Common name:Moudry Fountain Grass
Botanical name:Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

This grass has dark green, glossy blades, forming a dense, tuft-like habit. Foxtail-like plumes are nearly black and appear in mid-summer. Plumes are useful in flower arrangements. 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide.

Common name:Ivory Halo Dogwood
Botanical name:Cornus alba 'Bailhalo'

Ivory Halo is a smaller version of variegated dogwood, growing about 5 to 6 feet tall and wide, wide a compact rounded habit. Leaves are light green and white, and red in the fall. Bark is red and provides wonderful winter interest, especially when planted infront of evergreens or solid fences. It produces white flowers in late spring, which are followed by blue-white berries. Use in the shrub or foundation border, and combines effectively cotoneaster, hydrangea, spirea, viburnum, and wiegala.

Common name:Compact Dwarf Boxwood
Botanical name:Buxus microphylla 'Compacta'

This is a very compact boxwood, growing slowing to 1 foot tall but eventually spreading as wide as 4 feet. though it is evergreen, the dark green foliage takes on a bronze hue in the winter months. Use to edge a perennial, shrub, or foundation border, to line a walk, or as an evergreen accent in the perennial garden. Its generally uniform growth habit means little maintanance is required to keep it tidy.

Common name:Hetz Midget Arborvitae
Botanical name:Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'

Although the species is a native American coniferous evergreen tree which grows 40 to 60 feet tall, 'Hetz Midget' is a slow-growing, globe-shaped, dwarf cultivar that typically matures to only 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Blue-green foliage is scale-like and appears in flat, fan-shaped clusters. Use in beds and borders to add interest for the winter months, particularly under snow, when all else is bare. Adapts beautifully to wild and rock gardens, and is a problem solver for formal gardens in our dry climate where boxwood and other conifers suffer. Makes a fine container foliage plant for porch, patio and terrace.

Common name:Endres' Cranesbill
Botanical name:Geranium endressii

This handsome perennial cranesbill has beautifully veined, soft pink flowers over slightly glossy, lobed foliage. Small pink, cup shaped flowers bloom in late spring to early summer. Leaves turn a lovely red in the fall. This plant reaches 12 to 18 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Endres' cranesbill is useful as a small area groundcover, or to fill in at the feet of larger perennials or shrubs.