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We’re best known for our vast selection of hardy plants – perennials, ornamental grasses, even a few shrubs. But we have a soft spot for tender plants, too. The T-REX™ series, from the world-class breeders at Terra Nova Nurseries, is like nothing else you can pot up. They’re guaranteed to turn heads wherever their bold leaves and cool flowers are deployed. They make gorgeous containers, indoors or out, and are equally at home in full shade in the border.T-REX™ varieties provide

Duranta erecta Cuban Gold™“Dewberry” is a tender, shrubby plant, perfect for containers or border edging. Its bright golden foliage makes it a shining standout among our “soft side” selections, enriching the scene wherever it’s deployed. Clustered light blue/lavender flowers appear in late summer and continue into fall. Tooth-edged leaves emerge green and segue rapidly through chartreuse to solid gold. Native to the Americas, from Mexico south, Duranta has been selected as a Tex

Oh, yeah... Everywhere!We grow so much Pennisetum xadvena 'Rubrum' – bench after bench, whole greenhouses full of it – that we sometimes wonder where it all goes.And then we take a drive, anywhere in North America, and there it is!‘Rubrum’ barely needs an introduction. It’s that gorgeous annual grass you see wherever you go. There it is -- waving its burgundy blades and matching foxtail flowers, it’s the “thriller” in those big containers on Main Street. It’s the star of the show in landscapes p

Jumpin’ Jack jumped for joy when he saw these at the garden center. Picked precisely for perfect pot performance, the ColorGrass® collection is irresistible at retail.Their trademark upright/cascading clump-forming habit 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 buchananii Red Rooster™Go ahead, count your chickens! The cock of the flock features red/

Miscanthus xgiganteusOne of the tallest ornamental grasses we offer, “giant Miscanthus” is a stalwart sterile performer that can’t self-sow. From magnificent upright clumps of wide green blades, flower stalks reach for the sky, bearing pink plumes that mature to silver. Hardy in Zones 4 – 9, it soars a majestic 10’!Naturally, not every garden setting can handle a grass of such stature. That’s why we grow a littler giant. Miscanthus Not-So-giganteusM. xg. Alligator (‘Lottum’) PP20348For gardens