pinewood perennial gardens

An evergreen grass-like plant with bright, yellow foliage, year-round. Use as a groundcover or to edge a path or patio. Provide some shade in the afternoon to reduce burning. Cut back in the spring to allow new foliage to develop. 12-18" h x 12-18" w. Z 5-9.

Native. Slow growing, native grass with slender, green leaves to 8" long. Semi-evergreen in cold climates. Adaptable to sunny or shady locations and tolerates dry, sandy, wooded settings. Spring flowers insignificant. 8" ht. Z 4.

Native. Slow growing, native grass with slender, green leaves to 8" long. Semi-evergreen in cold climates. Adaptable to sunny or shady locations and tolerates dry, sandy, wooded settings. Spring flowers insignificant. 8" ht. Z 4.

A clump-forming sedge with 0.25" wide green leaves edged in white that spreads by rhizomes. This grass-like plant adds a fine texture to the landscape. Prefers average moisture and part-shade to shady sites. A versatile plants that can be used en mass as a groundcover or in shade containers. A evergreen, cool season plant that should be cutback in the spring before new growth appears. 12" h x 18-24" w. Z 5-9.

Deciduous, compact, woody shrub with silver-gray, fragrant foliage. Dark blue flowers cover the mounding plant in late summer. Prefers sunny sites with well-drained soils. Tolerant of dry conditions. Prune in early spring after growth begins. 36" h x 48" w. Z 5-9.

Erect, stoloniferous, clump-forming perennial with gray-green, 7" long, lance-shaped lower leaves. Rich-blue, 2" diameter flowers with tubular petals around the margin surrounding reddish-blue center during early summer. 12-24" ht. Z 3-8.

Showy flowers with pure-white, trumpet-shaped petals radiate from royal-purple centers during early summer. Flowers contrast nicely against the gray-green mound of 7" long, lance-shaped lower leaves. 14" ht. Z 3-8.

A stoloniferous, deciduous groundcover for sunny sites. Gentian-blue flowers from midsummer into fall. Fall color is bronze-red. 8-12" ht. Z 5-8.

A stoloniferous, deciduous groundcover for sunny sites. Gentian-blue flowers from midsummer into fall. Fall color is bronze-red. 8-12" ht. Z 5-8.

Clump-forming, warm season grass with gold fall color growing to 4'. Small, silvery flowers are followed by groups of flattened, green spikelets that turn red-bronze in autumn. Z 5.