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A spring flowering shrub that’s as fabulous at the end of the season as it is at the beginning! Sweet Emotion Blaze abelia shares the same USDA zone 4 cold hardiness and powerfully fragrant flowers as other Abelia mosanensis, but what really sets it apart is the stunning fall foliage. In spring, Sweet Emotion Blaze is covered in an abundance of pink flowers that smell great and attract pollinators. In autumn, the fresh green foliage transitions to a vibrant blend of yellow, orange, and red, lighting up the garden or landscape. That’s not all; this abelia has superior branching and an improved habit for an excellent container presentation.

Winter squash can be stored for eating all winter long. Delicious when halved and baked with butter and maple syrup.

‘Color Guard’ bears bright creamy-yellow leaves with green edges. During the cooler months of fall and winter, the light leaf centers take on rose overtones.

This Yucca forms a uniform, spiky, rounded clump of sword-like, blue-green to glaucous grey-green leaves lined with an extraordinary number of curly white filaments. Its habit is much more uniform and is overall smaller than the straight species.

Impressively stout flower scapes carry white, bell-shaped flowers in early to midsummer.

Heat tolerant plants with large salmon orange and lavender blue daisy flowers. The mounded habit really holds the flowers up for great flower presence. It works well in hanging baskets, window boxes, patio planters and landscapes.

5" clusters of pure white flowers. Very vigorous-one of the largest you'll find!

Perhaps the tallest of the large flowering alliums, Giganteum is a horticultural Amazon that catches the eyes of even non-gardeners. Blossoms the size of softballs sway atop lofty stems in late spring.

The Aloe Vera, in all probability, originates from the Arab region and is an enormously effective medicinal plant with extraordinarily versatile usage. Aloe gel is most effective while fresh and is used to strengthen the immune system, helps with eye maladies, bronchial sufferings, mitigates inflammations and sunburns, and helps with acne and insect stings.

Little Ruby™ Alternanthera is the perfect mounding ground cover with a compact, spreading habit and deep burgundy foliage, making it a real stand out plant in the garden. It is approximately a third the height of the common form. This Alternanthera loves humidity, but can also tolerate frost better than most forms.

This very heat tolerant dark purple foliage combines well with almost anything for summertime combination containers and baskets. The foliage is a nearly black-purple on top and a bright ruby on the bottom giving a multi-dimensional look. The vigorous upright, spreading habit arches over the edge of the containers and mingles well with other annuals.

The plants are naturally compact with outstanding branching. The plants are incredibly heat tolerant and will make fantastic garden plants in the heat. Foliage color is darkest under full sun conditions.

This fall blooming Anemone is one of the final performers in your garden for the growing season. Beginning in late summer, this perennial produces dark rose pink flowers that are positioned right above a small mound of green foliage. The flowers are fuller than single, producing a double row of petals. Its shorter stature lends itself well to containers, both as monoculture and in combination with other perennials. It spreads by underground rhizomes. This is a perfect companion to other fall interest varieties, such as Coneflowers, Ornamental Grasses, and Stonecrop.

You'll love how this perennial will extend the seasonal interest of your garden. When other plants in your garden are fading, FALL IN LOVE™ ‘Sweetly’ is just getting started, producing rich, rose pink flowers in early fall. Semi-double flowers are produced above a large mound of dark green foliage. Spreads slowly through rhizomes. Plant with other fall bloomers, such as PRAIRIE WINDS® Ornamental Grasses and ROCK ‘N GROW® Sedum.

Bright bubble gum pink double flowers. Creamy white seed heads add interest late fall into winter. Very compact and vigorous, blooms earlier than other anemone.

Won’t turn brown! This productive tree bears gorgeous ruby red tart, crisp apples with a snowy center that won’t brown in salads. Also perfect for pies and cider. Originated from Geneva, New York in 1898. Cold-hardy. Ripens in mid September.

Empire apples have a smooth texture and ripen in mid-September. Empire is a cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious and takes on the best characteristics of both. It is excellent for eating out of hand and in salads and for use in baking and cooking.

Granny Smith apples originated in Australia in 1868 when Maria Ann (Granny) Smith found a seedling growing by a creek on her property. This was the same place where she would toss French crab apples grown in Tasmania. The seedling bore light green colored apples that Granny Smith propagated. She found the new apple to be great for both cooking and snacking.

Washington apple growers began growing this apple commercially in the late 1960s. Today, Granny Smith is one of the most well-known apple varieties around, known for its bright green color and tart flavor.

An exciting apple that is exceptionally crisp and juicy. Flavor is sweet but well-balanced. Excellent storage life, up to 7 months. Has been rated equal to or higher in overall quality than Haralson, Honeygold or Keepsake in winter storage trials.

Hardy substitute for Golden Delicious developed especially for cold northern areas. Golden Delicious flavor, Haralson hardiness. Medium to large golden to greenish fruit with very smooth finish and reddish bronze blush. Flavor is sweeter and more bland than Golden Delicious. High quality. Superior storage qualities. This is the parent to the Honeycrisp apple.

Jonathan apples are a tart firm apple that ripens in mid-September. The Jonathon is a dual-purpose variety suitable both for fresh eating and for processing. This crimson apple has a spicy tang that blends well with other varieties in sauces and cider.

America's favorite red apple, the Red Delicious Apple is one of the most popular apples available today. It is no wonder, since this is a hardy, vigorous tree that will produce many bushels of apple every fall that can be stored for up to 5 months, so you will have your own home-grown apples for half the year and even the biggest crop will not be wasted.

The Red Delicious apple is a perfect choice to integrate into the landscape border, with its delicate white blooms in the spring, followed by crisp, large dark red, aromatic fruit in the autumn. Cross-pollinate with other apple varieties, such as the attractive ‘Cortland’ or ‘Yellow Delicious’ for best fruit production.

A narrow, columnar form with fine textured, fan-like medium green foliage. ‘Degroot's Spire’ makes an ideal accent plant or very narrow hedge.

Full Speed A Hedge® ‘American Pillar’ arborvitae is a sport of ‘Hetz Wintergreen’ selected for its very rapid growth rate, dense branching structure, and tall, narrow habit. It maintains this useful desirable columnar shape with minimal pruning. It has tremendous potential in both the residential and commercial landscape market, and is an excellent specimen plant.

No pruning is necessary to maintain the flattened shape of this distinctive arborvitae. The juvenile foliage turns a lovely blue hue in fall and winter.

An excellent choice for a low-maintenance landscape. This versatile, perfectly round evergreen can be used in borders, rock gardens, to enhance foundation plantings or highlighted as a specimen, especially in formal gardens. The foliage varies dramatically from more common arborvitae. Soft, finely textured needles are sage green and almost feathery in appearance. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil but will tolerate light shade.

A compact plant with an upright habit. Bright green color and light bushy foliage gives the plant a textured appearance. Does well in light shade, tolerates poor drainage. A great hardy upright evergreen for the landscape.

A very cool evergreen that adds elegance to your garden all year round! This narrow columnar selection of ‘Wintergreen’ has excellent hardiness and dark green winter foliage color. More narrow than Emerald Green. Selected by Art Boe of Faribault, MN, it is resistant to winter burn. The tight, columnar habit makes this a great specimen or screen for narrow sites. Use as a bold accent plant in mixed borders.

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.

Woodwardii has been a very reliable Arborvitae variety for many, many years - performs well year after year. Small to medium globe shaped evergreen with very showy, rich deep green foliage which holds its color very well in the winter. No pruning needed, will NOT become overgrown. Excellent for an accent plant. Makes an excellent foreground planting, and is also a good choice as a lower growing screen / hedge when planted closely together ( 3 ft or so ). Very low maintenance.

Delicate, bright green, needlelike leaves on arching stems with a trailing habit. This fern will create a dense fluffy look in containers.

Vigorous, upright plants produce large, fully double flowers with incurved petals similar to chrysanthemums.

Dwarf, 6" plants, produce double 2.5-3" blooms. Not recommended for landscaping. Good for color bowls and patio pots. A mix of pink, white, scarlet and blue. Deadheading will encourage plant to bloom more.

‘Purple Dome’ is less than half as tall as other New England Asters, and when it blooms in fall, it really does resemble a purple dome. The ideal companion is Sedum ‘Autumn Joy.'

The variety Believer is a early, deep purple flowering Aster

These are terrific favorites for autumn color in the perennial border. Plants form bushy mounds, bearing loads of small daisy flowers. This is a compact selection with single bright sky-blue blossoms, each with a tiny orange eye. Pinch plants before July to keep especially low in habit. Excellent in containers.

Dark purple double flowers on well mounded plants. Late natural season response matches Marie III and Peter III and the peak of the garden mum season.

‘Black Pearls’ has the darkest foliage of all Astilbes. Mid-late, fantastic new color! large flower plumes are purple with a hint of blue and the foliage is dark green, stems are sturdy and won't flop over. Finely cut foliage is very heat tolerant and will tolerate part sun to shade.

Spikes of large, soft pink plumes on gracefully arching stems and green, fern-like foliage. Great color for darkened areas of the garden or wooded sites.

Spikes of graceful red plumes, mostly erect but some arching, on medium green foliage. Prefers a rich and moist soil in a shady location. Flowers are effective in dried arrangements.

Pale pink plumes with a dense and upright form. Blooms in midsummer. Large, blue-green leaves with a coarse texture.

A robust grower, ‘Vision in Red’ has deep red buds that open to pinkish-red flowers on full plumes. It blooms in midsummer, with flowers being held on red stems above the bronze-green foliage.

‘Vision in White’ is a robust growing selection which produces loads of large, creamy white, triangular plumes in midsummer.

Though the foliage is full and robust like others in the Visions series, it is not as coarsely textured. Rather, the green leaves are smooth and glossy. Foliage and flower combine in an elegantly refined display in the landscape.

Dense yet fluffy plumes of glowing reddish-pink flowers on upright, sturdy stems over glossy foliage from mid-summer into fall. Heavily serrated leaves emerge dark maroon and mature to dark green, very floriferous and easy grower.

Pure white, open lacy plumes. A member of Astilbe japonica (Japanese Astilbe). A species characterized by an early bloom time and glossy green leaves often tinged with red. Flowers are produced in dense, pyramidal clusters.

A species characterized by an early bloom time and glossy green leaves often tinged with red. Flowers are produced in dense, pyramidal clusters.

Vibrant orange flowers rest above fuzzy, slightly scalloped, semi-evergreen foliage from early spring into summer. Selected for tidy, compact habit and extended bloom period.

A truly unique flower shape and the best part; more stems than you've ever seen will produce vibrant orange flowers that rebloom continuously from spring into early autumn.

Flowers emerge as small pom-poms which mature into fabulous, flaming torches - like two blooms on one plant. Perfect for bouquets or vases as well as an ideal way to elevate containers and borders. Several blooms are held high on each wiry stem above pretty mounds of attractive, weed-suppressing foliage. Beneficially slug, deer and rabbit resistant for those of you to whom this can be an issue, and much loved by our pollinating friends.Geum 'Orange Pumpkin' is an easy-going plant which prefers moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade.

A hardy semi-evergreen shrub valued for its abundance of charming lavender-pink flowers in early spring. The handsome, deep green foliage is held on dense branches. A great choice for use as a hedge, in borders or in a massed planting. Loves the dappled sunlight of a woodland garden. Semi-evergreen.

Heirloom Azalea. Found in gardens since the 1800s and offering an exception cold-hardiness, this semi-evergreen shrub is valued for its abundance of charming lavender-pink flowers in spring. The handsome, deep green foliage is held on dense branches. A great choice for use as a hedge, in borders or in a massed planting. Loves the dappled sunlight of a woodland garden. Semi-evergreen.

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.

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.

An unusually hardy and highly reliable evergreen shrub with rich lavender-purple hose-in-hose flowers on a vigorous, upright plant. Foliage turns a brilliant burgundy in the fall. Showiest when planted in groups. An ideal spring blooming foundation shrub for beds and borders.

Karen is without a doubt among the most coveted azaleas for front foundation bed planting. It's cherished for position near the front door to call attention in the spring with its exquisite mass of color. Outstanding shrub for all beds and borders and will integrate with nearly every plant sharing the same requirements. Azaleas naturally thrive in the acidic soils beneath natural woodlands or ornamental groves of evergreen and hardwood trees. This is an essential of the Japanese tea garden as a symbol of spring, and is found in gardens throughout Asia.

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.

This stunning hardy azalea thrives in cold climates! The profusion of single, crimson blooms appear early and continue through spring. A premier flowering shrub for use as a hedge, walkway border, or in mass plantings for a stunning color display. Loves the dappled sunlight of a woodland garden.

Hino-Crimson Azalea is a relatively small rhododendron that explodes with crimson color each spring. Showy, single flowers appear all over the shrub. The crimson red blooms amass on a low-growing plant with small green leaves. The semi-evergreen shrub keeps its leaves in winter and drops the old leaves just as it forms new ones, so it's nearly year-round color makes this a perfect plant to feature in the landscape or line up as a border or hedge.

This hardy, reliable, hybrid azalea grabs attention in early spring with its 2", dark red flowers that change to tomato-orange in the sun. The leaves redden in the fall to add another season of interest. Great for foundation plantings, massing, and borders.

Lemon Lime Peperomia has thick, glossy, round leaves with a brush of light to dark green in the center with bright green to yellow on the edge. It is an excellent house plant with its cheerful, bright foliage. It has a low, spreading habit that works well in a hanging basket, a terrarium or even a dish garden.

This Baby's Breath produces nonstop clouds of dainty white flowers that float atop lush, densely branched grey-green foliage. Fantastic in beds, border, and containers, and a must-have for cut flower arrangements.

Tiny, semi-double white flowers bloom all summer on dense, compact mounds of linear, dark green foliage. More upright than other Baby's Breath. Hardy in the heat in sun.

Baby’s Breath has come a long way over the years, with breeders improving their habit, bloom time, and longevity in the garden. SUMMER SPARKLES® sets a new standard in taller Gypsophilas. Unlike most which are quite open in habit and go dormant in late summer, this new variety has a much more compact, refined looking form and looks great in the garden all season.

It forms a uniform, very densely branched, rounded clump of grey-green foliage that becomes completely covered in flowers from late spring through midsummer. The white flowers are small, semi-double, and slightly fragrant. They are borne prolifically on all sides of the plant. Deadheading the first round of flowers will encourage the plant to rebloom.

Snowstorm Blue delivers a dark blue Sutera with a larger bloom that resembles the size of Giant Snowflake. It is an extremely prolific bloomer, and the color will stay stable from early spring through summer. Makes a stunning hanging basket. New in 2010.

These ‘living carpet’ plants are vigorous, versatile, and superb as solo plantings or in combos. Easy to grow, much-loved, and much publicized by consumer magazines and TV programs.

Abundant pink flowers grace trailing plants all season long. Spreading habit works as well in landscapes as it does containers.

Large flowers create a snowstorm of color all summer long.

A beautiful plant for the garden bed or patio pots. Also makes an excellent gift. Grow as an annual or a perennial, where plants will be covered with blooms throughout the season. Extra-thick flower petals extend the time blooms are showy in the garden.

Interesting balloon-like buds burst open into beautiful bell-shaped flowers. Exceptional branching and thick flower petals make for long-lasting light pink blooms.

This selection forms a compact mound of green foliage, bearing inflated buds that open into star-shaped semi-double white flowers. The small habit of this variety makes it a good choice for rock gardens and mixed containers.

Pop Star™ Blue balloon flower boasts huge blue flowers that burst into a star shape! It is a very compact habit, making it great for outside, or inside. Works well in a rock garden, as a border front for beds or patio containers, and is easy and fast to grow!

Pop Star™ Blue balloon flower boasts huge blue flowers that burst into a star shape! It is a very compact habit, making it great for outside, or inside. Works well in a rock garden, as a border front for beds or patio containers, and is easy and fast to grow!

Interesting balloon-like buds burst open into beautiful blue, dwarf bell-shaped flowers. ‘Sentimental Blue’ is an excellent low-growing border or rock garden plant. It is a prolific bloomer that is pest and disease free.

Orange-red sheaths at each node add color to the green culms (stems) of this well-contained plant. A perfect specimen for smaller gardens and courtyards. Leaves do not curl in the sun as with some bamboos. Thrives in cooler summer regions, even tolerating mild, periodic dry spells when established. A favorite food of the giant pandas. Evergreen.

Musa Basjoo is cold hardy to -20 degrees when mulched properly. Its inflorescence is one of the most beautiful of all bananas. Even though the Basjoo Banana Tree does not produce edible fruit, it does form a a nice patio or pool specimen.

This unique super dwarf allows for growing inside the home, on the porch, or close confines of a patio. Has a very symmetrical and compact appearance: 2 to 4 feet high. Can produce tasty fruit inside or out.

Improved golden barberry. Sunjoy® Citrus barberry is an improved Berberis ‘Aurea’ - better looking and faster growing means more profitable! Neat, rounded habit results in a uniformly ball-shaped plant that looks nice in a container. This plant was evaluated for over five years in full sun to ensure excellent burn-resistance.

Orange is happy. Orange is cheerful. And there's no orange-r barberry than Sunjoy Neo™. Tom Ranney of NCSU brings us this eye-catching, jaw-dropping new selection that is bright and colorful all season, positively electric in spring. Dense, semi-dwarf habit makes it an ideal selection for landscape or garden beds.

Seedless and semi-evergreen. Thanks to the innovative breeding of Dr. Tom Ranney and his team at the NCSU research station, we now offer a second sterile, dark-leaf barberry: Sunjoy Todo®. The wide cross that resulted in its sterility also conferred deep purple glossy foliage that persists through the year, especially in warmer climates. Attractive orange flowers develop fruit, however, seeds are hollow and non-viable.

Bright and cheery, this new barberry has unique tangy orange foliage that is often accentuated by a distinctive chartreuse margin. Stronger growing than other variegated cultivars, it is colorful in the landscape from spring to fall. Certified Wheat-rust resistant.

In this selection, plants form a bushy mound of dark green leaves, bearing sprays of cherry-red flowers in mid to late spring. Although they will take a couple of years to reach a mature size, plants are long-lived and very sturdy. Old leaves should be pruned to the ground in late winter to show the flowers to best effect. Drought tolerant once established. Plants may be divided in early spring or late summer. Beautiful bronze foliage color in winter.

One of the best cultivars available today as well as the toughest Epimedium for dry shade, even under large, thirsty trees. From mid to late spring, clusters of small flowers with pale yellow sepals and primrose-yellow petals hover just above the foliage.

The darkest purple basil so far! Near Black leaves. Thick. Intense purplish-red leaves, compact habit, full flavored taste make this intriguing, attractive and deliciously fragrant addition to the herb garden.

A well-branched variety with dark green, glossy foliage and short internodes makes a beautiful towering plant. Plant in containers or the garden for continuous harvest up to 12 weeks later than traditional basil. Tidy columnar habit. Wonderful in Italian dishes. Intermediate resistance to downy mildew.

This late-flowering, full habit basil is perfect for any garden. Robust Genovese flavor stands up to cooking. Perfect for pesto and sauces. Downy mildew and fusarium resistant.