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Evening Blooms Early - Achillea Desert Eve™ series(Post)
Those who live in actual deserts know: Evening is that delightful time you wait for all day, biding your time until the heat of the day wanes and the colors of the sky grow deep and mellow. Achillea D
Baptisia australis, It's to Dye For!(Post)The native known as “false indigo” has deep roots – in the garden, and in American history. Now an ornamental favorite, it was once prized and even subsidized by the British government for the blue dy
Juncus - What a Rush!(Post)Need something interesting to plant in moist areas? Don't make a rash decision, we have a rush solution.Juncus beautifully untangles the mystery of wet garden spaces. The uncommon cylindrical foliage
Smart Growers know Smart Grasses - Infertile Miscanthus (Post)From the breeding wizardry of North Carolina State University and the team at Darwin Perennials, we offer two stellar ornamental grasses that have a unique advantage: They're infertile - functionally
Just When You Think You’ve Seen It All...Pennisetum ‘Yellow Ribbons’(Post)The genus known as “Fountain grass” is large and multifaceted. We grow over two dozen varieties, covering a wide spectrum of looks, hues and uses.Our Pennisetum offerings range from sturdy little cuti
Ever Watch the Sun Set Over the Sea? Delosperma Ocean Sunset™(Post)Remember how huge it looked as it slowly sank, closer and closer to the water?Didn’t it seem twice as big as when it was high overhead?That’s Ocean Sunset™ for you. This series was bred for brilliant
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 Gro
The Lowdown on Veronica(Post)The weather outside is frightful, and spring seems far off. It's not. The days are getting longer, and the time is getting shorter. Now is your chance to steal a march on Mother Nature and hit the gro
The Buzz on Monarda Bee-You®(Post)Bee-You-Tee-Full!The Monarda didyma Bee-You® SeriesThese chic varieties of a North American native species come from a selection program in the Netherlands. The goals:Lots of large bloomsAttractive co
Native Sporobolus heterolepis for "Outstanding quality and dependable performance"(Post)Over the delicate grassesA breath, a spirit passes,A song, and the odor of bloom—Give way! Make room!an excerpt from Dance of the Seasons by Harriet MonroeThe breeze can’t resist gliding gracefully th
Achillea Desert Eve™ - The Series (Post)Get ready to roll out the welcome mat for eager early spring gardeners. That first sunny weekend of spring is closer than you think.The Desert Eve™ series is one of the earliest blooming yarrow you ca
HUG A GROUND-HUGGER: Part 1 How low can you go? (Post)When you hear the word “groundcover,” what comes to mind? After “Ho-hum,” probably a few too-familiar genera, right?It doesn’t have to be that way. There are strikingly different, even fascinating, pe
CALAMAGROSTIS: Yipes! Stripes! Beyond ‘Karl Foerster’(Post)Don’t get us wrong: We love Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’, the first grass named Perennial Plant of the Year. It’s every bit as versatile as the polymath whose name it proudly bears.‘Karl Foerster’ is
Big Bluestem: Where Pretty Meets Tough(Post)For centuries, if not millennia, Andropogon gerardii, dominated America’s tallgrass prairies. It’s largely been replaced there by other grasses like Zeamays and Triticumaestivum, a.k.a. corn and wheat
Goddesses vs Queens - Artemisia (Wormwood)(Post)Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt, was the daughter of Zeus and twin sister of Apollo. Wielding a bow and arrow, she drove a chariot pulled by golden-horned stags.Which fails to explain why a genus o
Maiden Grass Voyage ~ A NEW! Infertile Miscanthus(Post)From the breeding wizardry of North Carolina State University comes another unique, garden-worthy, infertile grass: Miscanthus High Frequency™.High Frequency™ stands five feet tall in flower, and is h
Baptisia australis It’s To Dye For!(Post)The native known as “false indigo” has deep roots – in the garden, and in American history. Now an ornamental favorite, it was once prized and even subsidized by the British government for the blue dy
GARDENS OF THE GODS Dianthus (Post)Many a gardener treasures their earthly creation as a little piece of heaven, and we wouldn’t dream of arguing with them. Why not take things a step farther and offer them some of our favorite “heaven