Plant Guide

Popular Plants

• Conifers

  Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii'
  (Lawson false cypress)

  Picea sitchensis 'Papoose'
  (Dwarf Sitka spruce, 'Papoose' spruce)

  Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'
  (Sargent's weeping hemlock, Eastern hemlock)

  Sciadopitys verticillata
  (Japanese umbrella pine)

  Pinus nigra
  (Austrian pine, European black pine)

  Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald'
  (American arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, White cedar)

• Succulents

  Opuntia compressa
  (Eastern prickly pear cactus)

  Sedum sieboldii
  (October Daphne, Stonecrop)

  Agave parryi
  (Mescal)

  Echinocactus grusonii
  (Golden barrel cactus, Mother-in-law's cushion)

  Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum’
  (Stonecrop)

  Agave americana
  (American aloe, Century plant)

• Grasses

  Carex elata 'Aurea'
  (Bowles' golden sedge)

  Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'
  (Tufted hair grass, Tussock grass)

  Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola’
  (Golden Japanese forest grass)

  Muhlenbergia capillaris
  (Gulf muhly, Pink muhly grass, Pink hair grass)

  Pennisetum alopecuroides
  (Fountain grass)

  Sporobolus wrightii
  (Wright's dropseed)

What to plant

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The Only Shrubs You Need to GrowA garden designer recommends eight plants that provide reliable good looks without a lot of work

Showy Shrubs for FallTrees aren't the only plants that put on a colorful foliage display this time of year

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