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The calming silver-hued foliage of Artemisia adds an airy, cooling elegance to the garden.Artemisia GardenGhost™ PP33773New foliage emerges soft green, then turns a bright, silver-gray. Densely branched with a compact habit. Forms neat mounds.Zones 4-9Mature height:12-14" Well-placed, interesting foliage is an essential refining element in perennial garden design. Versatile Artemisia's cool, lustrous foliage helps quiet the transition between boldly colored blooming plants or complements a soft

Senecio candicans Angel Wings® PP28830This oh-so-popular, tender perennial is an exciting design option for mixed containers.Soft to the touch, broad, velvety leaves in dazzling matte silver steal the show with Senecio. Rarely flowering, it's all about that silky, serrated, succulent foliage. The large, bright leaves are impressive as a stand-alone specimen and sparkle as a side piece to blooming perennials in mixed containers.Easy to maintain, Angel Wings® is a tender plant that thrives in

When the color experts at Pantone announced their Color of the Year for 2021, they gave us a rare double-header. Illuminating is a cheerful yellow. Ultimate Gray is exactly what it sounds like. They complement one another beautifully: Yellow for sunny optimism, gray for rock-solid reliability. We looked at yellow last time, so let’s go gray again!Obviously, gray – even Ultimate Gray -- is not sexy. Let’s call it silver. Either way, there’s a place for it in nearly every border. Colors

When the color experts at Pantone announced their Color of the Year for 2021, they gave us a rare double-header.Illuminating is a cheerful yellow. Ultimate Gray is exactly what it sounds like. They complement one another nicely: Yellow for sunny optimism, gray for rock-solid reliability. Let’s go gray first. Obviously, gray – even Ultimate Gray -- is not sexy. Call it silver if it makes you feel better. As designers know, there’s a place for it in nearly every border.Magically, colors that clash

How low can you go? When you hear the word “groundcover,” what comes to mind? After “Ho-hum,” probably a few too-familiar genera, right?It doesn’t need to be that way. There are strikingly different, even fascinating, perennials that blanket the ground without putting you to sleep. And low-growing does NOT have to mean low margin.Here’s the lowdown on a low-growing species we think highly of. Lamium maculatumSeldom rising above 8”, this pretty genus sports deceptively delicate looking folia