New Plants for 2009

The first type of Astilbe that can be grown from seed to flower in one year and does not need any vernalization (a period of cold temperatures).  The Astary Series flower colors are Pink, Rose, and Red, and the foliage is a de

Milk and Honey has creamy white flowers that turn light pink as they fade resulting in a very interesting floral display.  The foliage is marbled green and silver when young.  This astilbe is sun and drought res

This short compact Astilbe is a sport of "Sprite", past Perennial Plant of the Year, known for it's drought resistance, compact habit, and burgundy clean foliage.  The flower buds are red and open to pink plumes on red stems.&

An improved "Peach Blossom", the deep salmon-red buds of Delft Lace open to soft apricot-pink flowers in early summer.  This Astilbe has stronger stems and brighter colors than Peach Blossom, an old favorite.  The stems a

This barberry is similar in shape to the Helmond Pillar, but with bright golden foliage and red new growth.  Great garden architecture.  Bright orange-red autumn foliage is stunning.  Proven to be sunburn resistant i

Looking for a smaller butterfly bush?  Lo & Behold 'Blue Chip' has a pleasing compact form that is a dream come true for gardeners with little room. It's a blooming machine.  The first in a series of new miniature but

Many homeowners struggle to find an evergreen they can plant next to their house that doesn't over-power the landscape in time.  'Soft Serve'  is a compact, conical Chamaecyparis with graceful, soft fern-like branching.&n

The Chiffon series became even more exciting with the addition of Blue Chiffon, which has rich blue flowers in late summer.  The Chiffon series offers a tropical feel with their pastel flowers.  They're fas

Now the most reliable Hydrangea everyone loves comes in pink!  Invincibelle Spirit is as hardy and adaptable as 'Annabelle' but produces an abundance of hot pink flowers from early summer to frost.  This iron-clad variety

A new and improved ' Annabelle' Hydrangea, Incrediball has beefy stems and massive blooms.  Proven Winners' breeding goal was to get stronger stems to eliminate flop, but they also got incredibly large blooms.  Each

An incredible hydrangea with unique, two-toned heads in mid-summer.  A truly incredible sight to watch as the large 12-16 inch-long flower heads emerge white, turn pink and continue to push new white flowers from the tips of the panicle. 

A beautiful compact, pyramidal blue holly with large lustrous dark green leaves, bright red berries and superior branching.  A great foundation plant, specimen or hedge plant that that can be used as a replacement for old, tir

A male, blue holly with a broad columnar shape, lustrous dark green leaves, and superior compact branching. A great foundation plant, specimen or hedge plant that can be used as you would Hicks Yew.  It is the pollin

This Beauty Bush is spectacular in bloom with its shower of soft pink spring flowers and its chartreuse and orange foliage that lasts all season.  Splendid golden-orange fall color.  Looks great in a container.<

This unique form of petunia is as vigorous as other Supertunias and Wave Petunias.  Mix Pretty Much Picasso with other vigorous annuals for fantastic color combinations this summer.  It's unusual

This new reblooming lilac rocks the horticultural world.  The highly fragrant flowers burst forth in the spring and then again in mid-summer and continue right up until frost.   It has a compact, full growth habit an

This is the next generation of Wine & Roses, with the same great dark burgandy foilage, but with a compact mounded habit.  It's a refined plant with smaller leaves, abundant pink flowers and excellent texture.  A grea

An interesting weigela with sizzling red flowers in the spring and remarkable foliage that magically turns to a ghostly, irridescent buttercream color as the summer progresses.  Provides seasons of color.  Reblooming.&nbs