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Jumpin’ Jack hopped right to it when he found these at the garden center. Picked precisely for perfect performance in pots, the ColorGrass® collection is irresistible at retail.Their trademark upright/cascading clump-forming habit means they can anchor stand-alone patio pots, or serve as the filler or spiller in mixed containers. That form also makes them a fine candidate to edge a border in full sun or part shade.Carex comans Amazon Mist™Seductively tousled tussocks of soft green leaves w

Ornamental grasses offer many outstanding blooms, large, small and in-between. But for downright dazzle, few can outshine a swath of flowering purple muhly grass.This American native is attractive all summer, with graceful clumps of slender, wiry, deep-green blades. But autumn is when it really shines, when masses of finely-divided inflorescences float in glittering clouds above the foliage. It’s a traffic-stopping display, and it comes in several attractive forms.Culture NotesAll our Muhlenberg

Everywhere you plant ‘Early Sunrise’ turns to sunny golden glory. No wonder it’s a multiple award-winner -- a gold medalist on three continents!● AAS Flower Award (USA)● RHS Award of Garden Merit (UK)● Fleuroselect Gold Medal (Europe)This high-performing, award-winning variety lives up to its name, flowering earlier than most of its native American species. The cheerful double flowers are bound to put a smile on your face. Their disposition is as sunny as the sites where they love to grow.Flower

Jumpin’ Jack jumped for joy when he saw not one, not two, but three varieties of Festuca on current Availability. Consistently among our best-selling genera, “fescue” is a compact, easy-care, multi-purpose, cool-season grass that fits a multitude of situations, from borders to mixed containers to green roofs. What’s your pleasure?Boulder Blue’This classic variety features cute, compact tufts of wiry/spiky blue foliage. Selected in Colorado, so you know it can handle heat. Height 6 – 10

About the Rock Star AwardOur Rock Star award honors ECG employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others.This month, we stop the music to recognize Theresa “Teddy” Davis, a team leader specializing in perennial cuttings. Theresa Davis joined Emerald Coast Growers in 1997. For two decades and more, she’s earned the respect and admiration of her peers. Here’s what they had to say when they nominated her as our latest Rock Star.“I’d like to nominate Theresa “T