‘Bikores’ is a good bolt-resistant beet. Beets, though grown as an annual, are really biennials. Origianally, beets had no thick, rounded roots, but just leafy tops. Swiss chard is actually an improved beet. Today’s modern beet has been bred to […]

‘Bastian’s Extra Early Red Turnip’ Beet is an heirloom variety whose dark red color turns yellowish on cooking. This diminution of appearance does not, however, affect the taste, which remains good and sweet. The root is large and olive-shaped. Beets, […]

‘Albina Verduna’ is an ‘albino’ or white beet which generally matures in 65 days. It is very sweet and large, and also excellent for pickling. Also, white beet sugar is often made from it. Beets, though grown as an annual, […]

Clump forming perennial succulent that thrives in semi-arid areas. Leaves are strap-like, smooth, with almost a waxy, grey-green coating. The edges of leaves have very fine teeth. Flowers are borne in curved, yellow-brown to reddish racemes or panicles and are […]

Large rounded leaves that are leathery in texture and glossy. The flowers appear in short spikes up to 1 and1/2 feet in height in shades of pink. Bergenia ciliata is consider most refined of this genus, Berginia crassifolia, probably the […]

Large rounded leaves that are leathery in texture, glossy, and with hairy margins. The flowers appear in spikes up to 12″ high in a pale pink with rosy red calyces. For happiest plants, locate in partially shaded area with adequate […]

Large green leaves with clusters of small pink flowers. Use as foreground cover under trees or in front of borders. Can also be used as colorful groundcover. Partial sun produces best growth and flowering results but plant can take sun […]

Berberis x mentorensis is a hybrid between B.julianae and B.thunbergii. It is a medium to large evergreen barberry, 5-7′ tall, 10-12′ wide. Growth habit is stiffly upright, with many stems, becomes bushy and rounded with age. Foliage is leathery, dark […]

This evergreen shrub has a compact mounding habit and grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. It produces reddish-bronze new growth that matures to a glossy green. Black berries in fall follow orange-yellow flowers. Use […]

Compact deciduous shrub with slender, spiny, branches, and small, roundly, oval leaves. Grown for autumn color. Overall form is fountain-like, becoming broader than tall with age, reaching 4′ tall and about 5′ wide. Small, yellow flowers borne beneath leaves, from […]