Pilgrim Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive small textured oval leaves remain emerald green in color with showy creamy white variegation throughout the season.

Pica Bella Coneflower has masses of beautiful lightly-scented rose daisy flowers with 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.

Giant Steel Appeal Hen and Chicks makes an immediate impression with unusually large rosettes of silvery blue-green foliage that give off a cool, architectural quality in the rock garden or container. The tight, overlapping leaves radiate from each rosette center with geometric precision, creating a structural display that earns compliments long before the summer flowers arrive. When it does bloom, pink flowers rise above the foliage on tall stems, and the parent rosette matures offsets that fill in steadily as a low groundcover or scattered accent across rocky, dry areas. Drought, poor soils, and neglect are no obstacle for this tough sempervivum—once established, it thrives in the conditions that would discourage almost anything else. It is evergreen, deer and rabbit resistant, and tolerates black walnut, making it a go-to choice for exposed, challenging, or otherwise problematic planting spots. Few plants bring more character per square inch to a sunny, well-drained position.

A must-have for the shade garden, this unique hosta's leaves open white and change to green-white. Lavender, funnel-shaped flowers open above the foliage in midsummer. White Feather is a great hosta for lightening up shaded gardens or planted in containers. This hosta must be planted in the shade, as it does not tolerate direct sunlight.

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.

Sensational Lavender delivers everything the classic promises—tall, richly fragrant spikes of violet-purple rising above a handsome silver-green mound—in a form bred to stand up to the demands of a Midwest winter. Evergreen and mounding, it grows to about two feet tall and maintains its structure through the colder months, offering year-round presence in the border long after other perennials have died back. Full sun and sharp drainage are its only requirements in return for a generous summer bloom that bees, swallowtails, and other pollinators absolutely can’t resist. The dried flower stems are as beautiful as the fresh, making it a natural choice for cutting and bringing indoors. Deer and rabbits reliably leave it alone, and once its roots are established it handles dry spells with the stoicism of a true Mediterranean native. Plant it in drifts along a sunny path or border edge where guests can appreciate both the color and the fragrance up close.

Firefly Peach Sky Yarrow features showy peach flat-top flowers with orange overtones at the ends of the stems from early to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive tomentose ferny leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Woodland Phlox is smothered in stunning lightly-scented lavender star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from mid to late spring. Its narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

New Jersey Tea features showy clusters of fragrant white flowers at the ends of the branches from mid spring to early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has attractive green foliage with grayish green undersides. The glossy pointy leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color. It produces red capsules in mid summer, which fade to dark brown over time. The buttery yellow stems are very effective and add winter interest.

Fruit Punch ® Classic Coral Pinks has masses of beautiful fragrant coral-pink frilly flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive narrow leaves remain bluish-green in color throughout the year.

Liriope spicata is a species of low, herbaceous flowering plant from East Asia. Creeping lilyturf has white to lavender flowers which produce single-seeded berries on a spike in the fall.

Mature Height: 9-15 inches

Mature Width: Space plants 15-18 inches apart

Sunlight: Grows best in partial shade but can tolerate a lot of sun

Soil Conditions: Moist but well-drained to well-drained

Ornamental leaf has gold color with red petiole that extends into the centre of the leaf. This striking Hosta variety adds dramatic color contrast to shaded garden spaces and thrives in moist, well-draining soil with minimal maintenance requirements.

Blue Ivory Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Its attractive textured oval leaves remain blue in color with showy creamy white variegation throughout the season.

One of the deepest red hardy Hibiscus around! 8" rich, deep velvety red flowers are produced above a tight, upright habit of deep green leaves. A perfect centerpiece for a garden with bright and beautiful colors.

Golden Alexanders is one of spring’s most welcome native perennials—a cheerful burst of flat-topped, bright yellow flower clusters that lights up partial shade at a time when the garden is still waking up. Native to the woodland edges and moist meadows of the eastern United States, it grows reliably in part sun with average moisture, forming neat, upright clumps reaching about two feet tall. It serves as a host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly and draws a parade of early-emerging pollinators just when they need the foraging most. In fall, the foliage turns warm golden-yellow before winter, extending its season of interest well past the initial spring display. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by, and it handles the challenging soil conditions near black walnut trees without complaint. Tuck it into a woodland edge, naturalized border, or rain garden where its early, bright color can be fully appreciated.

White Cranesbill has masses of beautiful white 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 are dark green in color. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous dark red in the fall.

Crested Surf Japanese Painted Fern is primarily valued in the garden for its cascading habit of growth. Its attractive ferny bipinnately compound leaves emerge deep purple in spring, turning grayish green in color with showy white variegation and tinges of silver throughout the season. The burgundy stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.

Arizona Apricot Blanket Flower has masses of beautiful lemon yellow daisy flowers with gold eyes and a orange ring at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tomentose narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Mature Height: 10-12 inches

Mature Width:  12 inches

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil Conditions: Average, medium well-drained soil. 

Cool As Cucumber Hosta earns its name with lush, broad green leaves that maintain a fresh, composed look through even the hottest stretches of summer, bringing reliable calm to the shaded border. The large, textured foliage creates a bold, architectural mound reaching 18 to 24 inches in height and spread, with enough presence to anchor a shade planting or serve as a backdrop for smaller companions. Purple flower spikes rise above the foliage in summer, contributing a soft vertical accent before the seed pods provide extended fall interest. It handles the difficult root zone of black walnut trees with equanimity, broadening its usefulness in gardens where other shade perennials struggle. Consistent moisture and a partly to fully shaded position are the only real requirements; meet those and this hosta practically grows itself. A foundational shade plant that looks better, not worse, as the years go by.

Hosta 'Snake Eye's is a gorgeous sport of H 'Striptease', it resembles its parent plant, but has a much more distinctive white streak to the centre with a medium green margin.

Birthday Cake™ Butterfly Bush features showy panicles of fragrant purple flowers with hot pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early summer to mid fall, which emerge from distinctive deep purple flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The serrated narrow leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

'Masterpiece' is a true work of art. Leaves are edged in green and the centers are a glowing chartreuse. Very unique variegation. Pale pink blooms add texture to this unique Masterwort. We trialed this plant for many years before its introduction. It maintained consistent variegation and proved to be very hardy.

Belladonna Larkspur features bold spikes of royal blue flowers with white eyes rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its deeply cut lobed leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.