January 2012 Monthly Specials

Profusion Fleabane Profusion Fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion'  1 gallon size 10% off regular price of $6.99

 

     The sweet Santa Barbara Daisy is consistenly one of our best selling perennials and for very good reason, horticulturally speaking. This prolific bloomer is super low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant and tolerates coastal conditions. What a great low growing groundcover that won't give you any trouble in the garden. Just cut it back hard once it has finished blooming and quickly it will fill in again and again with dainty white & pink tinged flowers. It might even show up expectedly in other parts of the garden and is easily transplantable. Who couldn't love this sweet little daisy?

Cape Rush Cape Rush

Chondropetalum tectorum 1 gallon size 10% off regular price of $10.99

     

     This durable evergreen rush from South Africa brings a definitive architectural element to the landscape with audacious thin stems rising fearlessly to the sky all the while swaying with the slightest breeze. It looks exceptionally dynamic in clean modern landscapes but also works unabashedly in other settings, such as Asian themes or California Mediterranean gardens. It is not particularly fussy and tolerates a range of soil conditions, from wet to dry. It does prefer sun but will tolerate some shade. It is useful in the landscape as a specimen focal point, in a pot by the pool, on seacoast hillsides or planted in mass for a dramatic effect. Expect it to reach at least 4' tall and eventually as wide.

Orange New Zealand Sedge Grass Orange New Zealand Sedge Grass

Carex testacea 1 gallon size 10% off regular price of $8.49

 

     Such a graceful ornamental grass, with its fine texture and wispy blades, maturing from an olive green to a distinct coppery orange color. It looks amazing when massed together in borders and also looks magnificant in containers or spilling over rock walls. This one works its way into many landscapes because it is so hunky-dory and doesn't get too big, topping out at 2' tall. Just give it the water it prefers and comb it out peridiocally for a neater appearance.

Variegated Flax Lily Variegated Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata'  1 gallon size 10% off regular price of $11.99

 

     This grass-like lily from Australia is related to the ever popular Phormiums but only gets about 2'-3' tall and likes shade. It has such a classy look and will certainly brighten up shady parts of the garden. With bold white stripes and a strong vertical element, it is easy to work this one into the overall landscape design or even simply in a container on the patio. As a bonus it has these outrageous turquoise colored berries that are definitely on the unusual side.

White Rockrose White Rockrose

Cistus x hybridus  1 gallon size 10% off regular price of $8.99

 

     The hardy white rockrose is a robust evergreen shrub perfect for the sunny seacoast garden. It grows quickly between 2-4' tall but much wider, sometimes up to 6'-8' wide! The dark crinkly green foliage is aromatic and has reddish tones during the colder months while the pink buds emerge in late spring and open to a pure white flower with a yellow center. The staggering amount of blooms is indeed impressive and will continue throughout the summer months. It looks best if pruned after blooming to keep a tidier appearance. It also appreciates well drained soil and less water. It has many useful applications in the landscape, namely foundation shrubbery or lower growing flowering hedge plants. 

Serbian Bellflower Serbian Bellflower

Campanula poscharskyana  1 gallon size 10% off regular price of $7.99

 

     This dynamite perennial from the Northern Balkins is a sure bet for abundant color in the garden. It is a tough spreading groundcover with a long blooming period that is outstanding as a filler between shrubs in shady areas. At the height of the summer blooming period it will completely blanket the garden with a profusion of magnificant purple star shaped blooms. Indeed, passers by will stop to ask the name of it, guaranteed! It looks best with average water and rich well drained soil. When it is exhausted from blooming its head off, just take your shears and cut back hard. It will then start the cycle all over again.