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It looks, grows, and sells like a grass, but it's actually a sedge, in the Cyperaceae family.Easy to grow.Adaptable to a wide range of conditions.Versatile! Useful as a border, groundcover, or in containers.Carex m. 'Ice Dance'Wide, graceful leaves with prominent creamy-white margins.Height: 12-18" Well suited for full sun to part shade, both varieties are hardy for Zones 5-9. Carex m. 'Ice Ballet' PP20228Green-centered leaves with crisp, clean white edges, wider and brighter than those on oth

Sure, it looks, and sells, like a grass. But Acorus is not a true grass.Acorus is a versatile, moisture-loving plant from the family Acoraceae. It thrives in the sun, shade, or anywhere in between. When planted in masses, the swaths of golden color brighten the landscape. It can be used anywhere soils are consistently moist, even in containers.A bonus: The common name "Sweet flag" refers to the deliciously sweet scent given off when the foliage is bruised.Here's our Acorus line. We offer four va

Known variously as creeping phlox or moss phlox, early flowering Phlox subulata is a familiar friend, often among the first blooms of spring. Its cheerful, five-petaled blooms crawl over slopes and spill over walls, providing a welcome blanket of color to winter-weary gardens and gardeners.We hear you: It’s hard to even imagine spring, let alone plan for it, while the dog days are raging, hot, and humid. But this really is the time to do just that.A crop of Phlox subulata planted in late summer/

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

We're big fans of Carex. Our 32 varieties - yes, 32 varieties! - occupy four pages of our catalog. We're hooked!The EverColor® Series brings year-round color to market with these cold hardy, evergreen selections. Versatile, and easy to grow, for ever-colorful containers, living walls, and gardens.Indulge us as we brag on a trio of our favorite Japanese sedge. Pictured above - Carex o. EverColor® 'Everest' PP20955 Shapely green blades with snowy white edges. Low maintenance, mounding f