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This frost tolerant series is bred for long flowering and hardiness. Pollinators and gardeners appreciate the lovely blooms and reblooms that decorate landscapes from spring deep into late summer. Hardy for Zones 5-9, these hybrid Digitalis offer essential winter hardiness for nothern growers and summer-long flowering for southern growers.  These first-year bloomers do not require vernalization. Unlike the biennials, Digitalis purpurea, the perennial hybrids bloom year after year, pr

  You'll hit the jackpot with this golden evergreen perennial.  A 2025 Fresh Pick, Lomandra longifolia 'Miner's Gold' PP33984 is noted for exceptional drought tolerance.  Let's dig a little deeper. Compact, refined size and shape. Arching, weeping habit.  Established plants are very drought tolerant.  Masses can be planted in dry, difficult locations.  Coastal friendly.  Tolerates occasional flooding. Hardy for Zones 8-

An artisan is one who brings finely honed skills and heartfelt creativity to bear on what they make. The breeders of the Artisan™ coneflower collection have rightly received multiple awards and attention for this high-performance series. These are the first true F1 hybrids with individual colors from seed, meaning multiple ready dates are possible. And they're just flat-out, good-looking plants with all the right qualities: Heavy, first -year flowering, compact, strongly branched

In the rush of holiday excitement, it can be hard to focus on spring blooms. But as you know, that's exactly what's on an experienced grower's mind.Modern breeding offers a helping hand for an earlier start with elegant, easy-to-grow Aquilegia. We offer two series that require less vernalization than other columbines. These are tough, programmable perennials, performing on schedule with little fuss. Let's take a look.Aquilegia xhybrida Earlybird™ SeriesNewer breeding supports programmable

Pat Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Nurseries in Ireland has selected some nifty variations and variegations of this versatile, sturdy genus. He describes his creations as “colorful, multifunctional, and easy.”(pictured above)Carex o. Evercolor® 'Everest' PP20955Deep green blades flanked with snowy white edges.Mature height 17" These well-behaved sedges create sturdy, compact, and uniform mounds of glossy blades available in various sizes and colors. The subtle flowers on these oshimensis types develo