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Cultivate is one of the industry’s top-tier events, with a world-class trade show and valuable educational opportunities. Here at ECG, we have another reason to love Columbus: It’s where we get to hand out our freshly released, brand-new 2025 starter plant catalog.You'll find us in our usual spot, Booth #2313, showcasing exciting Fresh Picks and the program standards you know and need. Please, drop by and say hello. We want to connect with you!If you can't make it to Ohio, we will bring the

EverColor®: The pot at the end of the rainbow!Kilkenny, Ireland is a destination city, famed for arts, crafts, music festivals, ancient castles -- and modern Carex! The breeders at Fitzgerald Nursery have struck Celtic gold with this great group of sedges.These well-behaved sedges form sturdy, compact, uniform mounds of glossy blades in a nifty range of easy-to-use sizes and colors. One variety, ‘Everillo’, has solid-color blades; the others are striped.Flowers are subtle and inconspicuous. On t

‘Ice Dance’ has long been one of the most popular and versatile varieties in our ornamental grass lineup. Carex, of course, is not a true grass; it’s a sedge. But let’s not quibble. This petite gem works in the border, as edging, or in containers. It’s even used as a substitute for Hosta!‘Ice Dance’ features wide green leaves with creamy white margins, charmingly displayed in a gracefully-arching habit. It gleams in full sun and glows in light shade. The warmer your climate, the more shade it wi