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A very popular, tight pyramidal form with shiny, bright emerald-green foliage and good winter color. A real beauty!

The ‘Green Giant’ arborvitae is a large, vigorous, fast growing evergreen. It's natural pyramidal to conical form boasts dense, rich green foliage that darkens or bronzes only a little in the winter. This is an exceptional landscape tree for use as a screen, hedge, windbreak, or single specimen. It is tolerant of a wide variety of soils, but prefers moist, well drained soil, sun to partial shade. It is wind resistant once established and withstands heavy ice or snow loads. Under good growing conditions, it can grow up to 3’ a year to a height of 50'-60’ with a 12'-20’ spread. Plant 5'-6’ apart for very fast screen, otherwise 10'-15’ a part.

Exceptionally cold hardy to USDA Zone 5, the ‘Herbert’ Azalea is a truly spectacular Gable Hybrid evergreen azalea that produces a profusion of stunningly beautiful lavender-purple ruffled flowers with a deep purplish-red speckled blotch at the center. The flowers appear in spring and will be sure to catch the eye of every passerby and are excellent for cutting and use in indoor floral arrangements.

Beautiful, very large, rosy-red crimson flowers bloom in spring. Its dense, compact habit with glossy evergreen foliage add year-round interest. A great accent plant for a dappled sun to open shade landscape setting; more sun-tolerant in cooler regions. Ideal for massing on north or east facing, sloped sites. Works well in containers. Evergreen.

A stunning profusion of single, fuchsia-colored blooms blankets the lush, green foliage in the spring. A premier flowering shrub for use as a hedge, in borders or in groupings. Loves the dappled sunlight of a woodland garden. Semi-evergreen.

A prolific bloomer displaying single, reddish-orange flowers. Remains evergreen in milder climates, semi-evergreen elsewhere. Terrific effect used in mass for a colorful show. Orange-red fall foliage. Semi-evergreen.

National Beauty Azalea (Azalea x ‘National Beauty’) adorns herself with plentiful pink blossoms in spring. This shrub will definitely turn heads and add a delightful sense of drama to your yard. Although this plant is quite attractive when out of bloom, it's best known for its reputation of producing more blooms than most gardeners can imagine. In early spring, the Girard's National Beauty Azalea generates a dense cover of magenta flowers. These blossoms are both elegant and breathtaking. They have ruffled edges that add lovely texture to the overall appearance of this plant.

A profusion of large, single, rounded white flowers creates a beautiful late spring display. The foliage is a lighter green than most other Girard varieties. This versatile, low-growing evergreen shrub works well for containers, as an accent plant, in borders or in mass plantings. Performs best in an eastern exposure.

 

 

 

Chosen by the Chicago Botanic Garden for outstanding cold hardiness, this resilient boxwood holds its glossy green foliage well in winter. Resembling an English boxwood in appearance, it has a uniform oval habit making it a fantastic low hedge, either sculpted or informal. An excellent foundation plant or background for perennials.

A sister to Green Velvet but faster growing. Compact spreading habit and excellent hardiness. A Chicago Botanic Garden selection.

Vigorous evergreen shrub with bright green foliage that retains good color through winter. Upright, cone shaped form makes an excellent natural or clipped hedge. Pruned into topiary form, makes a striking container or formal garden accent.

The best boxwood on the market? Many people think so. A compact, rounded plant with outstanding hardiness and dark glossy leaves. Green Velvet tolerates full sun, cold winters, and severe pruning. This is the perfect tough little topiary shrub.

These wonderful summer and autumn bloomers are a favorite. They form a mound of green leaves with taller stems bearing daisy-shaped blooms. This selection offers a unique color combination. The outer edge of the petals are yellow-green and bleed into a pale, lilac-pink in the center, surrounding a bronze cone. A magnet to butterflies and excellent cutflowers. Ideal for sunny borders, the flowers are great for cutting.

This British selection forms a spreading patch of small leaves, brightly marbled with light and dark green, chartreuse and silver. Clusters of mauve-pink flowers appear in spring then continue on and off until fall. Fairly tolerant of dry shade, once established. Trim or mow back in late winter. Stems will root into the ground where they touch, and any new plants that form can be easily moved in spring or fall. Also easily divided. Evergreen.

Forming a perfect round ball fern-like leaves cover Matcha Ball® in a fresh shade of green, much like Matcha tea. When the leaves first emerge in very early spring, the leaves and petioles have hints of red and orange-peach that ultimately mature to green in the summer and yellow in the fall. Matcha Ball® sparsely blooms, which helps it maintain a tight round form throughout the growing season. It prefers moist, well-drained organic soil, and tolerates full sun to some light shade. Matcha Ball® is the perfect sized shrub for the smallest of gardens.

A very large Ligularia perfect for making a dramatic statement in the shade garden. Deep green leaves are massive reaching 16" across at maturity. A serrated margin surrounds each dissected leaf for a standout foliage presence. Golden yellow flowers have long petals. Best performance in morning sun or filtered shade; flowering will be diminished in deep shade.

German Ivy is popular as an annual vine and houseplant. The lush, glossy foliage is similar in appearance to English Ivy and works well as a filler in annual combinations, or solo trailing from a hanging basket. Provide bright light and good air circulation if overwintering indoors.

Discover the fresh flavor and satisfaction of picking lettuce from your own garden! This exciting mix of butterhead, leaf, and romaine lettuce will jazz up any meal. All varieties in our gourmet mix remain wonderfully tasty, even picked at full size. You don't have to have a large vegetable garden to enjoy fresh baby greens. Perfect for growing in containers indoors or out, and pretty enough to use as a border around your flower bed!

This sugar maple cultivar is a fast growing and stately shade tree with a strong straight trunk and lovely uniform crown. The thick leathery dark-green leaves are resistant to tattering in wind storms and are resistant to burning during summer drought. In the fall, the entire tree transforms to rich orange and scarlet red.

Philodendron ‘Imperial Green’ is a cultivar of Philodendron erubescens and is distinguished by its broad and oval-shaped green leaves.

In contrast to other philodendron varieties that have a climbing habit, philodendron imperial green grows upright and doesn’t need any extra support, like a moss pole.

It requires bright, indirect sunlight, nutrient-rich, well-draining soil, and prefers temperatures above 65°F.

Nature's air filter! Glorious, tropical, creamy white leaves with deep green lined margins drape over pot edges. This clump forming plant is quite effective in cleaning indoor air by absorbing chemicals in homes or offices.

Versatile and undemanding, Schefflera is the perfect houseplant. Also known as the Umbrella Tree, it is a popular houseplant because it helps to purify air. Its large shiny leaves grow in clusters, giving the plant a rounded form. Extremely low maintenance, you only need to water a few times a month. Indoors, the plant prefers filtered sunlight.

One of our native North American wildflowers, and a charming plant for areas with moist, acidic soil. Plants form a low, spreading mat of rounded, glossy green leaves. Small soft-pink bell flowers are followed by large scarlet berries, which are edible. Foliage turns bronze in the winter. Slow to spread: plant 10-25 per square yard.