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A SUPERB SUCCULENT SELECTION – ON SALE! World-class, award-winning Sedum

A SUPERB SUCCULENT SELECTION – ON SALE! World-class, award-winning Sedum

Posted by John Friel on May 6th 2022

Everybody loves succulents for carefree performance. Everybody loves Sedum for beautiful late-season blooms. And everybody loves a sale for... well, you know! Sedum ‘Mr. Goodbud’ PP17671 won the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2006, and still stacks up beautifully against later introductions.‘Mr. Goodbud’ features large, persistent heads of dark mauve florets erupting from light-colored buds. Like other Terra Nova Nursery varieties, the flowers hold their color for weeks and weeks
A 5/5 Fiesta!

A 5/5 Fiesta!

Posted by John Friel on May 5th 2022

Celebrate with these FIVE fine varieties on SALE now.35% off list price, no other volume discounts applySale begins immediately with first ship date May 16, 2022 Sale runs through July 4, 2022 or until we’re sold out! Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' (72 cell) LIST 1.79 each SALE 1.163 eachPhalaris a. 'Picta' (38 cell) LIST 1.38 each SALE .897 eachPhalaris a. 'Dwarf Garters' (38 cell) LIST 1.38 each SALE .897 eachSedum s. 'Fireglow' (72 cell) LIST .75 each SALE .488 eachSedum 'Mr.
When the Emperor had Purple Clothes  (Verbena xcanadensis ‘Homestead Purple’)

When the Emperor had Purple Clothes (Verbena xcanadensis ‘Homestead Purple’)

Posted by John Friel on May 4th 2022

Purple is such a striking hue, Rome once decreed that only the emperor could wear it. But it’s also one of Nature’s favorite colors. She bestowed it lavishly upon numerous genera in the plant kingdom and even some in the animal (think birds and fish).Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’ straddles the annual/perennial line: Technically it’s a perennial, but it’s tender enough that in northern climes, it’s used as an annual and replaced each year. Whichever way works in your zone, it’s a worthy additio
Pins & Needles! Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ & ‘Pink Mist’

Pins & Needles! Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ & ‘Pink Mist’

Posted by John Friel on Apr 29th 2022

Cheerful, sun-loving and easy to grow – what’s not to like? Award-winning British breeder David Tristram (UK) gave the world’s gardeners many lovely varieties in multiple species. These two are probably his best-known and most widely-distributed work.‘Butterfly Blue’ was the Perennial Plant Association’s choice for Perennial Plant of the Year in 2000. ‘Pink Mist’ was bred specifically to keep it company. Both perform best in full sun, and in slightly moist but well-drained soil. Once establ
OUTSTANDING & UPSTANDING! Achillea Sassy Summer Series

OUTSTANDING & UPSTANDING! Achillea Sassy Summer Series

Posted by John Friel on Apr 19th 2022

For years we’ve griped about the industry’s relentless push to make plants smaller. Finally, someone pushed back. Renowned breeder Hans Hansen selected his Sassy Summer series for several desirable traits: Big flowers, and lots of ‘em; attractive silvery foliage with a dense, upright habit; and, drum roll please, sturdy stems that stand up to wind and rain. Mind you, these are nicely-proportioned plants, not skinny skyscrapers. Sassy Summer varieties hoist cheerful flowers up to three feet

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