Water Garden Archives - Van Wilgen's Garden Center

New York Ironweed

New York Iron Weed is tall and upright with strong stems that are covered with narrow dark green leaves. This aggressive grower bursts into bloom in August with deep purple, […]

White Meadowsweet

White Meadowsweet is a deciduous shrub with tiny pinkish-white flowers. Fruits appear in the fall dispersing seeds. Birds and butterflies flock to this perennial! Best planted in a rain garden […]

Slender Mountain Mint

Upright stems hold masses of narrow deep green, aromatic foliage that serves as the backdrop to terminal clusters of silvery white flowers that bloom in June and continue through August. […]

Short Toothed Mountain Mint

Silvery bracts highlight dense clusters of small pinkish flowers from summer to early fall. The flowers are an extraordinarily good source of nectar for smaller types of butterflies. The leaves […]

Regal in its upright, vase shaped form, Ostrich Fern provides a commanding presence in the American Beauties garden. With its soft, green-gray, delicate fronds, this plant also introduces a touchability […]

Starship™ Scarlet Cardinal Flower

Starship™ Scarlet goes above and beyond the expectations of the standard Lobelia with a robust plant that features sturdy, upright, spires packed with brilliant scarlet blossoms from early summer into […]

Path Rush

Path rush is found throughout the United States and in most of Canada. It tolerates a wide range of growing conditions but prefers moist soil. Great for rain gardens and […]

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus is a clump forming, wetland plant. Upright, fanning, deep green stems make a great accent in a container or water garden. Soft Rush can be planted at the […]

Big Twister Giant Corkscrew Rush

A clump-forming, wetland plant with large, twisted reeds of deep green spirals. An excellent accent in a container or water garden. Inconspicuous golden flowers appear atop the stems in summer. Unique form […]

Blue Flag Iris

An absolute must for moist, sunny landscape areas and perfect for using around or in water features in the landscape, this Iris puts up with all the moisture and still […]