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Ready for Prime Time: The Calamagrostis Variety Show!

Ready for Prime Time: The Calamagrostis Variety Show!

Posted by John Friel on Mar 4th 2022

Calamagrostis xacutiflora 'Karl Foerster' was the first ornamental grass to be named Perennial Plant of the year. It deserves the spotlight. Whether it’s a stand-alone planting taking a solo, or harmonizing with the chorus in a mass mixed planting, it’s a versatile performer that makes a designer look like a genius. Calamagrostis xacutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’Do we really have to describe it? Very well: Lustrous deep green foliage all season, from late spring to winter. Strongly upright, with
A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 5 (Pennisetum)

A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 5 (Pennisetum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 28th 2022

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling
A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 4 (Pennisetum)

A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 4 (Pennisetum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 24th 2022

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling
A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 3 (Pennisetum)

A Fountain of Choices! Chapter 3 (Pennisetum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 16th 2022

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling
Meet our January 2022 Rock Star... Lee Hatcher

Meet our January 2022 Rock Star... Lee Hatcher

Posted by John Friel on Feb 15th 2022

About the Rock Star AwardOur Rock Star award honors ECG employees who demonstrate a sustained high level of performance and inspire others.Our latest recipient, Lee Hatcher, started working for ECG in 2020. He’s now an assistant grower on the plant care team at our Milton, FL location. Here’s what Lee’s co-workers had to say when nominating him as a Rock Star.“My vote is for Lee in plant care. That’s one hard working dude!”“Lee Hatcher gets my vote. He works very hard and is very consistent at

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