A lovely upright perennial with beautiful black licorice-scented leaves and lavender-blue blooms from summer to fall; drought tolerant, a wonderful addition to garden beds, containers or used in cut flower arrangements; low maintenance and easy to grow

Short grass-like Sedge. Delicate and semi-evergreen with slender leaves and interesting flowers. Grows in shade or part sun. Prefers dry to well-drained soil. It can do well in more sunny locations with adequate moisture and can be used as a lawn substitute. Can be mowed as low as 2". Is clump-forming and will not create a solid mat.

Husker Red Beard Tongue has masses of beautiful spikes of white tubular flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive narrow leaves emerge burgundy in spring, turning dark green in color with distinctive deep purple edges throughout the season. The deep purple stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.

Late-blooming, moisture-loving Hot Lips Turtlehead is perfect for bog gardens, waterside or any moist area in the garden. It's upright, spreading stems are clothed in gorgeous glossy, very dark green leaves. Hot pink flowers, resembling little turtle heads, bloom at the tips of the stems in August and September. Pair with Cranesbill (Geranium), Foxglove (Digitalis), Meadowsweet (Filipendula), Windflower (Anemone) and Siberian Iris. Named after a Greek god, Chelone, who insulted the gods and was turned into a turtle! Deer and bunny resistant.

Flowers are in a spike-like cluster 6 to 18 inches long of purple to pink flower heads. Each flower head is about 1 inch across and made up of 25 to 40 star-shaped disk flowers with a long stringy divided style emerging from the center.

A choice variety with overlapping petals of passionate blue fragrant flowers that bloom early and persist; a wonderful plant for borders and edging; not prone to mildew, and grows best in slightly dry conditions

This compact selection forms a small, upright clump of striking blue-green leaves; airy heads of dark red flowers appear on plumes in late summer; perfect as an accent or massed in borders

Concord Grape Spiderwort has masses of beautiful clusters of purple flowers at the ends of the stems from early to late summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its attractive grassy leaves remain bluish-green in color throughout the season.

SunSeekers® Mineola Coneflower has masses of beautiful lightly-scented orange daisy flowers with coppery-bronze eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

SunSeekers® Rainbow Coneflower has masses of beautiful lightly-scented salmon daisy flowers with rose overtones and coppery-bronze eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower has masses of beautiful lightly-scented orange daisy flowers with red overtones and coppery-bronze eyes at the ends of the stems from mid summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Blazing Star has masses of beautiful spikes of purple flowers with pink overtones rising above the foliage from early to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its grassy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Degroot's Spire Arborvitae is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its rigidly columnar form. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain green throughout the winter.

An attractive clumping ornamental grass with fine-textured, silver-green blades that turn golden-bronze after first frost. A great specimen for adding texture to shrub borders and perennial beds, or for massing as a screen.

The Eastern Redbud is one of spring’s most beloved native trees, wrapping its bare branches in clouds of rosy-pink blossoms before the leaves emerge. As the flowers fade, glossy heart-shaped leaves unfurl, carrying fresh green through summer and soft yellow into fall. Native to the woodlands of eastern North America, it thrives in sun to partial shade and average, moderately moist soil. Its graceful, vase-shaped silhouette makes it a standout accent by a patio or along a woodland edge, and it shines planted in groups. Pollinators flock to the early blooms, and birds appreciate its cover. A four-season charmer that feels right at home in the regional landscape.

Splendid fluted petals with cheery, daisy-like yellow flowers and a central gold disk; tolerant of pests and drier soils; thriving in sandy and rocky soils; coreopsis needs good drainage

Shenandoah Reed Switch Grass features airy plumes of rose flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive grassy leaves are green in color with prominent ruby-red tips. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous burgundy in the fall. The brick red seed heads are carried on showy plumes displayed in abundance from late summer to mid fall. The brick red stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.

Cinnamon Fern is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its cascading habit of growth. It features bold spikes of dark brown flowers rising above the foliage in late spring. Its enormous oval bipinnately compound leaves are green in color. The foliage often turns peach in fall.

Hello Yellow Butterfly Weed brightens the sunny summer border with clean, vivid yellow flower clusters that are irresistible to monarchs and other butterflies—making it one of the most rewarding milkweed choices for a pollinator planting. A Great Lakes nativar, it forms a tidy, clumping mound of narrow foliage reaching twelve to eighteen inches tall, fitting neatly into borders, rock gardens, or naturalistic mass plantings. Unlike some milkweeds, it is notably drought tolerant once established, thriving in lean soils and full sun without supplemental watering. Deer and rabbits reliably pass it by, and it handles the difficult root zone beneath black walnut trees with ease. The seedpods that follow the flowers are gracefully ornamental in their own right, eventually splitting to release silky-tailed seeds. It’s a genuinely no-fuss nativar that pays for itself all summer long in monarch sightings alone.

Whorled Milkweed is a delicate, fine-textured native that’s a quiet powerhouse for the pollinator garden. Its slender stems are dressed in airy whorls of needle-thin leaves, giving it a soft, almost feathery presence among bolder companions. Native across much of the eastern U.S., it serves as an essential host plant for Monarch caterpillars while its summer flower clusters draw butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. Happiest in full sun to light shade, it asks for little water and thrives in the lean, well-drained soils other plants snub. Deer tend to leave it alone, and it spreads gently to form colonies—perfect for naturalized borders and prairie-style plantings. Weave it through a meadow garden and watch the winged visitors arrive.

This variety produces a showy display of bright purple flowers with a dark purple center; prune lightly after flowering to encourage a dense growth habit; wonderful for rock gardens, edging, or in mixed containers;

Spotted Cranesbill has masses of beautiful pink flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its deeply cut lobed palmate leaves remain emerald green in color throughout the season