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Fargesia rufa 'Green Panda' (CLUMPING BAMBOO)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Very cold hardy (to 15 below 0F) and vigorous, this beautifully fountain shaped and entirely non-invasive clumper (to 8' x 8') features non-curling leaves and reddish culms making...

Juglans carpathian 'Carpathian' (CARPATHIAN WALNUT)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Delicious thin-shelled, mild-flavored walnuts are delightfully mild tasting and a favorite for fresh eating or baking are produced by this large, spreading, 40-60' vigorous shade...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Amber Gem' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The incredible double golden-yellow flowers are brushed to the tips with red like a ripe apricot, giving the blossoms an exquisite amber coloration. The gorgeous blooms arise from...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Izu no hana' (LACECAP HYDRANGEA)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 This UNIQUE lace-cap surrounds its deep-pink center flowers with large pink double florets, each floret containing 14-16 sepals rather than the usual 4 Add dark glossy foliage a...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Slate Double' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 A beautifully nodding and floriferous hellebore with double, slate-gray, late-winter to spring flowers standing 18-22 inches tall and spreading about 2 feet. PSh-Sh/M 

Mini Skirt (MINI HOSTA)

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Thick, wavy leaves of green with margins of yellow form adorable mini mounds 5 inches tall and about a foot wide. Its summer racemes are pale lavender, and stand just a few inches above the colorful...

Cotoneaster microphyllus 'Cooperi' (LITTLELEAF COTONEASTER)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 A very small, dense mound with tiny leaves, untempermental and rewarding for bonsai or rock garden. Late summer, red berries contrast beautifully on the dense mounds. S/M-D 

Helleborus orientalis (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 The ideal groundcover for deciduous shrubs and trees, this classic perennial provides the gardens with welcome winter flowers whose wide-open faces nod for many months above...

Hakonechloa macra 'Lemon Zest' (VARIEGATED JAPANESE FOREST GRASS)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 This light and bright Japanese forest grass is a fantastic choice for adding color and texture to low-light areas and shade gardens. Its tri-colored variegation of chartreuse,...

Ficus carica 'Improved Celeste' (EDIBLE FIG)

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Hardiness zones 7-10 Hardy, and small enough (to 8' x 8') for a large container or small yard, this fig from the Louisiana State University produces a good crop of medium sized yummy sweet fruit (to...

Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleims Hardy' (HARDY GARDENIA)

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Hardiness zones 7-10 You can enjoy the exquisite jasmine perfume of the lovely pure-white single flowers of this compact 3-4' "survivor" indoors OR outdoors; hardy to zone 7; the species is used for...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Black Diamond' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This dramatically toned Hellebore blooms in late winter-early spring with large, single, cup-shaped flowers of saturated, deep eggplant purple to charcoal black petals. They stand...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Masja' (MOPHEAD HYDRANGEA)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 For container, small yard, or front-of-the-border accent, this 2-3' semi-dwarf sport of Alpengluhen not only produces one crop of showy 4-6" red ball- shaped flowers” but often...

Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Gold Rider' (GOLD LEYLAND CYPRESS)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Among newer selections by far the best is Gold Rider (van Gelderen) a slow-growing Dutch introduction that retains the brilliant golden color of its feathered sprays well during...

Fuchsia magellanica 'Variegata' (VARIEGATED HARDY FUCHSIA)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 A striking small shrub whose gray-green leaves are variegated with cream and blush pink, creating a pretty backdrop for the small, pendulous scarlet and purple flowers which...

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' (OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Lovely all year, this compact (4-6') shrub selected by Princeton N. has large white (pink when dry) flower heads held upright for a spectacular summer show; its handsome leaves...

Hellebore Winter Jewels® 'Apricot Blush' (HELLEBORE)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Softly colored single petals are peachy apricot and may be freckled, flushed, edged or streaked with gorgeous deep rosy red hues, providing some of the first color as winter ends...

Hakonechloa macra 'Albostriata' (STRIPED FOREST GRASS)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 One of the most beautiful of the decorative grasses, its bright-green, narrow leaves are beautifully and variably striped with creamy-white. This graceful two foot clumper is...

Fuchsia 'Riccartonii' (VERY HARDY FUCHSIA)

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Hardiness zones 6-9 Perhaps the hardiest variety, this small upright shrub (to 3' x 3') is especially pretty when it produces its small dark-red and purple flowers during much of the summer; your...

Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire® 'Rutpink' (PINK-FLOWERING DOGWOOD)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 After a couple years of being established, the abundance of 4-5 inch lighter pink flowers will emerge as a dark-pink to fuchsia, unique from other dogwoods. Summer blooms can last...

Helleborus Winter Jewels® 'Cherry Blossom' (LENTEN ROSE)

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Hardiness zones 4-9 This Lenten Rose features exquisite, hefty, semi-double blooms with incredibly rich cherry-red centers. The petals are creamy white with red margins and they contrast the dark...

Heptacodium miconioides (SEVEN-SONS PLANT)

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Hardiness zones 5-9 Introduced to the U.S. by the Arnold Arboretum, this unusual 15-20'shrub/tree makes a welcome addition to the landscape palette with its white, fragrant, late-summer flowers which...

Fuchsia magellanica 'Aurea' (YELLOW HARDY FUCHSIA)

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Hardiness zones 6-10 This unusual form of the always-enjoyable Hardy Fuchsia (to 2') adds some bright color to a shady picture with its yellow leaves and contrasting reddish stems and tubular flowers...

Feijoa sellowiana (PINEAPPLE GUAVA)

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Hardiness zones 8-11 Edible and gorgeous! Pretty pink and white fleshy blossoms are wonderfully tasty and if you can manage not to eat them, you will be rewarded with 2-3" egg-shaped green edible...