of lustrous, deep green foliage. A wonderful, long-lasting cut flower. Will bloom all summer if deadheaded. Hardy and durable if planted in well-drained soil and full sun. Excellent in sunny borders and in containers for patio or landscape accents. […]

This incredibly colorful coneflower is a mixed strain showcasing shades of red flowers, including reddish-orange and pinkish red. A shorter plant that’s perfect for small spaces. Optimal Growing Conditions Hardiness Zone 4-8 Sun Needs Full Sun to Partial Sun Soil Needs Moist, well-drained Water Needs Average Appearance and Characteristics Category Perennial Height 12-16 inches Spread […]

Astilbes are long-lived perennials that are most comfortable when grown in rich soil and light shade to filtered sun. They will grow in full shade, but will not bloom as prolifically there. Though they are easy to grow, Astilbes have one critical requirement–lots of water. Plants must have consistently moist soil; dryness leads to a […]

This robust grower is known for its billowing, violet-blue flowers that arch over fuzzy gray green foliage, its rounded spreading form and its ability to perform in some of the more challenging spots in the landscape. This tough, long-lived, reliable bloomer loads up with buds in late spring and explodes into color in late May […]