Common name:Potatovine
Botanical name:Ipomoea batatas

This tender vine is a great addition to containers. Its chartreuse color is luminous, and its trailing habit makes it ideal for large, tall pots. If you provide a trellis and a little support, it will climb. Blends well with other annuals; used with other tender vines and grasses, it makes a very low-care summer show. Also available is 'Blackie,' with a deep, violet purple leaf. Annual.

Common name:Knautia
Botanical name:Knautia macedonica

Knautia is a little perennial that burst on the scene in the 90's and remains a low-water garden staple. It is reminiscent of pincushion flower, with deeply lobed leaves of grey-green, and blossoms that are clusters of little flowers arranged in pincushion-like fashion. But unlike the pastels of scabiosa, knautia's flowers are a bold magenta to wine-red color. The plant foliage grows to about 12 or so inches, and the flowers are arranged on long, willowy stems another 8 to 12 inches above the foliage. Blooms most of the summer.

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.