Professional Landscape Design

AMETHYST MYST CORAL BELLS

Zones - 4-9

Description -

An award winning purple-black leaf heuchera with cool silver veined leaves and magenta undersides for elegant garden accent. Blooms in spring with delicate 8 inch branching wands of tiny pik flowers. Exceptional for high contrast foliage effects or as a flowering perennial. Perfect for potted accent plus beds, borders and woodland setting. Herbaceous perennial. Part shade. Moderate growth to 8 inches tall, to 24 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Dramatic amethyst glossy leaves with silver markings create a stunning mound for mixed containers and perennial borders. Provides rich contrast for combining with bright flowers and foliage. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Small white flowers in early summer.

Average Landscape Size
Clumping foliage 9 in. tall, 17 in. wide; flower stems 26 in. tall.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

ALASKA AZALEA

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Among the most widely adaptable white azalea for warmer climates. Masses of showy blooms cover the entire plant. Dense foliage creates attractive shrub. Highly popular landscaping choice due to reliable performance. Exceptional in Asian inspired gardens. Midseason to late. Prefers acidic soil. Evergreen shrub. Full to partial sun. Moderate growth 3 to 5 feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide.

Key Benefits
Outstanding bloomer displaying snow-white blooms with distinctive chartreuse blotch on throat. Useful as screens, hedges or showy landscape accents. Nice in containers. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Blooms from late February to May.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing to 3 to 5 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.

Sun Exposure
Filtered sun

Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F

AKEBONO YOSHINO CHERRY

Zones - 4-8

Description -

Rounded form with spreading branches to this very beautiful tree. A perfect specimen for the lawn. Profusion of fragrant, semi-double, soft pink blooms in spring. Glossy dark green foliage becomes yellow in fall. Deciduous. Full sun. Vigorous grower to 25 feet tall and wide. Grafted.

Key Benefits
Create a spectacular show with masses of fragrant, double white to pink flowers on a spreading, arching crown. Glossy, dark green leaves turn bright yellow in fall. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Spring.

Average Landscape Size
Rapid grower to 25 ft. tall and wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

ALASKAN FERN

Zones - 5-9

Description -

Feathery, dark green, narrow fronds are evergreen. They look tropical but are actually hardy! The perfect contrast to bold-leaved plants. Outstanding for shade. Naturalizes well in woodland settings. Grows to 2 to 3 feet high and wide. Plantlet grown. Hardy.

Key Benefits
Feathery, dark green, narrow fronds are evergreen. They look tropical but are actually hardy! The perfect contrast to bold-leaved plants. Outstanding for shade. Naturalizes well in woodland settings.

Time of Flowering
Produces no flowers

Average Landscape Size
Grows to 2 to 3 ft. high.

Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.

Sun Exposure
Shade

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

AMETHYST OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA

Zones - 5-9

Description -

Key Benefits
Conical 6-inch long inflorescences are initially white, but quickly age to wine-red. Foliage adds interesting texture to the landscape & turns deep burgundy red in fall. A low maintenance, easy to grow shrub. Ideal as a specimen or accent. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
White flowers in summer aging to red.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growth to 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide.

Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.

Sun Exposure
Partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-20 to -10 F

ALBA LUXURIANS CLEMATIS

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Abundant, pin-wheel shaped mauve tinted white flowers with green tipped petals from elegant elongated buds cover this vigorous-growing vine for a long season. Performs in warmer areas where large-flowered clematis will not grow. Deciduous. Full to partial sun. Fast grower to 8 to 12 feet long. Attractive branched foliage. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
Abundant, pin-wheel shaped flowers from elegant elongated buds cover this vigorous growing vine for a long season. Performs in warmer areas where large flowered clematis will not grow. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Sparkling white flowers in midsummer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast grower to 8 to 12 feet long. Attractive branched foliage.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3″ of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

ALBA PLENA CAMELLIA

Zones - 8-10

Description -

Neat habit with a graceful upright form makes this a versatile shrub for any application. Flowers abundantly in late fall or winter, with medium-size, pure white, double blooms on an open glossy leafed plant.

Key Benefits
One of the oldest and finest Camellia varieties, admired for its pure white, formal double blooms. A favorite landscape plant of the Southeastern U.S. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
December through March.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate-growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Filtered sun

Cold Hardiness
10 to 20 F

ABBEY ROAD MASTERWORT

Zone - 4-7

Description -

With its striking rich ruby-maroon flowers that are accented with a white base, this is truly one of the prettiest Astrantias available. This new introduction is noted for its great vigor, its free-flowering trait, and for producing attractive large deep green leaves. It will bloom from early to late summer, reaching 12 to 16 inches with flower stalks being 25 inches tall. This herbaceous clump-forming perennial prefers moist well-drained rich organic soil in part sun/light shade.

Key Benefits
A dome of tiny florets with a collar form unusual deep reddish-purple flowers on black stems. Basal, divided foliage spreads by underground runners to form a dense clump. Ideal in the perennial border, along streams or naturalized under trees. Herbaceous.

Time of Flowering
Deep reddish-purple flowers in early summer, reblooms

Average Landscape Size
Low, mounding foliage spreads to 2 ft., flower stems to 28 in. tall.

Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

ABBOTSWOOD POTENTILLA

Zones - 3-7

Description-

Excellent shrub providing brilliant summer color with masses of bright white blooms at a time when few plants flower. Dwarf habit useful as a border, mass planting or as an accent. Deciduous. Full sun. Moderate grower to 2 feet tall, 3 feet wide. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
Excellent dwarf shrub providing brilliant summer color. Masses of bright white blooms at a time when few plants flower. Use as a border, mass planting or as an accent. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Masses of white blooms in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate grower to 2 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F

APPLE FROST LUNGWORT

Zones - 5-7

Description -

Silver accents over apple green foliage are the hallmarks of this fine selection. Vibrant rose-pink blooms spark up shady gardens in spring. Add the compact growth habit and it all adds up to a garden winner. Great for mixed borders and container gardens. Herbaceous perennial. Part shade to shade. Grows 15 to 18 inches tall and 15 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Silver accents over apple green foliage are the hallmarks of this fine selection. Vibrant rose-pink blooms spark up shady gardens in spring. Add the compact growth habit and it all adds up to a garden winner. Great for mixed borders and container gardens. Herbaceous perennial.

Time of Flowering

Average Landscape Size
Grows 15 to 18 inches tall and 15 inches wide.

Cold Hardiness
No Value