(Sweet Broom, Vancouver Gold Sweet Broom)

Silky woadwaxen is a lovely prostrate deciduous shrub from mountains and heathlands of Europe. Selected in British Columbia, Canada, 'Vancouver Gold' is among its most widely grown cultivars. A noninvasive cousin of the familiar tall brooms (Cytisus spp.), it bears stiff branches and smallish green leaves for a fine textured look. The stems scramble around stones and cascade gracefully off ledges, eventually covering an area many times their height. Their gray-green color is welcome in the...

(Sweet Broom)

This beautiful broom brightens the late winter garden and ushers in early spring with its branches of golden yellow flowers. Some believe that this semi-evergreen shrub is actually a naturally occurring hybrid between two Genista from the Canary Islands Genista stenopetalus and G. canariensis, but this is not confirmed.

It is a large attractive shrub with slender upright and arching branches lined with very small green leaves. These branches were once cut and bundled...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill, Hybrid Cranesbill)

Hardy geraniums (not to be confused with greenhouse geraniums, which belong to the genus Pelargonium) are a diverse group of herbaceous perennials found throughout the temperate regions. The cultivar 'Ballerina' (often assigned to Geranium cinereum) bears cup-shaped, pale lilac-pink, purple-veined flowers in late spring and early summer above compact mounds of soft, gray-green leaves. It prefers fertile, well-drained soil and sun to light shade, and tolerates periods of drought. 'Ballerina' works...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

This hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled purple or lavender-pink flowers from late spring to early summer.

Hardy geraniums (not to be confused with greenhouse geraniums, which belong to the genus Pelargonium) are a diverse group of herbaceous perennials found throughout the temperate regions. The cultivar 'Carol' is a heavy-bloomer, bearing cup-shaped,...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer.

The hardy cultivar 'Gerfos' (also sold under the name Rothbury Gem) has palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green leaves. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are produced just above the foliage in late spring into summer. They are an attractive...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer.

The hardy cultivar 'Laurence Flatman' has palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green leaves. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are produced just above the foliage in late spring into summer. They are produced in abundancea and are light pinkisk-white...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

This hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer.

Hardy geraniums (not to be confused with greenhouse geraniums, which belong to the genus Pelargonium) are a diverse group of herbaceous perennials found throughout the temperate regions. The cultivar 'Purple Pillow' is a heavy-bloomer, bearing cup-shaped, deep...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Ashy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled purple or lavender-pink flowers from late spring to early summer.

The leaves of this hardy plant are palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are cup-shaped and produced just above the foliage singly or in loose groups of three or four. They are commonly pink...

(Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Ashy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled purple or lavender-pink flowers from late spring to early summer.

The leaves of this hardy plant are palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are cup-shaped and produced just above the foliage singly or in loose groups of three or four. They are commonly pink...

(Dalmation Cranesbill)

A low cushion of dainty foliage topped by showy pink flowers in late spring and early summer make Dalmatian cranesbill great for rock gardens and as a frontal plant. A semi-evergreen perennial that spreads slowly to form a dense clump of small lobed glossy-green leaves, this native of the Balkans bears its small, delicate, five-petaled, pink flowers on short stems that stand clear of the foliage. Ranging from light to bright pink, the flowers have red anthers and a central beak-shaped seed pod. The...