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We're big fans of Carex. Our 32 varieties - yes, 32 varieties! - occupy four pages of our catalog. We're hooked!Let's take a look at four summer blooming beauties from the ColorGrass® series that were picked precisely for perfect pot performance.Irresistible at retail, the trademark upright/cascading, clump forming habit of the ColorGrass® Collection 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 e

Ever watch the sun set over the sea?Remember how huge it looked as it slowly sank, closer and closer to the water? Didn't it seem twice as big as when it was high overhead?That's Ocean Sunset™ for you. This series of ice plants was bred for brilliant blooms that open wide, significantly larger than any other on the market. We've grown them all, and they're all good, but oh, these flowers! They're not just bigger, the colors are hot! hot! hot!All 3 varieties are a ground hugging 4-6" tall a

That’s Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha Caspian, if you want to get technical. By any name, it’s among the most underappreciated grasses we grow.Caspian is a full figured, fat flowering phenomenon. Unlike other feather reed grasses, this one’s a warm season, fall blooming form that flourishes in heat and has great salt tolerance too.The rest of the genus has pretty flowers, but these top ‘em all. Its generously sized plumes start pale pink and mature to a bright clean white. Caspian g

This perennial is anything but traditional and every bit a classic.Easy growing and elegant, Astilbe lights up shade gardens with beautifully vibrant, eye-catching spires. Rather than one solid flower, colorful plumes are clusters of blooms that open gradually for a feathery effect along the spike. This unique structure inspires the common name, false spirea.Tooth-edged compound leaves are a perfect pairing to the showy blooms, with their bright green tones often brushed in bronze. Blooms persis

Topspin is for Pickleball. SpinTop™ is for Perennials!Gaillardia aristata SpinTop™ SeriesSpinTop™ varieties feature large, richly hued flowers with toothy-tipped petals from spring to fall. The excellent basal branching habit makes them tight and compact for perfect garden center presentation.It adds up to handsome, cheerful finished pots that travel smoothly from bench to cart to cash register. And long flowering performance in the garden encourages repeat sales. All Spin