A top quality groundcover evergreen for cold climate landscapes, featuring steel blue foliage taking on a hint of purple in winter, attractively arching ground-hugging habit, wide spreading; extremely adaptable and hardy; excellent color accent

An arching, sprawling evergreen shrub with very pointy needles streaked with interesting silvery blue lines and abundant showy powdery blue berries; extremely adaptable to poor soils and dry locations, very hardy Blueberry Delight Juniper is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features an abundance of magnificent blue berries from late spring to late winter. It has attractive powder blue foliage with silver stripes. The needles are highly ornamental and turn coppery-bronze in fall. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. Blueberry Delight Juniper is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics. Blueberry Delight Juniper is recommended for the following landscape applications; Mass Planting General Garden Use Groundcover This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.

Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its broadly spreading habit of growth. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The needles remain green throughout the winter.

Northern Bayberry is a rugged native shrub prized for the clusters of waxy, aromatic gray-blue berries that cling to branches all winter and have been used for centuries to make fragrant candles. Exceptionally adaptable, it thrives in poor, sandy, and salty soils where most shrubs struggle, making it a go-to for coastal plantings, windswept slopes, and erosion control. The aromatic semi-evergreen foliage holds late into fall before giving way to persistent berry clusters that cedar waxwings, yellow-rumped warblers, and other birds rely on for cold-season fuel. Deer, rabbit, pest, and disease resistant — tolerant of salt, Black Walnut root competition, and difficult ground — it spreads into effective colonies and earns its keep in hedges, mass plantings, and naturalized areas.

A standout shrub producing bright yellow foliage all summer long, maturing to golden tones in fall; very showy, great as a color contrast in the landscape; plant on slopes, in beds, or as a border

Beyond Midnight Bluebeard brings late-summer blue to the sunny border at exactly the right moment—when many perennials are fading and the garden needs a fresh surge of color. The deep violet-blue flower clusters open along arching stems above glossy dark green foliage from midsummer into fall, drawing butterflies in real numbers on warm September afternoons. Growing to a tidy mounding shrub three to five feet tall, it fits at the back of a sunny border or as a mid-border anchor where its refined form earns its keep from leaf-out to first frost. It is impressively drought tolerant and deer resistant once established, preferring lean, well-drained soil and full sun. Cut it back hard in early spring before new growth appears—it blooms on new wood and responds with vigorous, fresh growth each year. For a refined late-season combination, pair it with yellow rudbeckia, white coneflower, or the feathery plumes of ornamental grasses.

A bushy perennial with large, crimson red flowers, some with yellow tips. Blooms from early summer into fall. Flowers are popular with butterflies. Tolerant of drought and heat. Few insect or disease issues. Rarely eaten by deer.

Mature Height: 10-12 inches

Mature Width:  12 inches

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil Conditions: Average, medium well-drained soil. 

Early Birdâ„¢ Frosty Pinks is draped in stunning fragrant white frilly flowers at the ends of the stems from early spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive grassy leaves remain grayish green in color with hints of silvery blue throughout the year.

Starry Campion is an Illinois native perennial with lance-shaped leaves in groups of four and clusters of white, tubular flowers with flaring deeply fringed petals. This delicate wildflower is pollinated by butterflies and many kinds of moths. It is often grown in wildflower gardens.

Color Guard Yucca transforms the sunny border with year-round drama—its bold rosette of sword-shaped leaves striped in rich gold and green holding strong architectural structure through every season. Evergreen and nearly indestructible, it thrives in full sun with very little water, making it an outstanding choice for dry slopes, gravel gardens, or any spot where other plants struggle. In summer, stately spires of creamy white bell-shaped flowers rise several feet above the foliage, adding a vertical accent that stops visitors in their tracks. The striking variegated foliage brightens its surroundings even on overcast days, and it requires virtually no maintenance beyond removing spent flower stalks. Deer, rabbits, and most garden pests leave it completely alone—the sharply pointed leaf tips are a convincing deterrent. Pair it with ornamental grasses and drought-tolerant perennials for a low-maintenance, high-impact accent that looks designed but demands almost nothing.

Extra large and fluffy flower spikes on a compact, low-growing perennial. Vibrant purple-blue flowers are held on dark stems. Starts blooming earlier than other salvia and continues all the way to fall. Self-cleaning habit provides a tidy appearance.

Cotoneaster acutifolius, commonly called Peking cotoneaster, is an upright, deciduous shrub with a rounded top that typically grows to 6-10’ tall and as wide. It is noted for its pubescent twigs, pinkish-white spring flowers, dull green foliage, interesting fall color and persistent black fruits. Small, 5-petaled, white flowers with tinges of pink bloom in spring (May-June).

Pasqueflower has purple cup-shaped flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from early to mid spring, which are interesting on close inspection. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its deeply cut ferny compound leaves remain green in color throughout the season. The silver fruits are carried on plumes from early summer to early fall.

Dwarf hybrid has large brick red daisy-like flowers with black-red center with some petals tipped in gold; prefers moist, rich sites but will adapt to dry sites; good for naturalizing

Constant Cadence® Peach Milk Pinks is smothered in stunning fragrant double rose frilly flowers with peach overtones at the ends of the stems from late spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive narrow leaves remain green in color with hints of silvery blue throughout the year.

Blue Rug Juniper is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its broadly spreading habit of growth. It has attractive silvery blue evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage are highly ornamental and turn plum purple in the fall, which persists throughout the winter. It produces blue berries from late spring to late winter.

A highly regarded groundcover evergreen for home landscape use; very attractive and soft light green foliage, low growing and wide spreading with gently arching branches; excellent in massing and groupings or as a groundcover

Calgary Carpet Juniper has lime green foliage. The scale-like leaves remain lime green throughout the winter. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. It produces blue berries from late spring to late winter.

Calgary Carpet Juniper is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Calgary Carpet Juniper is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Flowering Spurge is a lovely mounded variety that produces long-lasting, airy flower clusters atop tall green stems. The blueish-green foliage transforms into a stunning crimson red during fall's cooler months, creating eye-catching seasonal appeal. Exceptionally low-maintenance and adaptable, it excels in borders, beds, and cottage garden settings, rewarding gardeners with reliable performance and year-round visual interest.

Drops of Jupiter Oregano features showy spikes of pink trumpet-shaped flowers with lavender overtones at the ends of the stems from mid summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its fragrant oval leaves remain chartreuse in color with hints of yellow throughout the season.

Not your typical juniper! Limeglow™ displays feathery foliage in electric chartreuse, a color that makes a striking contrast to other greens in the garden. Its spreading, vase form and juvenile foliage lend a cheery presence in almost any garden, including one with hot, dry conditions. The yellow sport from ‘Youngstown’ is reported to hold its bright color and to resist sunburn. Selected by Larry Hatch with North Carolina State University.

Spartan Juniper is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has emerald green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain emerald green throughout the winter. It produces powder blue berries from late spring to late winter.