This soft yellow-green fern is found in the woods all across the Northeast and is one of those perfect plants to transform your shaded backyard into a lush woodland. Creeping roots send up lush fronds in the spring that can reach up to 24″ and 4″ wide creating a colony of green that carpets the woodland floor. The frond itself tapers at each end, distinguishing itself from the Hay-scented Fern and giving it an unusual look and texture that makes it unique. New York Fern makes a good companion for spring ephermals such as Stylophorum diphyllum and Trillium grandiflorum, covering the gaps they leave in the woodland garden when they disappear in the summer heat. New York Fern requires consistently moist soils and filtered light but will thrive in shady places where other plants have failed miserably.

Majestic, shiny, bright green fronds with interesting form and texture is ideal of mass plantings or as specimen patio container.Easily grown in rich, evenly moist, well-drained soil in shade or dappled sun. Tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, including somewhat drier conditions than many other ferns.

No herbal landscape should be without this compact beauty! Deep, lustrous green, small leaves are packed densely together on the branches of this miniature perennial evergreen plant. Germander is perfect for planting in groups for a formal effect such as low hedging or edging in an herb garden. Its leaves release a heavenly scent when crushed and germander’s small, rose colored flowers liberally sprinkle the plant from mid-summer through fall. Germander loves half to full day sun conditions and well drained soil. Pruning is easy and effective to maintain germander’s shape in a formal setting or just to experience its aromatic foliage. Perennial.

Dense growing yew, spreading much wider, especially in foundation planting. It responds well to pruning.

This selection is narrowly columnar in habit with needles that are lustrous dark green above and lighter green beneath. Easily grown in average, well-drained soils, and will tolerate full sun to even deep shade. Use as a specimen, screen or hedge.

A uniform, fast growing clone of ‘Capitata’ with lustrous, dark green foliage and improved winter color. An excellent hedge or topiary evergreen with emerald green new growth in spring that contrasts well against the dark green needles.

Massive , green, palm tree fronds cascades off an central stem to create a fat, full plant that will enliven any landscape or deck with its outstanding texture and uniqueness. One of the most widely planted palm trees in tropics. Unique foliage. Easy to grow with a texture that is impossible to match in the landscape. Performs well in a container on a deck and will thrive even planted in a well-drained garden location.

A unique and underused woody groundcover. Compact habit but very vigorous, thrives in both sun and partial shade. Foliage is finely dissected. Flowers inconspicuous. Good fall color.

A superb low-maintenance groundcover. Thick, fuzzy foliage rapidly forms a soft, spreading mat. Good sun and drainage is necessary as the hairs retain water, creating a potential for rot. Non-flowering. Stunning by moonlight.

The miniature 1-1.5 lb. fruit of this Butternut gives you just enough of its sweet, deep orange flesh without a bit of waste! Bred at Cornell, it is the perfect garden selection for the north with vigorous, cold tolerant vines and lots of long lasting fruit.  Butternut is the most popular winter Squash and the most versatile. It has a myriad of tasty uses from soups to pasta and everywhere in between. Squash is often mentioned in European history but they are likely referring to gourds in these writings. Squash, like Butternut, are uniquely American and were imported to Europe with the return of the first European explorers