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With periwinkle-blue flower spikes all summer amongst a fragrant cloud of gray-green foliage, 'Walker's Low' will attract both hummingbirds and butterflies. It will cascade beautifully over an edge, be it a wall or pot, function as a taller ground cover or try it in a mass planting for a billowy effect. It's most content with...

Another Dancing Oaks Nursery selection, this time found with variegation that is reminiscent of parquet flooring in no other than our parking area. A large, upright shrub with a more even habit than some Ribes. Cheery pink pendent racemes loved by hummingbirds and pollinators during spring, and yellow-green variegation appearing in the...

Dark pink flowers bloom constantly on this 2–4 inch tall, evergreen spreader — a good ground cover for quick cover and erosion control. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Profuse light pink flowers in late summer give way to vivid, rich, rose-pink berries clustering the length of each branch. They really are the main event! The berries can persist throughout much of the winter becoming deeper wine in color, especially lovely with snow, and a treat for birds. This shrub...

Shiny green leaves with a tinge of red form a carpet over time. Bright yellow starry flowers form flotillas over leaves in summer. Lover of hot, dry sites with sharp drainage. Try on a slope or in a trough. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Velvet, grayish leaves form mounds two feet tall and wide with stems punctuated at intervals by whorls of yellow claw-like flowers. Roadside-tough and tolerant of neglect, it nevertheless gives its all — unique, interesting, robust. Minimum temperature: 0° F

Chocolate marks surround a lemon yellow sunburst in the center of lobed green geranium leaves. Dark maroon-purple flowers decorate the distinctly marked leaves in late spring into (and sometimes throughout) the summer. Prefers bright shade but can tolerate some sun once established. Well-drained, rich to average soil and even moisture. Mature...

Towering, dense, lavender-purple starry globes up to 5-inch diameter top sturdy stems. A colony of this slowly spreading Allium creates a dramatic effect in the garden. Double the drama with oriental poppies or another strong complement in yellow or orange if you are so bold! Blooms late spring to early summer. Available...

In June and July, these winged pea blossoms begin red, turning violet, then blue, then into a black seed (which is toxic). Its (self-supporting) foliage becomes black just prior to its wintertime demise and is the reason for the species name of this native European. But, of course, it is perennial...

Golden-yellow very early spring growth looks like small bright flowers, then turns speckled green and white in later spring, then more green in summer, then a spectacular orange, red, and purple in fall on this deciduous shrub. It is non-stop! Cut to the ground if you'd like to occasionally refresh it....

This cultivar of the Hinoki Cypress has delicate sprays of lacy golden-yellow foliage. Excellent choice to provide a dramatic accent in the garden. Appreciates protection from hot afternoon sun in warmer climates. Matures size: 4-5 ft tall x 2 ft wide in 10 years Minimum temperature: -30° F

This is a compact form of this easy-to-grow, drought-tolerant, hardy garden favorite. Airy spikes of fuzzy blue flowers cover the plant from summer to fall. And the butterflies will love you for planting it! Full sun and little water is required once established; be warned, it won't tolerate consistently moist soils....

The new growth in spring emerges a rich ruby-red maturing to a dark brooding green to provide a handsome contrast to shade-loving spring ephemerals. Foliage is then enhanced with small dangling white bell-shaped flowers in mid-spring. The evergreen foliage then transitions to burgundy-red for fall and winter. Add this hardworking plant to your...

Large, semi-double blossoms of pure white emit a light fragrance. One of the showiest Mock Oranges we grow or for that matter, have ever seen. The prolific flowers look like a Camellia from a distance. Mature size: 8 feet x 4 feet wide in 10 years. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Medium to light green leaves have a wide, irregular, cream-white margin, and sweetly fragrant white spring flowers adorn this pretty, airy shrub. Deciduous, to 6' tall. Minimum temperature: -30° F

Single ray flowers in glowing shades of saturated blue bloom in March on a backdrop of lacy leaves. They make an attractive, light ground cover or a lively mixer with other early bloomers. Not really appreciative of wind, contrary to the name. NOTE: These are SUMMER DORMANT bulbs; they dry up and...