Professional Landscape Design

BEACON SILVER DEAD NETTLE

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Key Benefits
Silvery-white leaves with green edges form a lush groundcover atop which appear small pale pink flowers. Brightens shady areas in hotter climates or good for full sun elsewhere. Trail from mixed perennial containers or edge perennial borders.

Time of Flowering
Pale pink flowers in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 6 to 12 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide.

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

Sun Exposure
Partial to full shade

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BAVARIA BLUE DWARF BELLFLOWER

Zones - 3-8

Description -

A dainty little nonfading deep blue flowered alpine. Produces a dense mass of half inch bells on wiry stems over a long season from late spring through summer.. Valued in rock gardens to knit crevices together with its ground hugging mats of scalloped foliage. Demands excellent drainage but not fussy about fertility. Herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Fast, 4 inches tall, 10 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Sky blue bell shaped flowers cover the plant profusely and do not fade. Excellent for rock gardens, the front of borders and in planters or containers. Combine with Heucheras, Daylilies, Geraniums and low grasses for plantings with color and texture.

Time of Flowering
Llate spring through summer.

Average Landscape Size
Low slowly spreading mound 4 in. tall, 12 in. wide.

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

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F

BAUER`S DRACAENA

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Slender trunk is topped by a 5 foot wide crown holding clusters of 2 foot long, broad, sword-shaped rich burgundy-red leaves. In summer the crown is highlighted by large clusters of fragrant white flowers. Excellent accent or container item. Evergreen. Full sun. Reaches to 8 to 10 feet tall. Tissue culture.

Key Benefits
Rich burgundy-red sword-like leaves with distinctive uniform venation make this an outstanding choice for the landscape. Fragrant white flowers top the stems in early summer. Great in containers.

Time of Flowering
White flowers in early summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing to 8 to 10 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F

BATH’S CHEDDAR PINK

Zones - 4-9

Description -

Hardy pink flowered perennial at a smaller scale. Plants mature into a low, dense mound of green-gray foliage. Blooms in late spring over about 8 weeks with small perfectly formed single pink fragrant flowers. Blossoms bear a deeper rose center with fringed petals. Repeat blooms if promptly sheared after spring flush. Highly valued rock garden plant or tightly spaced as edging and masses. Small size is perfect for troughs and pots. Essential to cottage garden and perennial border. Evergreen perennial. Full sun. Fast growth 6 to 12 inches tall, 12 inches wide.

Key Benefits
Green-gray foliage is accented by fragrant pink flowers with a deeper rose center and fringed petals. Re-blooms if promptly sheared after spring flush. Valued rock garden or trough plant. Essential to cottage garden and perennial border. Evergreen perennial.

Time of Flowering
About 8 weeks in late spring

Average Landscape Size
A low, dense mound with fast growth 6 to 12 inches tall, 12 inches wide.

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

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BAT FACE CUPHEA

Zones - 9-11

Description -

Masses of unique bright red flowers shower this colorful shrub during the hot season deep into the fall. The black flower lobes makes flowers resemble the face and ears of a bat. Thrives in heat, tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds. A showy addition to the color border in very well drained soils. Evergreen above 25 F. and readily reseeds. Bushy mounding subshrub ranges and rambles through xeriscape and desert gardens. Full to partial sun. Fast growing 1 to 2 feet tall and wide.

Key Benefits
Masses of unique flowers shower this colorful shrub over a long season. The black lobes resemble the ears and red the face of a bat. Thrives in heat, tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds. A showy addition to the color border. Evergreen above 25 F.

Time of Flowering
Bi-color red & purple flowers spring until fall.

Average Landscape Size
Bushy, mounding subshrub 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide.

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

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F

BARBEQUE ROSEMARY

Zones - 8-10

Description -

Selected for its unusually upright, stiff twigs preferred for savory kebob skewers. Foliage maintains especially good flavor and aroma for cooking. Quickly forms an upright hedge of aromatic needle-like foliage. Blue flowers in summer are profuse and clear. Takes to pruning well for plentiful harvest. Height is perfect for screens. Evergreen shrub. Full sun. Moderate growing 4 to 6 feet tall, 2 to 3 feet wide.

Key Benefits
Foliage of this selection has especially good flavor and aroma for cooking. Quickly forms an upright hedge of aromatic needle-like foliage. Profuse clear-blue flowers add to the effect. Takes to pruning well, perfect for screens. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Blue flowers in summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing 4 to 6 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
10 to 20 F

BARBARA KARST BOUGAINVILLEA

Zones - 10-11

Description -

Vigorous, showy vine shines with bright red bracts gives a fine cover to patios or arbors. Also a good ground cover for banks. Use as annual color in colder climates. Evergreen. Full sun. Fast grower to 20 to 30 feet long. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
Vigorous, showy vine shines with bright red blooms to give a fine cover to patios or arbors. Also a good ground cover for banks. Use as annual color in colder climates. Evergreen.

Time of Flowering
Blooms spring through summer.

Average Landscape Size
Fast grower to 20 to 30 ft. long.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
30 to 40 F

BARBARA CLEMATIS

Zones - 4-9

Description-

Bred for its vigor, strong structure, and extended blooming period, the flowering cycle has been noted to last five weeks or more, with flowers eight inches across. Vivid purplish pink flowers with an even deeper colored central bar. Very free flowering from May to mid-July and again from August to September. Clematis love deep fertile soils, and protection from strong winds and hot afternoon sun. Won a Gold Medal at the 2002 Plantarium Arboricultural Trade Fair in Holland.

Key Benefits
Intense purplish-pink flowers with deep purple anthers appear first followed by reddish-purple in the later season display. Allow to cover fences, trellises and arbors or enjoy in a large container. Deciduous.

Time of Flowering
Late spring through mid summer & again late summer.

Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing stems 8 to 10 ft. long.

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

Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun

Cold Hardiness
-30 to -20 F

BAR HARBOR JUNIPER

Zones - 3-9

Description -

This broadly trailing, ground-hugging selection is excellent for large scale ground cover, quite handsome cascading over walls. Summer`s intense silvery-blue coloring turns silvery-plum in winter. Evergreen. Full sun. Fast-growing to 12 inches high, spreads to 8 to 10 feet. Cutting grown.

Key Benefits
This broadly trailing, ground-hugging selection is excellent for large scale ground cover, quite handsome cascading over walls. Summer`s intense silvery-blue coloring turns silvery-plum in winter.

Time of Flowering
No noticeable flowers.

Average Landscape Size
Fast growing to 12 in. high, spreads to 8 to 10 ft.

Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.

Sun Exposure
Full sun

Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F