From Proven Winners: This spirea is better than great - it's a doozie! Spirea is an old landscape staple, so what could one do that could possible earn it superlatives? Well, seedless and non-invasive would be a start; non-stop blooming would be ev

A native Spirea! Prefers moist to wet soil and can grow 2-4' tall and a little wider. Works great in rain gardens or as a hedge in moist spots. Butterflies love it and deer do not.

This native grass does great in hot dry conditions. Forms a nice mound of fine textured deep green foliage. Looks great in mass plantings! Produces seed heads that are enjoyed by birds. Really nice fall and winter color.

This lamb's ear has the biggest, wonderfully velvety soft silver foliage. The foliage adds a great different texture to a border. Deer and rabbit resistant. Only grows 8-10" tall.

Perennial Plant of the Year 2019 This Stachys was ranked the highest at the Chicago Botanical Gardens Plant Evaluation Trials. Great flower production, vigor, habit and winter hardiness. Nice puckered clean foliage all season. Grows to 18-24" tall in ful

A cute little ground cover with soft, fuzzy leaves. The soft hairs give the green foliage a silver hue. Summer brings spikes of light purple flowers. This is a great choice for sunny, dry gardens, where you don't want to do a lot of maintenance.   

A picturesque tree with multi season interest. Spring has cup shaped white blooms with golden yellow centers, summer boats dark green foliage, fall provides showy fall color, and winter gives the exfoliating bark a chance to shine.

Bearing large 3-4 inch periwinkle flowers in mid summer through fall this is a great late season addition to your garden. Continuously blooming flowers sit atop grass green foliage.

A nice midsized tree that produces fragrant white bell shaped flowers in late spring early summer after the leaves have already emerged. Attractive large dark green oval shaped foliage in summer.

A native shrub that produces white berries that often persist into winter, unless the birds get to them first!  

The Smooth Blue Aster is a deciduous herbaceous perennial that has violet to purple flowers with yellow centers which bloom from early to mid fall.

A late flowering deep purple semi double flowers that attract pollinators. 'Purple Dome' has a more compact habit compared to other Asters standing at 18-24 inches tall. It maintains a nice mounded habit to fit in any garden.

Mt Cuba Center says: "one of our most reliable native perennial asters. It has a strikingly beautiful mounded appearance with masses of violet-blue, daisy-like flowers on 2-3’ tall multi-stemmed plants in mid to late autumn" Grows 24-36" Height

This indigenous plant appears naturally in a multitude of conditions from Roadsides, meadows, woodsides, and along streams. It's a great adaptable plant for many settings. Grows in Sun to shade and can handle dry or moist soil. This plants resolve to grow

One of the most fragrant lilac species available. Master breeders have bred this plant to be disease resistant as well.

The Falling Waters Bald Crypress is a deciduous tree that has brown foliage in the fall.

An extremely shade tolerant evergreen with dark green needles and bright red berries in winter. A native yew that works great for foundational plantings but is unfortunately loved by deer.

From Proven Winners - Narrow upright columnar habit is perfect for narrow sites as a specimen or screen. Little care is needed. Evergreen. Hardy, resists winter burn. Excellent landscape plant. Grows to 10-15' tall and 3-5' wide