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Common Milkweed

When most people think of milkweed, this is the one that comes to mind. Fragrant flowers bloom on tall, sturdy stems in mid-summer. Monarch butterflies need milkweed to because it […]

Ice Ballet Swamp Milkweed

Deep green, lance-like leaves line upright stems that end with flattened masses of lightly fragrant white flowers in early to mid summer. It is perfect for grouping in the back […]

Swamp Milkweed

While this plant is an absolute must for attracting butterflies to the landscape, it is also a must for the beauty it adds to the garden. Upright growing with long, […]

Wild Ginger

There’s not a shade garden anywhere that won’t benefit from the presence of this American Beauties native! Rounded, deep green, cup-like leaves form a tight, low, spreading rug of green […]

Goats Beard, Brides Feathers

The foliage resembles that of Astilbe, topped by dense spikes of cream-colored flowers. Makes for a background of even a specimen plant. Blooms from June through till July.

Low Scape Mound™ Aronia

Low Scape Mound™ aronia is a tough, tolerant, tidy little mound of glossy green foliage. In spring, it’s covered in hundreds of dainty white flowers, and in autumn, the leaves turn brilliant […]

Ground Hug™ Chokeberry

Ground Hug™ Aronia is a super tough native shrub that naturally grows as a dense groundcover. This unique habit makes it the ideal plant for transforming difficult areas into beautiful, low […]

Brilliantissima Red Chokeberry

An underused native stunner, this narrow, upright growing shrub is ideal for grouping in sandy or moist soils and will perform like a champ with landscape interest throughout the season. […]

Evergreen, low-growing native ground cover. Dark green, glossy foliage turns reddish-bronze in fall, and persistent red berries in winter add color for each season! Berries attractive to many woodland creatures.

Massachusetts Hybrid Kinnickinnick, Bearberry

This beautiful looking native groundcover has an incredibly refined look for a plant that revels in poor, dry, infertile soils. ‘Massachusetts’ is a nearly prostrate grower with small, lustrous, deep […]