Common name:Beacon Silver Dead Nettle
Botanical name:Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver '

'Beacon Silver' is another lamium cultivar, with silver-white leaves and green margins. The margin between the white and green areas seems more crisp than in 'White Nancy.' Grows about 6 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide by underground runners. Has small pink flowers in late spring to early summer. A great groundcover for partial shady to shady areas.

Common name:Elijah Blue Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca cinerea 'Elijah Blue'

The icy-blue coloration of this little grass makes it a stand-out in the garden. Its evergreen, clumping habit make it well suited for edging borders, mass planting, or ground cover. Grows in full sun to part shade. Generally under 12 inches, even in flower. Soft tufts of greenish white flowers emerge in early summer and turn tawny by summers end. Excellent for parkstrips.

Common name:Dwarf Japanese Red Pine
Botanical name:Pinus densiflora 'Low Glow'

‘Low Glow’ is a dwarf cultivar of Japanese Red pine that forms a dense, compact, rounded mound of foliage to 3 to 4 feet tall over the first 10 years. It is very slow growing (about 3 to 5 inches per year). Japanese Red pine is noted for its irregular but frequently graceful form and its orange-red bark. Bright green needles (to 3 to 5 inches long) appear in bundles of two. Oval to oblong cones (to 2 inches long) are often plentiful.