Author: ClickArtists

  • Gaura

    Gaura is a lovely, airy plant with either pink or white flowers that vaguely resemble butterflies.  Foliage is usually green, but some newer varieties have reddish foliage.  Plant size varies from about two feet to four feet.  Gaura can self-sow vigorously under the right conditions, but it is so long blooming (late spring to frost) that…

  • Gaillardia

    Gaillardia is a great perennial for sunny spots.  It flowers profusely, loves heat and needs only moderate water.  Flower color ranges from yellow to orange and yellow to bicolor (as shown at left) to red.  Bloom time lasts from early summer to frost.

  • Liriope

    Liriope, or lily turf, is a grass-like shade plant.  There are green leaved versions as well as variegated ones.  Flowers appear on spikes in summer and can be purple or white.  These plants are not attractive to deer.  Provide regular water.

  • Campanula

    Campanula poscharskyana and C. portenschlagiana (a.k.a. Serbian and Dalmatian bellflower, respectively) are the two species that we usually have in stock.  They both make great small scale groundcover, growing no more than about eight inches high.  Purple flowers adorn the plants heavily in spring and periodically thereafter until frost.  The foliage is present throughout winter.

  • Hosta

    Hostas are shade loving plants that come in a wide range of sizes and leaf colors and variegations.  Lavender flowers on spikes, some fragrant, appear in summer.  All will go dormant in winter and do quite well in containers, even the very large varieties.  Protect from slugs and snails and provide regular water.

  • Helleborus

    Hellebores are wonderful plants that bloom in winter and early spring when very little else is flowering.  Color ranges from white to dark purple, although some species have greenish flowers.  The evergreen foliage is generally dark green and glossy, divided into leaflets.  They do very well in shade, even deep shade.  They can get by…

  • Rudbeckia

    Rudbeckia, or black-eyed Susan, is a tough plant that blooms summer and autumn.  Nearly all have flowers in the yellow and orange range.  ‘Indian Summer’ has a dark brown center while ‘Irish Eyes’ has a green center.  ‘Goldsturm’ is a reliable perennial. variety with somewhat smaller flowers and dark centers.

  • Echinacea

    Echinacea, or coneflower, is a tough plant that blooms for a long period in summer and autumn.  Recent breeding has produced flowers of many colors and plants of varying heights.  These plants are suitable for the garden or containers.

  • Bulbs

    Spring blooming bulbs such as narcissus, iris and tulips arrive in September.  Paperwhites, a small white flowering form of narcissus,  are always popular for forcing for Christmas bloom.  Crocus, a true harbinger of spring, are some of the earliest bulbs to bloom in late winter and early spring.  Also available are ranunculus, Dutch iris, freesias, Amaryllis belladonna (naked lady),…

  • Bamboo

    Bamboo is really a giant grass, hence its inclusion in the grass category.  There are two main types of bamboo – clumping and running.  Clumping varieties will increase gradually and not take over the universe.  Bambusa and most Fargesia will do well in this area.  Running bamboos can become very invasive if allowed to do so, but…