Ornamental Grasses For Shade Zone 5

The catch with growing grasses is that you have to know what size and form you're growing or you'll end up with the wrong plant in the wrong place and many people misjudge just how tall grasses can grow.

We are selling the hardy kiwi set of ‘Anna' and the hardy male pollinator. Hardy to zone 4. Kiwis require a male and female plant for pollination. Hardy Kiwi Set 'Anna' (Actinidia hybrids) Hardy kiwi has emerald-green flesh and a sweet taste similar...

‘Wyldewood' is well-known for its high fruit yields from its immense flower heads that often reach 12” across. American Elderberries need to be cross pollinated that's why we are offering this Set.

Mix them into your perennial borders. You will be thrilled by simple beauty they add. Cut them down in late winter and they will spring back up fresh every year. They reach 5 feet tall and three feet wide in full sun.

Its small size is just right for decorative ceramic pots or balcony window boxes. It will make you stop in your tracks! Plant a small drift of Little Miss to imitate the color and movement of the prairie, or just plant one individually to animate your...

In late summer it will shoot up soft, fluffy ‘foxtails' blooms that will add even greater interest. The FIRST Variegated Purple Fountain Grass! Pennisetum Fireworks ('Fireworks' Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' USPP 18,504.) is the first purple fountain...

It's drought tolerant and generally carefree. Dazzling Color Earlier Than Other Grasses With Hot Rod Switch Grass you won't have to wait long to enjoy vibrant color in your yard. Try one today! * Colorful foliage * Adaptable to a variety of soils * Drought...

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. This is not to be rushed. Alternately, Mondo Grass is equally happy with no attention, and can be not cut back at all and still performs well.

You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. Don't wait until we're sold out of Evercolor Everlite! They will go fast. It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border.

This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer. 'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes.

It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container. They are super easy to care for, they fit into just about any garden style and there are so many colors and forms to choose from.

Genus name from Latin means cutter in reference to the sharp leaves and stem edges (rushes are round but sedges have edges) found on most species' plants. This species thrives in shallow water (2-3 “).

‘Yaku Jima' is sometimes described in commerce as being a dwarf form of Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in...

Elegant, arching white and green variegated leaves, this elegant ornamental grass is noted for its very narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins, giving off an internal ‘light' affect.

Use this grass a a specimen, in borders, meadow or wild gardens and naturalized areas. Dwarf size facilitates use as a tall ground cover. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays, it also loves the heat and humidity...

Where not evergreen, foliage should be cut to the ground and removed in late winter. It is not evergreen in the Maryland area, although some foliage color will persist through the winter.it looks great grouped in the woodland garden or border or when...

Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. Plant Patent PP13,008 issued September 24, 2002. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area. Miscanthus Gracillimus' is an old and very popular cultivar.

Cut back clumps to the ground in late winter to early spring. Perfect for use in rain gardens, and provides winter interest in any situation. Shenandoah's fantastic steel blue upright foliage slowly adds a dose of burgundy that increases as the season...

Leaves are glossy and usually rolled into a threadlike cylinder. Plants should be groomed or cut to the ground in early spring to remove tattered foliage and make way for new foliage.

Grows primarily in clumps, but may infrequently spread by rhizomes. Tends to flop in rich soils. Features metallic-blue leaves which turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter.

If you are looking for a fertilizing routine tailored to your specific conditions, a soil sample should be taken and the fertilizer and trace elements matched to the needs of your soil.

True to its name, it even likes salt. Big and always hungry, they can ravage the garden if they're allowed to. There are effective ways to deter deer and block them from your plants, but one particularly good method is to plant things they don't want...

An ongoing taste test is the only true way to see if the. Read on to find out about these cold hardy zone 5 grape varieties.In cooler regions, choosing the correct varietal is crucial.

The bulbs will have plenty of sunlight to bloom and fade before a deciduous tree leafs out.produce large blossoms in late winter or early spring. Yellow archangel is a groundcover that produces tiny yellow flowers in June, but it's best known for the...

They are flowering shrubs that require a shady location to grow happily. They need moist, well-drained, acidic soils. Some thrive down to zone 3, but many don't grow well in such cold regions.

So you live in a cooler region of the United States but want to grow more of your own food. Of course, you have the basics like raspberries, strawberries and blueberries, but then you can get a little off the beaten path and opt for Sea Buckthorn or Aronia.are...