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An Artisan in the Garden - Echinacea xhybrida Artisan™ Collection(Post)
An artisan is one who brings finely honed skills and heartfelt creativity to bear on what they make. The breeders of the Artisan™ coneflower collection deserve the title.These are the first true F1 h ...
An Artisan in the Garden - Echinacea xhybrida Artisan™ Collection(Post)An artisan is one who brings finely honed skills and heartfelt creativity to bear on what they make. The breeders of the Artisan™ coneflower collection have rightly received multiple ...
A Clean Slate and a Fresh Start(Post)It’s always a heavy lift to get new greenhouses up and running, but soooo worth it: There’s just nothing like a clean slate, a fresh start. Case in point: Two acres of new perennial propagation spa ...
The Age of the Artisan- Echinacea xhybrida Artisan™ Collection(Post)An artisan is one who brings both finely-honed skill and heartfelt creativity to bear on what they make. The breeders of the Artisan coneflower collection deserve the title.These are the first true F ...
Rock the Bench and Border with Beauties®(Post)Dianthus is a cosmopolitan genus with over 300 species. A perennial garden staple for centuries, its hybrids now number literally in the tens of thousands.Here's a trio of our favorites, famous for t ...
Ravishing Ruby Red Racemes- Lobelia cardinalis(Post)Native plants are an exciting market. Consumer interest is at an all-time high, and that's a good thing- for the environment, for pollinators and, for your bottom line.Lobelia cardinalis is named for ...
Delosperma Ocean Sunset™ Ever watch the sun set over the sea?(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 b ...
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 bri ...
Shhh! Please don’t tell our Echinacea it’s time to flower.(Post)(We’re keeping it in the dark!)Sales Opportunity: Late summer/early fall market for fresh, flowering perennials. Sales Barrier: Perennial fave Echinacea is flowered out, way past “fresh” by th ...
A Lick of Licorice (Agastache ‘Mango Tango’ & ‘Rosie Posie’) (Post)Known as “Mexican hyssop” or “Anise hyssop,” Agastache brings a refreshing scent of sweet licorice to the sunny border. Gardeners love how it attracts butterflies, honeybees and, yes, hummingbirds. I ...
Delosperma Ocean Sunset™(Post)Ever watch the sun set over the sea?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™ ...
Flora Meets Fauna Part 3 Pennisetum (Miniature Fountain Grasses) (Post)Don’t look now, but critters have taken root in your garden. Relax, they’re friendly – and they’re animals in name only. Let’s meet one... heck, make it two – in a single species!Ordinarily, pi ...
Gardens of the Gods - Nepeta Neptune (Post)Many gardeners believe their earthly creation is 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 ...
TWO FESCUES: THE ROOTS OF THE BLUES(Post)Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ and Beyond Blue (PP23307)Two of our (and your) favorite small grasses have a connection that spans an ocean. ‘Elijah Blue’ was selected at The Plantage, a nursery loca ...
Astilbe ~ Be Still My Heart!(Post)This perennial is anything but traditional and every bit a classic.Easy growing and elegant, Astilbe lights up shade gardens with beautifully vibrant, eye-catching spires. Rather than one solid flowe ...
Acorus Line (Post)Answer:Duct tape. A screwdriver. Bacon. Acorus gramineus.Question:What are four versatile home problem-solvers?Acorus can’t patch your canoe, open paint cans or make everything it touches delicious.B ...
Warm Season Grasses ~ Pennisetum alopecuroides(Post)Mother Nature provides optimum outdoor conditions for bulking fountain grasses in late summer and fall. Pennisetum alopecuroides is light-sensitive and needs these long, warm days to promote active g ...
Flora Meets Fauna Part 1 Echinacea (Coneflower)(Post)Welcome to the backyard zoo! Don’t look now, but critters have taken root in your garden. Relax, they’re friendly – and they’re animals in name only. Let’s meet one.Echinacea: This popular nativ ...