white-flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Grown as a single- or multi-trunked tree with a spreading crown and long-lasting, showy, white … Continued
browsing: exceptional fall color
‘Crimson Frost’ white birch
Betula platyphylla x ‘Crimson Frost’
Gorgeous burgundy-red to purple leaves shimmer over peeling white bark with cinnamon tones. Foliage turns … Continued
‘Johnson Blue’ cranesbill, hardy geranium
'Johnson Blue' Geranium
‘Johnson’s Blue’ is an old favorite of many gardeners. Clear periwinkle blue flowers grow 2″ … Continued
Bowman’s root, Indian physic, fawn’s breath
Gillenia trifoliata
18-24″ tall globe-shaped mounds are covered in small white flowers with pretty contrasting reddish buds. … Continued
‘Fire Light Tidbit’ hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
The most compact panicle hydrangea, this shrub tops out at just 2 to 3′ tall … Continued
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
‘Little Henry’ is a gorgeous native plant that prefers moist soils and will tolerate wet … Continued
‘Dynamite’ crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II'
Sometimes called the “lilac of the South,” new cold-hardy cultivars enable more areas of the … Continued
sweet gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Low-maintenance deciduous tree native from Connecticut to Florida west to Missouri south Central America. Excellent … Continued
Prairie crabapple
Malus ioensis
This small native tree has spreading branches and a broad, open crown and sometimes grows … Continued
‘Shenandoah’ red switchgrass
Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’
Best burgundy-red coloring of all the switch grasses. Deep-green foliage takes on red hues by … Continued
‘Midnight Masquerade’ beardtongue
Penstemon 'Midnight Masquerade'
Plants produce sturdy clumps of deep burgundy-purple foliage which is most pronounced in direct sunlight. … Continued
‘Coney Island’ dwarf white pine
Pinus strobus 'Coney Island'
A unique, dwarf pine with 5″ blue-green needles densely covering this rounded conifer and miniature … Continued