(Green Ash, Urbanite Green Ash)

The tough, disease and insect resistant 'Urbanite' has a distinctly pyramidal crown, strong upright trunk and is sterile. It originates from central and eastern North America and is adapted to a wide range of soils and topographies, including wet sites.

Throughout the growing season green ash has attractive compound leaves that are lustrous and deep green. These have opposite arrangement and commonly turn yellow in autumn. Ashes flower early in the season, but their blooms are inconspicuous...

(Blanketflower, Dakota Reveille Blanketflower)

Grown for their spring-to-fall succession of large bright daisy-like blooms, blanket flowers are clump-forming, rangy, herbaceous perennials. The cultivar 'Dakota Reveille' bears "daisies" whose rays are double rather than single-petalled, giving a pompon effect. The yellow, burgundy-throated, trumpet-shaped rays are lime-green with red tips before opening. The solitary "daisies" perch on compact burgundy stems above hairy ovate grayish-green leaves.

Grow blanketflower in well-drained average...

(Common Blanketflower)

The large dusty red daisies of ‘Burgundy Halo’ have petals that are tipped with a thin band of yellow. Like the other blanketflowers in the Sunburst series, Burgundy Halo is a compact plant that blooms continuously from spring through fall. Deadheading spent flowers encourages continued blooming and keeps the plants tidy.

Given a sunny location in average or rich soil, these perennials will thrive. Like all blanketflowers they do well in heat and will tolerate drought once established.

The...

(Common Blanketflower)

Bred for its compact habit and heavy flowering, 'Burgundy Silk' is a hardy perennial blanketflower that’s ideal for hot, sunny flower beds. Overall, it has a bushy habit and fuzzy, gray-green leaves. From spring to fall it produces many large, pastel burgundy daisies with dark centers and a silky sheen. Deadheading spent flowers encourages continued blooming and keeps the plants tidy.

This perennial will thrive given a sunny location in average soil. Like all blanketflowers it thrives in heat...

(Common Blanketflower)

With flowers colored like bulls-eyes, 'Scarlet Halo' is a striking member of the Sunburst Series. The center of the flowers and the bases of the petals are a dark red, while the ends of the petals are a vividly contrasting yellow. Smaller and more compact than most blanket flowers, it lifts its 4-inch flowers on long stems and blooms continuously from spring through fall.

Given a sunny location in good soil, these perennials are good for adding color to a bed or border. They also make good container...

(Common Blanketflower)

Bred for its compact habit and heavy flowering, 'Tangerine' is a hardy perennial blanketflower that’s ideal for hot, sunny flower beds. Overall, it has a bushy habit and fuzzy, gray-green leaves. From spring through fall it produces many large daisies with clear yellow petals and a yellow center ringed with orange. Like its kin in the Sunburst Series, it flowers continuously from spring through fall. Deadheading spent flowers encourages continued blooming and keeps the plants tidy.

This perennial...

(Common Blanketflower, Sunburst Blanketflower)

Grown for their spring-to-fall succession of large bright daisy-like blooms, blanket flowers are clump-forming, rangy, herbaceous perennials native to central North America. Comprising five cultivars, the Sunburst Series has been bred for profuse flowering and more compact plants that do not need staking. Borne singly on relatively short stems, the flowers come in various shades and combinations of yellow and burgundy. The large, hairy, broadly lance-shaped leaves are often lobed.

Given a sunny...

(Giant Snowdrop)

Giant snowdrops are very-early blooming, bulbous perennials, native to southeastern Europe. They produce honey-scented, pendant flowers in winter, often through the snow. White flowers marked with green inner tepals emerge on slender stems from a basal clump of twisted, lance-shaped, dark green leaves. The giant snowdrop is better suited to mild winter climates than the common snowdrop. The bulbs are poisonous if eaten.

Snowdrops couldn’t be easier or more rewarding to grow. Plant the bulbs in...

(Snowdrop)

Blooming very early in the year, this long-time garden favorite is a small bulbous perennial found from the Iberian Peninsula to Ukraine. Nodding from a slender arching stem ("pedicel") atop an ankle-high scape, the white, solitary, honey-scented flower has six petal-like segments in two whorls. In cold weather the flower closes, indeed resembling a drop of snow. As the air warms the three spoon-shaped outer segments draw back to reveal the three much smaller inner segments, which form a tube-like...

(Snowdrop)

Blooming very early in the year, common snowdrop is a small bulbous perennial found from the Iberian Peninsula to Ukraine. The heirloom cultivar 'Viridapice' is noted for its green-marked outer "petals." It was introduced in 1922.

Nodding from a slender arching stem ("pedicel") atop a relatively tall, shin-high scape, the white, solitary, honey-scented flower has six petal-like segments in two whorls. In cold weather the flower closes, indeed resembling a drop of snow. This snowdrop, however,...