2017
- Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Espresso’ (Espresso™ Kentucky Coffee Tree)
Espresso Kentucky Coffee Tree
Able to withstand the rigors of an urban setting, including pollution, a wide range of soils, salt, and drought conditions, the Espresso™ Kentucky Coffee Tree is an outstanding large tree, and a native to the Midwest. With large, doubly compound leaves on upright arching branches, the tree has a tropical look. In fall, the leaves turn a warm yellow. This is a seedless selection that transplants well and has no serious disease or insect problems.
Height: 50’ to 60’ tall; Spread: 35’ to 45’; Grows in full to partial sun. Does well in zones 4-8.
- Intersectional (Itoh) Hybrid Peonies
Intersectional (Itoh) Hybrid Peonies
Toichi Itoh, the Japanese hybridizer, was the first to successfully cross a hybrid tree peony with an herbaceous peony. The Intersectionals are the spectacular result, providing strong stems able to support extraordinarily full and large, fragrant flowers, with colors ranging from yellows to oranges to pinks and corals. Intersectionals are incredibly robust, growing to 2-3’ in a compact bushy form, with gorgeous foliage. And, like herbaceous peonies, the foliage dies to the ground each season, returning in spring to delight us for another season. They are disease resistant, now easy to grow, and deer proof.
Height: 30-34” tall; Spread: 36”; Partial to full sun in well-drained soil. Does well in zones 4-9
2016
- Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce)
Serbian Spruce
Serbian Spruce brings a vertical grace to any landscape with its slender, spire-like form. Anyone who loves conifers, favors Picea omorika for its beauty and adaptability. It grows in full sun to partial shade, preferring a rich, moist well-drained soil but tolerating a wide pH range and drought-prone sites, including urban conditions. The flat needles of the Serbian Spruce are a rich dark green beautifully contrasted by a silvery underside. It transplants well, establishes quickly, can be used as a single specimen, in a group, or as a screen, and is ideal for narrow spaces and street applications.
Height: 40’ to 60’ tall; Spread: 15’ to 25’; Grows in full sun to partial shade. Does well in zones 4-7.
- Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ (‘Hot Lips’ Turtlehead)
‘Hot Lips’ Turtlehead)
‘Hot Lips’ Turtlehead brings vivid color to the partially shaded part of the garden, with bronze-green foliage in spring, and rosy pink blooms in late summer to mid fall. The hooded flowers that give the plant its name are on upright stems that create a bushy mound. It is a showy and long lived plant that does best in a moist or wet site, but is wonderfully adaptable.
This North American native is deer resistant and attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, and does extremely well in a variety of uses.Height: 23-35” tall; Spread: 18-23”; Full sun to partial shade. Does well in zones 3-8
2015
- Musclewood – Carpinus caroliniana
- Dark Towers Beardtongue Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ PP20013
2014
- Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’ – Tor Birchleaf Spirea
- Echinacea ‘CBG Cone 2’ – Pixie Meadowbrite™ Coneflower
2013
- Sisyrinchium angustifolium ‘Lucerne’ – Lucerne Blue-Eyed Grass
- Pinus cembra cultivars – Swiss Stone Pine – any cultivar
2012
- Allium ‘Summer Beauty’ – Summer Beauty Ornamental Onion
- Malus sargentii ‘Select A’ – Firebird® Crabapple
2011
- Stachys monnieri ‘Hummelo’ – Hummelo Alpine Betony
- Acer miyabei ‘Morton’ – State Street® Miyabe Maple
2010
- Calamintha nepeta var. nepeta ‘Montrose White’ – Calamint
- Quercus muehlenbergii – Chinkapin Oak
2009
- Baptisia australis – Blue False Indigo
- Chionanthus virginicus – White Fringetree
2008
- Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ – Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
- Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ – Blue Star
2007
- Malus ‘Louisa’ – Louisa Crabapple
- Pulmonaria longifolia ‘Bertram Anderson’ – Lungwort
2006
- Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ – Northwind Switchgrass
- Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ – Winter King Hawthorn
2005
- Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’ – Red Sprite Winterberry
- Hosta ‘Patriot’
