Choosing Your Plants The healthiest water gardens with the cleanest water contain a mix of floaters, submerged (oxygenating) plants, marginal and bog plants and deep water plants. Floaters Floaters, just like their name, float in the water, their leaves and blossoms on the surface, their roots dangling loose beneath. This group includes water lettuce, water […]

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A genetic breakthrough in Rudbeckia!  This new variety has the incredible advantage of being day length neutral (not dependent on day length to induce flowering) which means that it starts blooming much earlier and continues to bloom later into the season.  ‘Early Bird Gold’ was discovered in a field of ‘Goldsturm’ at Dupont Nursery in […]

Stoke’s ASTER Stokesia Description: Stokesia is a native North American wildflower. It has been grown for many years for its beautiful flowers and ease of culture. Blooming from midsummer to early fall (if deadheaded), it is a tremendous accent to yellow, pink, or white mums and other late bloomers.

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Known for the wild broken color patterns of his introductions such as ‘Gnus Flash’, this selection is just as unique!  Ruffled, peachy tan flowers have clear standards but the falls are misted with a fine spray of wine red color.  A subtle picotee wine red edge and orange beards complete the look.   

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False SunflowerHeliopsis Description: Heliopsis is an excellent tall perennial for the back of the flower border. It has a bushy, well-branched form and glossy, deep green, triangular leaves. It’s a real workhorse in the garden!

A breakthrough in Echinacea breeding!  This sizzling new variety was developed by master hybridizer Arie Blom of AB Cultivars of The Netherlands who also brought us popular hybrids like ‘Pink Double Delight’ and ‘Meringue’.  From mid through late summer, highly fragrant, 3 inch, spicy red-orange flowers bloom with a papaya orange halo in the pom-pom center.  […]

LILAC Syringa Description: Besides roses, there is no flower as beautiful and aromatic as Lilacs!  To prolong blooms and that terrific scent, plant several different varieties with different bloom times.  These old-fashioned shrubs date back to the mid 1750’s!  Available in shades of purple, white, pink and even creamy yellow.

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This beautiful finely textured perennial has delicate lacy foliage that forms a low mound. The compound leaves are green with a narrow, bright white edge. From early to midsummer, a plethora of pink buds open to reveal small, very pale blue flowers. After it is finished blooming, the plant may need to be cut back […]

Russian Sage Perovskia Description: Russian Sage will grow in shady areas, but will not be as full and dense as it would be in the sun. Periodic pruning until mid-summer will produce better growth and a stronger bloom.