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Native perennial plants are all the rage, and the demand for water-wise, easy-care succulents shows no sign of letting up. Or maybe you're into flowering houseplants. These sizzling sales categories meet beautifully in the genus Lewisia. Like other American flowering phenomena, Lewisia found UK fame sooner than here at home. It is now celebrated on both continents not just as a sturdy water smart garden inhabitant, but also as a low-maintenance flowering house plant. Rosette-shape

In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson bought some real estate from France. The Louisiana Purchase involved a staggering 828,000 square miles – over half a billion acres, give or take.But nobody really knew what he had bought. Zillow was no help. So Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to do a two-year walk-through.Among the many marvels they found was a succulent-leaved perennial called “bitter root” by natives. A river and a mountain range bear that name still. The newcomer was named

April showers bring May flowers.Mayflowers bring Pilgrims.Winter production brings April liners.April liners bring spring and summer profits. Our prolific production teams kept the beat going all winter. Now that spring is in the process of springing, you can reap the rewards of their efforts with ready-to-rock starters! Perennials du JourDelosperma (Ice plant)Ignore the pooh-poohers who said it wouldn’t last: America’s love affair with succulents is still hot & heavy after all these y