Florida yew is one of the rarest conifers in North America, a shrubby evergreen restricted to a single stretch of steep, cool ravines along the eastern bluffs of the Apalachicola River in the Florida Panhandle, and nowhere else on Earth. A shrub or small tree of the shaded understory, the plant carries flat, soft, dark-green needles and, on female plants, the fleshy scarlet arils that mark every yew.
This deciduous pinnate leaf shrub from Argentina similar to the more familiar, yellow-flowered Tecoma stans except the flowers are red. It appears to be tender. We offer these thanks to fellow explorer Tony Avent. The seed we collected in Argentina did not come up. The related Tecoma stans is a popular drought tolerant and showy flowering shrub in the Southwest U.S. and in Florida.
Tecoma stans var. stans is a shrub or small tree in subtropical areas. The variety stans is less hardy but frequently used in tropical or subtropical regions. This is the variety angustatum which is native in west Texas, Arizona and southward. It is a more cold hardy shrub but still may kill back in winter in zone 8. It may behave as perennial in parts of zone 8-9 where it can be cut back after the frost kills the tops and mulched well for the winter. Given rich soil and ample water, these plants will thrive during hot summers and provide an abundance of bright yellow bell-like flowers.
Cape honeysuckle is a rangy, vine-like evergreen shrub from southern Africa, grown for glossy, compound leaves like a trumpet vine's and, above all, for the showy clusters of orange to orange-red tubular flowers that hummingbirds and, in the wild, sunbirds cannot resist. A member of the trumpet-vine family, Bignoniaceae, the plant can be trained up a support, clipped into a loose informal hedge, or left to cascade over a wall or bank.
Tetracentron is a very rare deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves. Heronswood Nursery in Washington describes it as a rare relative of Cercidiphyllum japonicum...a living link to the flora of past geologic eras and perhaps the most valued tree in our [extensive] collection, and that which ["Chinese"] Wilson climbed to first photograph Davidia involucrata.
Formerly known as Evodia, this is a small to medium size deciduous tree with pinnate leaves and large clusters of white flowers followed by clusters of small shiny black seeds. Plant in sun or semi shade in good soil. The flowers of this tree are loved by bees and it is a favorite of bee keepers.
Silver germander is a Mediterranean evergreen grown above all for foliage. Teucrium fruticans wears small, aromatic, gray-green leaves backed in silvery white felt, on pale, white-woolly stems, so the whole shrub reads as a soft silver mound that lights a hot, sunny border and cools the greens around it. A member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, the plant carries the square stems and aromatic foliage of that clan.
Bluish fine textured foliage. Flowers likely showy on tall spikes. This undetermined species from seed collected by Frank Bell in gorge area north of Qiaotou, Yunnan, China. Has grown well here. (See ARM)
Romantic, loose, and full of life, the Cottage Garden Set brings together six native perennials and grasses chosen for their long season of beauty, soft movement, and deep connection to pollinators and garden history. From the spring bloom of Baptisia alba var. macrophylla to the late golden daisies of Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida, this collection creates the layered, story-rich abundance that defines a true cottage garden.With nodding flowers, fragrant foliage, airy grass, and old-fashioned charm, this set offers a planting that feels both curated and delightfully unruly... the kind of garden that seems to have gathered itself naturally, yet blooms with intention from spring into fall.
№ 112A native-forward planting for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
The Pollinator SetA native-forward planting for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Build a garden that hums, flutters, and feeds life from early spring through late fall. Our Pollinator Set brings together six powerhouse perennials chosen for their layered bloom, ecological value, and ability to support pollinators across the seasons. From the early golden flowers of Packera aurea to the final autumn feast provided by Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, this collection creates a richly planted nectar corridor for bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects.
Rain Garden SetTurn a wet spot into one of the most dynamic parts of the garden. Our Rain Garden Set brings together six moisture-loving plants chosen for their bold texture, long season of interest, and ability to thrive where water lingers. From the elegant spring flowers of Iris virginica to the vivid late-season color of Boltonia asteroides and Vernonia noveboracensis, this collection creates a richly layered planting that feels lush, architectural, and alive from spring through fall.
Think of this as a living blueprint. The Southern Structure Kit brings together six bold, beautiful, and botanically significant plants that offer backbone, texture, and seasonal brilliance to the Southeastern landscape. These plugs aren't fleeting fillers — they are the shrubs and perennials that define borders, screen views, feed birds, and turn heads.
Thelypteris acuminata is a handsome evergreen fern from the woodlands of Japan and eastern Asia, grown for glossy green fronds that arch softly and hold their color through the year. Unlike the many deciduous ferns that vanish in winter, this species keeps a steady, structural presence in the shaded garden, one of the reasons the plant is prized where an evergreen fern is wanted.
This fern is a tidy spreading groundcover fern native to eastern and southeastern Asia but closely related to our native Beech Ferns. It is deciduous after frost and is easily grown and multiplied. Does not spread rapidly but can be speeded up by dividing and replanting. A good fern for shady moist sites with fertile soil.
The southern shield fern carries a longer pedigree than most ferns in cultivation. The type specimen was collected by Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland near Cumanacoa, in the cloud-shrouded country around Caripe in northeastern Venezuela, during their five-year expedition through the equinoctial Americas. Decades later the German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth, Humboldt's assistant in Paris and the man who would spend years describing the ten thousand and more specimens the explorers shipped home, became the namesake when Nicaise Auguste Desvaux formally described the species in 1827 as Nephrodium kunthii. C.V. Morton moved the fern into Thelypteris in 1967, and recent molecular work (Fawcett and Smith, 2021) has shifted the name again into Pelazoneuron, though the older binomial remains the one in common horticultural use.
A fern with erect-arching habit. Large, lacy triangular fronds. Native to Old World tropics but naturalized north to SC and west to TX. (See MIC) One quart container.
