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Mini Blooms Appear Several Times a Year on this Unique ShrubOften grown as bonsai, this shrub features twisty branches, tiny leaves, and masses of double blooms spring through fall!Cultivar name: 'Flore-pleno'. Here's a unique shrub for home or garden, thriving in partial shade to full sun. Just 2½ feet tall and slightly wider, it is evergreen in most climates, with masses of tiny blooms several times throughout the growing season, or year-round if grown indoors. Often used as bonsai in Japan, it is a stunning little work of art for any small accent setting!The flowers are fully double and pure white, tiny miniature rose-like blooms that stand out like points of light against the small, dense, glossy foliage. The leaves open bright green and then darken a bit as they mature, keeping their shiny tones and neat shape. They appear on wildly twisting and turning branches from a central trunk that becomes gnarly and patterned with maturity. The bloom flushes do not follow a regular schedule, but you will find this

Evergreen Color, Sweet Fragrance, and Adaptability to Sun or Shade!Drought-tole rant when mature, and agreeable to heavy pruning!If you are fortunate enough to live in this Tea Olive's hardiness range, do not hesitate to add it immediately to your landscape. 'Fruitlandii' is a spectacular variety, with evergreen leaves, quick growth (especially the first few years), fragrant flowers from late summer into autumn, and a complete indifference to the amount of available sunlight it receives. While we've never seen one growing in deep shade, just about any other exposure from full sun to three-quarters shade is perfectly acceptable to this broadleaf evergreen!A large shrub or small tree, 'Fruitlandii' has an upright, very dense habit, suitable for shearing or shaping to just the desired look. This mid-green foliage is handsome and profuse, set about with white blooms over a long season. These flowers are wonderfully fragrant, with a spicy sweetness you will love. Plant 'Fruitlandii' beneath a frequently- opened wind

Everything You Need to Know About Herbs!This hardback book contains complete germination, growth, and use information about a very wide variety of herbs!Ready to get started growing and using herbs for cooking, fragrance, and decoration? Park's Success With Herbs contains all the information you need to start herbs from seed, including great background information, useful photographs, and even 50 mouth-watering recipes!Written by world-renowned herbalists Gertrude B. Foster and Rosemary F. Louden, this book contains fascinating lore about the history and use of individual herbs, as well as very clear, easy-to-read instructions for starting from seed -- where and when to plant, what to expect, and how to harvest. It even includes a handy cross-reference index of botanical and common names! The only reference work you'll need to grow the herb garden of your dreams!Hardback, 192 pages. 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches.

A Vigorous Rose with Black Buds that Spiral Open to Reveal Deep Red BloomsThis very disease- resistant rose flowers in large masses throughout the season.Plant Patent #12,001. Cultivar name: 'KORbeteilich'. Crimson Bouquet™ is a vigorous rose with pointed, , ovoid buds that spiral open to reveal deep red 4-inch blooms with 20 to 25 petals each. The buds start out very black but turn bold red when in full bloom. This very disease- resistant rose flowers in large masses throughout the season, offering gorgeous double blooms on 14- to 18-inch stems. Perfect for cutflower arrangements! Crimson Bouquet™ is a good hedge or landscaping rose, with its glossy, dark green foliage and upright habit. Spring pruning is recommended. Old and dead wood should be removed and canes that cross need to be cut back. Gardeners in warmer climates should cut back the remaining canes by about one-third, while those in colder areas will probably want to prune a little more than that. This rose will require winter protection if the wind c

Year-Round Beauty in Bloom, Foliage, and Fruit!The birds will feast for months on the MASSES of shiny scarlet berries this extra-hardy Linden Viburnum sets!Plant Patent #12,870. Cultivar name: 'Henneke'.This Viburnum is simply never out of season! No matter when you care to admire it, this super-hardy little shrub has something to offer, be it white blooms, gigantic clusters of shiny red berries, or deep red foliage! What a year-round joy for the foundation planting, border, or hedge!Cardinal Candy™ is well-named, for the birds will think that the gates of heaven have opened when they see the thousands upon thousands of small, very shiny, scarlet berries this shrub offers from late summer right through midwinter! Polish your binoculars and get out your field guides -- your garden is expecting LOTS of company, especially as winter sets in and less food is available for the birds.But berries are just one part of Cardinal Candy's™ show. The fun starts in late spring, when tons of creamy-white flowers, held in ni

The Only Tool You Ever Need for Garden Chores!Made of stainless steel, with non-slip handles.The Leatherman Hybrid™ Tool is like a giant Swiss Army Knife, containing every gardening tool you need in one! Made of 100% stainless steel and boasting non-slip handles, Leatherman is an all-purpose garden aid you won't want to be without. Leatherman contains bypass pruners, wire cutters, a weed remover, grafting knife, bark lifter, Phillips and flat screwdrivers, saw, sprinkler tool, bottle opener, and ruler. The tool stores in a nylon sheath to keep it (and your clothes) protected. This tool makes the perfect gift for any gardener, especially yourself! Treat yourself to a lifetime of easier, more comfortable gardening with Leatherman.

Fragrant Multi-colored Flowers with Two Seasons of Bloom!These are "extended blooms", open for a long 16-hour day (just right for evening entertaining!) One of the most beautiful Daylilies to come along in years, 'Rainbow Candy' is as long-lasting, vigorous, and great in the garden as it is lovely! Not only is it pleasantly fragrant, but it reblooms reliably, and the flowers stay open for an "extended day" — giving you extra hours of magnificent color on every stem!'Rainbow Candy' delights with early- to midseason blooms of cream, richly overlaid with a purplish-pewter and yellow eyezone and a bold green throat. The flowers measure 4 1/2 inches across, and release a very sweet fragrance that becomes stronger as the summer heat sets in. Expect these blooms to stay open for 16 hours — from early morning right through evening! (They're so long-blooming that maybe we should call them 'day-and-a-half' lilies!) Thick, heavily textured petals keep the blooms looking fresh and clean no matter what the weather. 'Rainbo

The "Lupine of the South"Also known as Pea Bush for the shape of its blooms and its shrubby look, it is drought-tolerant and very easy to grow.Baptisia is often called the great consolation for southern gardeners who cannot grow Lupines, but this dwarf selection of the rare Chinese Thermopsis may just steal that title. Certainly its pea-like blooms are quite Lupine-like, and they appear so abundantly that they create the same feeling of lush, overwhelming garden beauty brought on by a good stand of Lupines. The difference? They flower in early spring, often the very first perennial to do so. And if you're lucky enough to live in a climate where both Lupines and Thermopsis grows, you can consider 'Sophia' part of a succession planting, and add another season of glory to your Lupine garden!Known as False Lupine or Pea Bush (its very well-branched, bushy habit really does have the look of a shrub rather than a perennial), this relative of the Lupine family is far easier to grow and more tolerant of adversity in

Create a Commotion™ in the Sunny Border!These fluted blooms change color as they mature, and keep coming for 3 seasons.Plant Patent 19,943.Well, here you have it -- the knock-down, drag-out must-have plant of the season! 'Frenzy' is the first of the exciting new Commotion™ series of Gaillardias, and once you get a glimpse of its richly colored, fluted blooms you might not even care that it flowers from spring 'til frost and is very easy to grow. Who can resist those multicolored flowers?The blooms begin innocently enough as red buds, offering no clue to their coming glory. Then they open to dark red, rayed blooms with bright yellow tips, like flares for hummingbirds and butterflies. (And these garden visitors take notice, believe us!) As they mature, the red becomes more watermelon and even dark orange toned, so that a big stand of Frenzies with both new and older blooms is a multicolored delight. Something about these bright tones makes us think of popsicles, but their display isn't limited to high summer. E

Both the Foliage and the Seeds are EdibleAdds a licorice aroma to the winter kitchen.Bronze fennel is such a generous plant. It is richly scented, both in leaf and seed, and shares its black-licorice aroma with the entire garden. Its foliage is deeply cut and thread-like, resembling a fern in the sunny garden or windowsill. And it reseeds freely every autumn, so a single planting now will turn into a glorious accent grouping within just a few seasons.Useful far beyond the herb garden, bronze fennel attracts "good bugs" -- butterflies and beneficial insects -- and repels many of the destructive ones, making it absolutely essential for the vegetable patch. Its 4- to 5-foot height and 3-foot width are perfect for the sunny perennial border, creating a colorful backdrop for larger-leaved neighboring plants. Snip all you need for cooking and indoor display; this very fast grower always has new branches ready to grow!Topped by sulfur-yellow blooms in summer, the coppery-bronze foliage of this plant stands out over

Fluttery blooms open from the bottom up on sturdy 3-foot stems. One of our favorite mulleins is this richly colored violet-magenta variety, its blooms putting on a huge show in late spring and early summer, then repeating at summer's end if cut back promptly. Each petal is a bit curled or twisted, creating a windmill look of constant motion on sturdy 3-foot stalks. Perfect for cutting and irresistible in the garden, this carefree Verbascum needs a home in your sunny garden. The flowers have a crepe papery look and plenty of rich, non-fading color, which will be darker purple in cooler climates, more fuchsia or magenta in warmer. The blooms open from huge, fat buds that are nearly as charming as the flowers themselves, and their central cluster of golden stamens is eye-catching even from across the garden. Expect about six to 10 flowering stems on each plant, for plenty of towering color

This exceptionally long-blooming perennial has long deserved more widespread use, and with lovely new varieties such as 'Deep Waters' to select, gardeners can design a colorful display that will bloom for 5 months or more in most climates. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches wide, with petals of soft lavender-blue surrounding a large central boss of pink anthers and creamy white. An unusual combination of colors, these blooms complement other summer-blooming perennials beautifully. They arise profusely on clumping plants just 18 to 24 inches tall and 24 inches wide, filling the garden with butterfly- and bee-attracting color over a very, very long season

Giant Bloom Clusters Keep Coming -- Right into Fall!Lightly scented and so profuse!'Ballerin a' wants to be the last rose blooming in your garden this fall, and it has the flower power to make good on that ambition! Blooming well into autumn, this lovely old hybrid musk rose delights with graceful blooms of pink-edged white, held wide open like old-fashioned tutus. Fragrant, floriferous, and long-blooming, 'Ballerina' is a gardener's treasure.Arising from fat, pointed buds of bright pink, these small blooms open in giant clusters (the hydrangea has nothing on 'Ballerina'!), each flower dotted with a round eye. This robust Rose reaches about 5 feet high and 3 feet wide as a shrub, or can be trained as a climber reaching up to 10 feet high! In either form, a fully-blooming plant is an amazing display of soft color, repaying a closer look with a sweet, delicate scent.'Ballerina' was introduced in 1937 from an R. multiflora seedling. It remains one of the most attractive, long- and late-blooming roses ever grown.

Becomes Gold Tinted as it Matures!Masses of lavender blooms in summer!One of the very showiest Hostas, Wide Brim lives up to its name with broad, creamy sweeps of color around a blue-green center. As the plant ages, the cream becomes flecked with gold, for a truly showstopping look! And even the flowers get into the act on this crowd-pleaser -- they're dense, beautiful, and ready for cutting in summer!Each leaf is about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide, with a heart of aquamarine and then a splashy, irregular band of creamy yellow. A very quick grower, Wide Brim rapidly reaches its mature size of 18 inches high, 24 inches wide, and the foliage color and texture gets more spectacular with each passing year!In summer, charming buds form atop long, slender stems, which then burst into pale lavender blooms. Usually Hosta flowers are nothing much to write home about, but these are exceptionally nice, and very popular with cutflower lovers.Space these plants about 2 feet apart for a showy edging or mass planting in

Scarlet-Red Blooms, Rich and Bright from Bud to FinishShowbiz has only a slight fragrance, but its beauty and vigor is well worth its inclusion in your garden plans!Plant Patent #4,844. Cultivar name: 'TANweieke'. Showbiz offers cluster after cluster of scarlet-red, double blooms, rich and bright from bud to finish. These stunning flowers cover a hardy, rounded, disease- resistant bush sporting glossy, dark green foliage. Showbiz has only a slight fragrance, but its beauty and vigor is well worth its inclusion in your garden plans! It puts on a dazzling, summer-long performance in borders, hedges, and mass plantings. It also makes a great landscaping rose.Spring pruning is recommended. Old and dead wood should be removed and canes that cross need to be cut back. Gardeners in warmer climates should cut back the remaining canes by about one-third, while those in colder areas will probably want to prune a little more than that. This rose will require winter protection if the wind chill factor drops below 20 F/ - 7

The Best Garden Phlox for Cold Climates!Very resistant to powdery mildew, and so long-blooming!The heart of many a sunny garden is Hardy Garden Phlox, and 'Robert Poore' is the absolute best we have grown in far northern and exceptionally cold climates. Its cold hardiness is superb, as is its brilliant color and rich fragrance. And unlike older varieties, its foliage isn't not plagued by powdery mildew. Give it a try and see how easy growing Phlox can be!These tubular blooms are just ½- to 1-inch across, packed into huge wands 6 to 12 inches long. They attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and even much-needed honeybees into your garden. And their fragrance is powerful and sweet, perfuming the entire sunny border from midsummer through early fall. There's nothing like that aroma of grandmother's garden to make you feel that you've triumphed in the garden!'Robert Poore' reaches about 4 to 5 feet high (in bloom) and 2 to 3 feet wide. It is very sturdy, so seldom needs staking, which also sets it apart from most ol

The Best Book on Managing Garden Space and Recycling!Much more than a composting guide, it's a compendium of gardening tips and methods.If you're wondering how an entire 300-plus page book can be written on composting, one glance at Barbara Pleasant and Deborah L. Martin's masterwork will give you your answer: this book contains information on everything from soil building to planting, saving space and rotating crops -- you name it, this book discusses it! How we wish we had read this at the beginning of our gardening career; but even now, many years in, we appreciate its simple, clear instructions and interesting ideas for saving time, money, and labor in the garden.Filled with drawings, guides, and color photographs, this book is meant to be used alongside your projects in the garden as well as on the kitchen table as you draft out new designs and dream about next year's garden. The writing is engaging and clear, and the authors never forget that their audience does not have -- and is not interested in acqu

Three Seasons of Beauty!Blooms, birds, and fall foliage -- what more could you ask?Cultivar name: 'Synnestvedt.' A native shrub beloved by birds and humans alike for its multi-season beauty, this Viburnum delights with masses and masses of creamy-white blooms in big 3-inch clusters, plus berries for the birds and lovely fall foliage. Beginning a bit later than others, they last into midsummer and are followed by small blue-black berries that songbirds crave. In autumn, the toothed leaves turn handsome shades of deep red and purple. This shrub reaches 8 to 10 feet high and wide. Adaptable, easy to grow, and so beautiful! Zones 4-8. Cannot ship to AZ.

"Make Your Mind Up Forever -- This Plant is Going to Be Yours!"Super- floriferous and very compact.The daisies on this charming Coreopsis are so eye-catching that even if they weren't borne so heavily, they would still stand out in any sunny setting. Even a small planting is attention- getting, but a large drift is breathtaking. And 'Sunshine Superman' is a truly carefree perennial, laughing at heat, humidity, poor soil, and even drought. It belongs in any available spot in your garden this season!Like the Donovan song for which it's named, 'Sunshine Superman' is a powerhouse in the garden, setting masses of bright blooms on very compact, tidy plants just 10 to 12 inches high and a foot wide. Older Coreopsis varieties tend to be more foliage than flower, and can look a bit blousy in the garden at season's end. But 'Sunshine Superman' keeps its neat habit and sets far more flowers than its predecessors, delighting the butterflies and bees.These blooms are single and slightly curved upward, like a plate. The peta

Make the Most of Your Harvest with this Classic WorkFar more than a recipe book, it shows you exactly how to can, dry, preserve, pickle, and freeze your fruits and veggies.The subtitle of this book is "150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables," but it is much, more than a recipe book. Written by Carol W. Costenbader and updated by Joanne Lamb Hayes, this book contains everything you need to know about harvesting homegrown fruits and vegetables to be used in canning, drying, or freezing. It takes you from the garden into the kitchen clearly and simply, helping you to avoid common beginners' mistakes and to make the most of your crops.From making jam to exotic chutneys, flavored vinegars, pickles, and relishes of all descriptions, you will be inspired to use every bit of your harvest in new and delicious ways. The best part may be the helpful "what did I forget?" questions for each process, but there are also, as promised, 150 delicious recipes, plus a table of measuring equ

A tireless bloomer with more buds per plant than you can shake a stick at, 'Gary Eichhorn' has become our favorite for blanketing the hot and sunny garden with low-growing color and unstoppable fragrance. If you're looking for a reliable container, border, rock garden, or edging subject, please put it at the top of your list. 'Gary Eichhorn' is a Cheddar Pinks with needle-like gray-green foliage and very profuse ¾-inch blooms of soft pink. One of the heaviest- blooming Dianthus we've ever seen, it's also among the longest, beginning in late spring and, especially if sheared back right after those first blooms pass, continuing until autumn! The sweet-scented, bright blooms are neatly serrated along the edge of each petal, and held above the 8-inch foliage. Very showy, and so vigorous

Super-easy to Grow and So Fragrant!Spreads freely in the garden, the perfect groundcover for sunny spots.Treat yourself to a legacy plant for garden and home! 'Kentucky Colonel' is a classic variety of spearmint, vigorous and flavorful. You can grow a pot or two in the kitchen during winter to use as flavoring and to perfume the air, but you should also set a few outdoors to spread quickly into a glorious groundcover colony! It's easy, fragrant, and fast!These chartreuse to light green leaves are packed with rich, spicy flavor, and so aromatic that you will smell them long before you see them. In summer they're topped by small blooms that open lilac, then turn pale pink and finally white. Cut them off to encourage better branching or let them remain on the plant, where they will attract butterflies and bees to the sunny garden. 'Kentucky Colonel' is ideal for containers, where its free and rapid growth can be restrained a bit, and where you can enjoy its zesty fresh scent up close. it covers ground densely, c

Chinese fringe tree is the ideal tree for residential and street plantings. From its fragrant white flowers borne in airy, drooping clusters (4 inches long) in early spring to its wide shiny green leaves that turn golden-yellow in fall, it's a real showstopper! And once the weather turns cold, you'll have another wave of beauty as birds are drawn to the dark blue fruits in early fall and the exfoliating gray-brown winter bark holds your interest until spring, when the whole wonderful display starts over again. These trees are native to China, Korea, and Japan (hence the name Chinese fringe tree!) where they are known for their stunning spring flower show. They need no maintenance and are spectacular when planted in groups, although they are also quite lovely as specimens in lawns or in shrub or woodland borders

Hundreds Upon Hundreds of Autumn Blooms!This native Aster can reach 3 feet high and wide!If you're used to dwarf Asters such as Michaelmas Daisies (New England Asters), prepare yourself for the sheer size and flower power of this fabulous dark-leaved native! 'Lady in Black' is a full-sized shrubby perennial with tons of blooms and ebony leaves that keep it gorgeous from spring until frost. Find a sunny spot in any well-drained soil — even dry ones! — for this magnificent late bloomer.The flowers are spectacular, and we wish our photo did them better justice. They are white-petaled (sometimes blushing to faint pink) with a large, bright center that is lavender to deep red. The first flowers of the season stand out briliantly against the black foliage, but within a week or so there are so many blooms that the leaves can scarcely be seen! A happy 'Lady in Red' will bloom from late summer well into fall, delighting the butterflies and keeping every available vase and buttonhole beautifully filled! One look at the

The Classic white Floribunda, Bloom Happy and Long-Lasting!Fragr ant white blooms boast a hint of pink in the center! Considered by many the finest white Rose for landscape use, 'Iceberg' has been a favorite for many years, and deserves a place of honor in your garden. Long, pointed buds open to 2½- to 4-inch blooms of pure white kissed with appleblossom at the base all over this vigorous, neat little shrub! Wonderfully fragrant, the blooms are as good for cutting as they are for garden enjoyment. The bloom season is long, and your garden will share the heavenly scent for many weeks in early and midsummer. Such a treat for the senses!This plant is upright, with light green foliage. It usually reaches 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, but may exceed this under ideal conditions. Zones 5-9

Three-season BeautyThe blooms persist from late spring into midsummer, while the willow-like leaves turn bright yellow for fall.The charming native A. taebernaemontana is not seen as often as it should be, because propagation is difficult, yet once you have this plant, it is quite easy to grow and beautiful three seasons every year. The blooms are quite long-lasting, persisting from late spring into midsummer, while the long, slender, elegant willow-like leaves (which gives this perennial its common name of Willow Bluestar) turn bright shades of yellow in autumn.The 3/4-inch star-shaped blooms appear in large dome-shaped clusters at the end of stems up to 18 inches long. Very profuse, they bring in the butterflies and bees. A. taebernaemontana is more compact than most other Amsonia, so it does not need shearing after the long bloom season is finally past; it remains neat and tidy in the border, and within several weeks is beginning to change foliage colors for autumn.'Blue Ice' is perfect for the native gard

Easy on the Hand, Tough on Weeds!Even if arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome have slowed you down, you can use this tool without pain or strain!Every gardener needs a simple, multi-purpose, ergonomically- designed tool to tote around the borders and beds for quick jobs from weeding to planting, and that's exactly what this useful weeder/trowel from NRG is prepared to do! Super-tough but lightweight and comfortable, it is specially designed to be easy on the hand and wrist while performing difficult garden tasks quickly and easily.Made of an extra-light aluminum/magnesiu m alloy, its serrated blade quickly saws through weeds, cuts a straight line through the soil, or loosens compacted soil. Its satiny finish ensures that clean-up is easy with a splash of the hose. It even contains a seed well built into the blade for sowing hard-to-handle tiny seeds! And the thermoplastic handle is bright green so you won't lose the tool in the garden.But its real merit is its design. Your hand and wrist will feel the difference

Garden for the Cure with these Comfortable, Sturdy GlovesSeamless construction, curved finger design, and Velcro wrist closure keep these gloves comfortable.Help the fight against breast cancer while gardening with these ergonomically designed, super-tough gloves. Touchstone™ Topiary Gloves are strong enough to stand up against thorns and prickles, yet are very flexible, comfortable to wear, and attractive.These gloves are breathable and as comfy as a second skin. They wash easily (just toss them into the machine) and are very long-lasting. The Velcro wrist fastenings keep pebbles and dirt from getting onto your hands. And a portion of the sale of each pair of gloves is donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. So stock up on these gloves for you and your gardening friends, help a worthy cause, and enjoy your time in the garden even more with Topiary Gloves.

A Mini Version of the Beloved Native Daisy, Blooming for Months!Compact enough for containers or very small space gardens!At last, a Black-eyed Susan for gardeners who don't have a lot of sunny ground to devote to big, billowy plants. 'City Garden' is just what it names implies--a compact plant small enough for containers or tight spaces, but with all the beauty of its larger cousins. You will love the sheer flower power of this long-blooming, super-colorful native wildflower!The flowers begin in midsummer (and don't quit until autumn in most climates), each one boasting a handsome black center and long, slender, sulfur-yellow petals. It may remind you of the famous Goldsturm Strain of full-sized Black-eyed Susan, and that's a nice comparison indeed, for Goldsturm has been rated among the top perennials of all time for the sunny garden. Indeed, 'City Garden' matches it for abundance of blooms, almost completely concealing the large, pointed dark green foliage at times with the blanket of blooms! Butterflies ar

The simple arch design and weathered stone finish of this planter give it the look of an ancient Gothic vessel and complements almost any decor, but its durable, lightweight construction give it added convenience. Composed of modern, high-density polyurethane that resists cracking and chipping, this planter was designed to withstand the worst of weather. It won?t warp or melt in the hottest of summers, and even provides insulation to delicate plant roots.

A Graceful Addition to your Landscape!Clumps of grass-like leaves with delicate stems bear candy-pink bells in midsummer.Fairy Wand is sometimes referred to as Venus' Fishing Rod, thanks to its delicately arching stems set with lovely blooms. No landscape plant is more graceful than this South African native, yet it is virtually unknown in much of the U.S. Freely blooming over many weeks, it is a distinctive and delightful addition to any sunny spot. Clumps of fine, grass-like leaves sport long, wiry stems that bear nodding, candy-pink bells in midsummer. Plants grow 4 to 5 feet tall, 2 feet wide, with an open, airy habit. Fairy Wand is lovely in the border, between paving stones, or overhanging a pond. This variety also makes a superb cut flower. Zones 7-9.

Eager to Grow and Lovely in Any Season!Far more robust than any other Oakleaf I've ever grown!At last, an Oakleaf Hydrangea that grows like nobody's business while regaling the garden with season after season of lovely color! Alice is my absolute favorite for vigor, flower size (you won't believe these giant domes!), and fall foliage color. Once you grow it in your sunny to partly shaded garden, I believe it will become yours, too!I'm going to say that these long, fat white bloom trusses are 12 inches long, but the truth is that the ones on the shrub in my garden often reach 13 and 14 inches -- the first time Jack went out to measure them with a ruler, he had to come back for a yardstick! Each floret is the size of a fifty-cent piece, and they cluster in overlapping layers all along the bloom stem. Opening pure white, they mature through ivory and cream to soft, antique pink -- a terrific multi-toned effect when Alice is in full bloom from midsummer till fall! Cut them at all stages of color development and y

Lemon-scented Leaves Ideal for TeaUse dried foliage in potpourri and dream pillows.A glorious herb that establishes easily in the garden and offers lemon-scented foliage for teas, potpourri, and more, Lemon Balm should be used far more frequently in the garden. It's a member of the mint family, so you know it's super-easy to grow. It looks fresh and pretty, smells great, and needs almost no attention to flourish for many years.The upright stems of this plant sport toothy, pale green leaves 1 to 3 inches long. In summer they're topped by tiny yellow to purple blooms, but the flowers are not showy. It's the foliage you'll love. Brush against this plant and the rich lemon-mint scent is released, delightfully perfuming the entire area.Lemon Balm reaches about 18 inches high and 24 inches wide in full sun or partial shade. It prefers moist, well-drained soil, and doesn't mind if you harvest the leaves one by one rather than all together at season's end. A hardy perennial ready to thrive from one end of the country

Chocolate Blooms with a Sweet Fragrance!This new All-America Rose Selection winner is a completely new color breakthrough! Plant Patent #15,155. Cultivar name: 'WEKpaltlez'. This Rose is so uniquely colored that we may just have to invent a new name for the color of its lusciously ruffled blooms! A chocolate-brown infused with smoke and hints of purple . . . or perhaps a russet- influenced brick-red . . . There is no way to do justice to these sweetly fragrant, freely borne blossoms! Hot Cocoa™ is the new All-America Rose Selection winner, and one glance will tell you that the Rose world will never be the same again!The flowers are 3 1/2 inches wide, packed with petals and boasting merrily ruffled edges that add depth to their show. They arise from long, pinpoint buds of a deep rust color (glamorous enough all by themselves!) all over this Floribunda shrub. The flowering begins in late spring and continues until fall, with bright green foliage framing the rich blossoms. Very vigorous and resistant to disease, Ho

Get Serious about Gardening While they Play!Real wood for a lifetime of little hands; real steel for all that pent-up energy!Most "garden tools" for children are nothing more than flimsy toys, scarcely able to rake a leaf or dig a hole. That's discouraging, and who knows how many would-be green thumbs turn away from gardening at an early age because it seems so hard. All that's about to change with this wood-and-steel set designed for ages 5 and up. The colors are bright and simple, but the craftsmanship and durability are world-class.The 3 1/2-inch handles are fashioned of smooth wood sized just right for little hands. Bolted securely to the steel implements, they will not bend, crack, or shatter like synthetic materials can. And they're pleasing to hold -- a big factor for getting young children to try something new. The implements are sturdy but not too sharp; they get the job done without threatening stray fingers and toes along the way!Children will be successful with these tools, and you may find yourse

Looks as Good as it Tastes!Richly fragrant dark green stems.Let the long, richly fragrant dark green stems of this herb trail over the sides of a basket or tall flowerpot, perfuming the air delightfully. Superb for cooking, it looks as good as it tastes! Zones 8-10.Prostrate Rosemary

Heavenly Scent and Sunset-Toned Blooms Over a Long Season!Erupts with blooms all summer and into fall on hardy vines!Plant Patent #3,682. Cultivar name: 'JACclam'.A classic returns! This beloved large-flowered climber erupts in bloom all summer and into fall on tough, hardy vines that quickly reach 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide.And such blooms! Fully double, bursting with 30 to 35 petals each, the 4- to 5-inch flowers are a luscious pink suffused with salmon and coral, with lighter tones on the petal reverse.Best of all, the flowers have a strong, spicy clove scent! Bred by American hybridizer Bill Warriner, America™ is a cross of R. 'Fragrant Cloud' x 'Tradition.' Recipient of the 1976 AARS Award. Zones 4-9

Combining the beauty of pottery with the strength of modern materials, this lightweight polyurethane planter offers superior insulation and an attractive permanent home for your fine perennials, shrubs, and trees. Resistant to chipping, cracking, and breaking, it's easy to clean and to move around, yet it looks as lovely as an antique in any setting.The 9-inch diameter pot is extra deep to provide plenty of root space, and the intricate latticework design adds a contemporary touch. The color is an aged terra-cotta. Handsome with a timeless beauty, this planter will never go out of style

Loves Heat and Humidity, Refusing to "Go Green" Even in Bright Sun!Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit and Plantarium Bronze Medal.Plant Patent Applied For. Cultivar name: 'Lisaura'. We've been eagerly waiting for sufficient stock of this exciting new Blue Mist Shrub, and at last we can offer it to Park gardeners! It comes to us from England, where it's been awarded top honors and has taken the gardening world by storm. This perennial or small shrub offers large gold leaves edged in bright mint green and topped by rich, intense blue blooms in late summer and early fall. There have been variegated Caryopteris before, of course, but none with the beauty and stability of Hint of Gold. It simply refuses to "green out" in hot sun, keeping its bright colors glowing from spring until hard frost!This is a bushy, dense, upright plant, just perfect for the border, a low hedge, mass planting, or accent. It will put up with a bit of shade, but prefers full sun, where butterflies flock to celebrate its unusually brigh

A Dwarf with Double Blooms! Indescribably fragrant, and compact enough for large containers as well as the sunny garden!Find a special place for this fabulously fragrant, beautiful dwarf Mockorange! Unlike its rangy 5- to 10-foot cousins, Snowbelle is a compact, super-flowering little dwarf with the sweetest scent and most flowers per inch of just about any shrub in the garden. You will love it in any sunny spot!These blooms are fully double, and they arise by the many hundred all over this 4-by-4-foot shrub. Mockorange blossoms have been decorating June weddings for centuries, and one whiff tells you why! Not only are these 1-inch white blooms lovely, but their fragrance is simply irresistible. Sweet without being cloying, it has a fresh citrus zing that is really delightful! Snowbelle was bred in Ottawa, Canada, so it has terrific winter hardiness, as you might expect. (Most Mockoranges are hardy only through zone 5.) But it also has terrific heat tolerance, blooming earlier but just as heavily in warm climat