Peachbush

Partial shade. Good as a low hedge plant, this mid-sized native shrub produces thousands of fragrant blooms in late winter and early spring. Late summer fruits are attractive to birds […]

Burford Holly (Dwarf)

Sun/part shade; evergreen, with dark glossy leaves bearing sharp needlelike points; small, white blooms, with red berries in winter; a slow grower. Often used as a strong sturdy hedge.

Horseherb

Shade or sun. Deciduous, forming a soft mat-like groundcover that often outperforms turfgrass in shade, with the bonus of prolific yellow blooms during the warm season. Many lawns on the […]

Holly Fern

Shade; evergreen with large leaves resembling holly. In general it prefers sheltered, moist areas but established plants can tolerate dry conditions as long as they are in shaded beds.

Chinese Holly

Sun or shade; evergreen with stiff glossy leaves. The spiny leaves are distinctive, with the central tip pointing downward and the outer tips pointing up, resembling horns. Red berries in […]

Hop Tree

Sun or shade. Deciduous, with fragrant flowers in spring. One of the northernmost members of the citrus family, it was once used as a substitute for hops in beer brewing. […]

Italian Cypress

Sun; evergreen. The classical Italian cypress grows like an exclamation point in the landscape. It’s useful as a specimen or along driveways; it can also be used to soften hard […]

Crinum Lily

Bright light; for a better-looking plant, protect from western summer sun. Crinum is a tropical evergreen, with big, sloppy mounds of cascading succulent foliage and prominent red-white-and pink striped lily […]

Cowpen Daisy

Sun. A fairly large herbaceous perennial with grey-green toothed leaves and cheerful yellow flowers throughout the warm season. The flowers can be distinguished from similar daisy and sunflower species by […]

Buffalo Grass

Sun (not shade). A native grass used as turf; the blue-green color and delicate white seed heads make a soft, plush lawn. Buffalograss is suitable for lawns without much foot […]