Azalea japonica fashion pink

This beautiful little evergreen azalea is yet another smaller, more compact selection. Fashion sports large amounts of salmon to orange / red colored blooms held against rich green foliage. Blooms are tight, and consist of slightly smaller petals than some azalea varieties you might be familiar with. It is a Glen Dale Series hybrid and is generally known to be one of the more cold-hardy of that group of hybrids. Where most Southern Indica azalea varieties we grow will only thrive thru zone 7 ( at best ), Fashion has increased cold hardiness which included most zone 6 locations. If located in zone 6, I would still recommend trying to find a somewhat sheltered planting location for Fashion Azalea. Always better to be safe than sorry with marginal cold hardiness species.

Like all Azaleas, Fashion prefers semi-shade, and will even do well in planting locations with mostly shade. A shallow, nonaggressive root system makes them a great foundation planting choice, and can even be planted closely together for use as a colorful hedge. This fairly shallow root system, however, also requires that Azaleas be given regular waterings - be sure that your Azaleas receive water equivalent to about 1" of rainfall each & every week throughout the growing season.
 

Skimmia japonica

Skimmia japonica (Japanese Skimmia) is a lovely, dense, mounded, evergreen shrub, prized for its fragrant flowers, aromatic leaves, and showy fruits. In mid-spring, large clusters of fragrant, star-shaped, creamy white flowers, occasionally tinged pink, appear at the branch tips. The pretty blooms of female plants give way to ornamental, glossy, bright red berries that ripen in fall and persist through winter. They contrast beautifully with the evergreen foliage of leathery, lance-shaped, rich green leaves, which are clustered in whorls at the branch ends. When crushed, the aromatic leaves exude a pleasant scent. While male flowers are usually more fragrant and larger than female flowers, only female flowers produce attractive red berries. To enjoy a stunning fall and winter fruit display, make sure to plant a male plant near a female plant!

• Slowly grows into a dome-shaped mound, up to 3-4 ft. tall (90-120 cm) and 4-5 ft. wide (120-150 cm). Female plants tend to spread more than male plants.
• A part-shade to full-shade lover, this plant is easily grown in moderately fertile, moist, humus-rich, well-drained soils. Full sun may be tolerated when planted in damp soil, however, the foliage may scorch. Tolerant of pollution.
• Perfect as a specimen plant, for banks and slopes, shrub borders, woodland gardens, foundation plantings, hedges, or containers.
• Low maintenance, this plant is generally disease free but may be affected by horse chestnut scale and fruit tree red spider mites
• Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer
• Fruits may cause a mild stomach upset if ingested
• Native to Japan, China, and southeast Asia

Erica x darleyensis 'Alba'

Erica x darleyensis 'Alba' (Winter Heath) is a vigorous shrub with clouds of snow-white flowers from fall to late spring (Oct-May), covering the bright green foliage. Great at providing winter color while requiring little care, it is perfect at smothering weeds!

• Grows up to 18 in. tall (45 cm) and 36 in. across (90 cm).
• Performs best in full sun in sandy, acidic, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Part shade is welcomed in hot summer areas. Newly planted Heath can dry out quickly once planted, so it is important to water regularly and thoroughly when the plant is young.
• Easy to grow, this plant is a welcomed addition to rock gardens, groundcover, slopes, coastal gardens, cottage gardens, or containers. Plant in groups for the best visual impact.
• Produces nectar that attracts bees on mild winter days, but is ignored by deer!
• Virtually disease and pest free, but watch for powdery mildew, root rot, rust, and wilt.
• Plants may be sheared lightly after flowers fade, but not any later since flower buds are formed during the summer. Annual light shearing promotes a bushier plant.
• Erica x darleyensis includes many hybrids of Erica carnea and Erica Erigena. A taller growing shrub than Erica carnea, generally between 12-24 in. tall (30-60 cm), and bushier, it is useful in adding winter color at greater heights. It is loved for its early bloom and evergreen presence and forms bristling splashes of pink, white, purple, or red blooms in the landscape which are at their best with dwarf evergreens, conifers, and mixed plantings of heathers. Most varieties display needle-like mid-green foliage with pink, cream, or red, young growth in late spring, and bronzy foliage in the winter. Buds form in late summer or early fall, and some cultivars begin blooming as early as late September, often lasting until April

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Helictotrichon sempervirens, commonly called blue oat grass, is a clump-forming, cool season, ornamental grass which typically grows 2-3' tall (foliage clump to 2' and flower stem brings the total height to 3') with a similar spread. Features very narrow (3/8" wide), spiky, steel blue leaf blades (to 18") which form a rounded, porcupine-like clump. Resembles blue fescue (Festuca glauca), but is significantly larger. Spikelets of bluish-brown flowers arranged in open, one-sided panicles arching at the tip appear on erect stems rising well above the foliage clump in June. Flower spikelets mature to a golden wheat color by fall.

• Delicate open panicles of small, straw-colored spikelets appear in early-mid summer, held about 2ft. (60 cm) above the foliage on slender, arching stems.
• Easily growing in a dense 2-3 feet tall (60-90 cm) fountain-like clump, this western Mediterranean native thrives in full sun (tolerates light shade) in dry soils and requires relatively good drainage.
• Salt, drought tolerant, and deer or rabbit resistant, this cool season grass provides all year-around interest thanks to its evergreen foliage in mild winter areas. 
• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society (1993) 
• Superb as a specimen plant, for beds or borders, rock gardens, and can be massed for ground cover effect.

Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII

Spectacular Spring blooming native flowering currant 'King Edward VII' bursts into a mass of 4" pendulous clusters described as "electric neon deep fuchsia". Bushy and more compact than the common varieties – to a maximum of 6' x 4', February to May bloom is followed by persistent deep blue berries. Long-lived and deer resistant, Ribes tolerates clay and drought but is best with an annual side-dress of compost and some Summer water. Prune back by 1/3 immediately after flowering to maintain a nice habit. Hummingbird magnet!