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    Fountain bamboo

    Fargesia nitida

    This striking clump-forming bamboo, with olive-purple stems, dark green leaves, and an upright habit, is suitable for screening.

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    Euphorbia dulcis ‘Chameleon’

    Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'

    This notable species produces erect stems of bronzy burgundy leaves and purple-green bracts in early summer.

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    ‘Forest Frost’ spiderweb hens & chicks

     

    Sempervivumarachnoideum 'Forest Frost'

    Hens & chicks make a charming addition to any container, rock garden, or footpath.

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    ‘Madonna’ Black elder

    Sambucus nigra 'Madonna'

    This choice specimen livens up the garden all season long with its stunning leaves of green splashed with gold.

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    Pachyphragma macrophylla

    Pachyphragma macrophylla

    Rounded, ruffled leaves form a solid, weed-free, evergreen ground cover.

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    Dwarf Sitka spruce

    Picea sitchensis 'Papoose'

    This is a dwarf conifer with a rounded form.

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    Olive

    Olea europaea 'Little Ollie'

    This dwarf, non-fruiting olive cultivar is an evergreen tree reaching 4 to 6 feet high and wide.

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    Sourwood

    Oxydendrum arboreum

    Sourwood, the lone species of the genus, is found in woodlands and along streams of eastern North America.

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    Mukdenia rossii ‘Crimson Fans’

    Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans'

    Attractive, glossy, fan-shaped leaves and creamy white bell-shaped flowers are borne in dense panicles for several weeks in spring.

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    Emperor I® Japanese maple

    Acer palmatum ‘Wolff’

    I’ll never forget when, in the mid-1990s, I called up a renowned nurseryman in Pennsylvania with questions about a holly, and he shifted the conversation to a new Japanese maple…