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AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR ~ 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year! (Little Bluestem) (Post)
It’s a Grass Grass Grass!The Perennial Plant Association has picked a Perennial Plant of the Year every year for over three decades. In all that time, only three grasses were so honored... until now! ...
Catch a Shining Star™! Schizachyrium scoparium Shining Star™ (Post)Exclusively from Emerald Coast Growers: A gleaming new look for “Little bluestem!” Little bluestem grass is a rising star in the native plant palette. Multicolored Shining Star™ is the hot ...
Catch Your Shining Star™ ~ An Exclusive ECG Introduction.(Post)Indigenous plants are a big deal. We are excited about Shining Star™, an exclusive from our breeding/selection program. Its variegated leaves bring a fresh, bright mojo to the "little bluestem" ...
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING JUST DIFFERENT ENOUGH (Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Twilight Zone’) (Post)Our latest “little bluestem” marks our tenth offering in this increasingly-popular group. And every one of them is the 2022 Perennial Plant of the Year: For just the second time in that award’s 32-ye ...
GOODBYE COLUMBUS! A Post-Cultivate Recap(Post)The biggest hort show of ‘em all, Cultivate ’21, made history, and is history.We at ECG were very pleased to greet so many of our friends, colleagues, brokers and even competitors at our booth (or th ...
Thanks for Coming! Don’t Be a Stranger!(Post)Isn’t it great when a bunch of friends drop by? You know, like two or three busloads?That was the situation at our northern growing location recently: We hosted a tour of our greenhouses and trial ga ...
ALL ROADS LEAD TO COLUMBUS – AGAIN! Cultivate 2021 (Post)It’s back!Of the many things that didn’t happen last year, what did you miss the most?Industry-wise, topping our Most Missed list was Cultivate, the fabulous four-day plant fest in Ohio’s capital.Our ...
STARS OF THE PERENNIAL BORDER - A Galaxy of Nifty Natives, Chapter 2(Post)Looking to add some stellar selections to your perennial lineup? You’re in the right place. These proven all-stars always come shining through. Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Little Goldstar’ PP22397 ...
Intrinsic, Indigenous Bluestem(Post)Big and little bluestem grasses are both beautiful and beneficial. Once relegated to roles like erosion control and cattle feed, they now enhance even the most high-end landscape designs with vertica ...
Gardens of the Gods Phlox "Amazing Grace" (Post)How sweet the sight! This lovely bicolor's namesake hymn, widely associated with the Civil War, was actually written before the Revolution by an English slave-trader turned abolitionist and mi ...
Big and Little Bluestem ~ Little Effort, Big Rewards (Post)Gardeners and designers have embraced the sturdy virtues of these robust native grasses. Great breeding from Intrinsic Perennial Gardens has further amplified ornamental value. Necessary and nice, yo ...
HELLO, COLUMBUS! Or... not.(Post)Every July, the green industry converges on Columbus, Ohio. As surely as monarchs migrate to Mexico, plantsfolk flock (say that three times fast) to get their new, warm-from-the-oven Emerald Coast Gr ...
HELLO, COLUMBUS! The Clock is Ticking!(Post)It’s that time again -- time for the green industry to converge on Columbus, Ohio for Cultivate ’22! It’s coming up quickly. Are you packed and ready to roll?Cultivate is one of the industry’s major ...
Container Combo Gallery(Page)Over the years, Emerald Coast Growers has put together many combination plantings for trade show displays. Here are just a few of the many combos we've had fun creating. We hope they are an inspirati ...