Evergreen Nursery Planting Tips
| Plants For Specific Situations | |
| Do you need plants for a specific application: Drought tolerant? Shade tolerant? Easy to grow? Consult the table below for our recommendations: | |
| Definitions of these categories can be found on our glossary page. If you have specific questions about a certain variety, don't hesitate to contact us. | |
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Between Stepping Stones
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Lawn Alternatives
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AJUGAS (some)
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AJUGAS
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| EUONYMUS Kewensis | EUONYMUS |
| LAURENTIA | HEDERA |
| LYSIMACHIA | HYPERICUM |
| MAZUS | LAMIASTRUM |
| MUEHLENBECKIA | LAMIUM |
| OPHIOPOGON 'Nana' | LAURENTIA |
| PRATIA | LIRIOPE muscari |
| SAGINA | LIRIOPE spicata |
| SEDUM | MAZUS |
| THYMUS | OPHIOPOGON |
| VERONICA 'Goldwell' | PACHYSANDRA |
| VINCA major | |
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Damp Soil Tolerant
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VINCA minor |
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ACORUS
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Native
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| ASTILBE | |
| COREOPSIS 'Moonbeam' |
AMSONIA hubrichtii
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| FERNS (in general) | ASCLEPIAS |
| HYDROCOTYLE | CHRYSOGONUM |
| IRIS (some) | COREOPSIS 'Nana' |
| JUNCUS | ECHINACEA magnus |
| LEPTINELLA gruveri | EUPATORIUM |
| LEPTINELLA squalida | FERNS |
| LIRIOPE muscari | HELIANTHUS |
| LIRIOPE spicata | HELIOPSIS |
| LYSIMACHIA | HEUCHERA |
| MAZUS | IRIS cristata |
| MONARDA | |
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Deer Resistant
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MUHLENBERGIA |
| PHLOX | |
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ACORUS
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RUDBECKIA |
| AJUGA | TIARELLA |
| ARDISIA | |
| ASPIDISTRA |
Salt Tolerant
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| ASTER | |
| ASTILBE |
DIANTHUS
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| CAREX | EUONYMUS |
| CERATOSTIGMA | HEDERA |
| COREOPSIS | HEMEROCALLIS |
| DELOSPERMA | LIRIOPE spicata |
| DIANTHUS | SANTOLINA |
| EUONYMUS | |
| FERNS |
Showy Flowers
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| HELLEBORUS | |
| HYPERICUM |
AJUGA
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| IRIS | ASTER |
| LAMIASTRUM | ASTILBE |
| LANTANA | CERATOSTIGMA |
| MUHLENBERGIA | CHRYSOGONUM |
| NEPETA | COREOPSIS |
| OPHIOPOGON | DELOSPERMA |
| SAGINA | DIANTHUS |
| SANTOLINA | ECHINACEA |
| SEDUMS | HELLEBORUS |
| THYMUS | HEMEROCALLIS |
| TRACHELOSPERMUM | HYPERICUM |
| VINCA major | IBERIS |
| VINCA minor | IRIS |
| LAMIUM | |
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Drought Tolerant
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LANTANA |
| LAURENTIA | |
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ACORUS
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LEUCANTHEMUM |
| AJUGA | LIRIOPE muscari |
| ASPIDISTRA | LYSIMACHIA |
| CERATOSTIGMA | MAZUS |
| DELOSPERMA | MUHLENBERGIA |
| DIANTHUS | NEPETA |
| ECHINACEA | PHLOX |
| EUONYMUS | RUDBECKIA |
| FICUS | SALVIA |
| HEDERA | SANTOLINA |
| HELLEBORUS | SCABIOSA |
| HEMEROCALLIS | SEDUMS |
| HOSTA | SEMPERVIVUM |
| HYPERICUM | THYMUS |
| IRIS | TRACHELOSPERMUM |
| LANTANA | VERBENA |
| LEUCANTHEMUM | VERONICA |
| LIRIOPE muscari | VINCA major |
| LIRIOPE spicata | VINCA minor |
| MUHLENBERGIA | |
| NEPETA |
Tolerates Deep Shade
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| OPHIOPOGON | |
| PHLOX |
AJUGA
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| RUBUS | ASPIDISTRA |
| RUDBECKIA | FERNS |
| SALVIA | HEDERA |
| SANTOLINA | HELLEBORUS |
| SCABIOSA | HEUCHERA |
| SEDUMS | HOSTA |
| LAMIASTRUM | |
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Good Erosion Control (Sun & Shade)
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LAMIUM |
| LIRIOPE muscari | |
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EUONYMUS (sun & shade)
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LIRIOPE spicata |
| HEDERA (sun & shade) | OPHIOPOGON |
| HYPERICUM (sun) | PACHYSANDRA |
| LAMIASTRUM (sun & shade) | TRACHELOSPERMUM |
| LIRIOPE muscari (sun & shade) | VINCA major |
| LIRIOPE spicata (sun & shade) | VINCA minor |
| MAZUS (sun) | |
| OPHIOPOGON (shade) |
Tolerates Full Sun
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| PACHYSANDRA (shade) | |
| PHLOX (sun) |
ACORUS
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| RUBUS (sun) | ASTER |
| TRACHELOSPERMUM (sun & shade) | CAREX |
| VINCA major (sun & shade) | CERATOSTIGMA |
| CHRYSOGONUM | |
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Good For Topiaries
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COREOPSIS |
| DELOSPERMA | |
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EUONYMUS
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DIANTHUS |
| FICUS | ECHINACEA |
| HEDERA | EUONYMUS |
| LAURENTIA | FICUS |
| LYSIMACHIA | HEDERA |
| OPHIOPOGON | HEMEROCALLIS |
| THYMUS | HYPERICUM |
| IBERIS | |
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Green Roof Plants
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IRIS |
| LAMIASTRUM | |
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ACORUS
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LANTANA |
| AJUGA | LAURENTIA |
| ASTER | LEUCANTHEMUM |
| CHRYSOGONUM | LIRIOPE muscari |
| COREOPSIS | LIRIOPE spicata |
| DELOSPERMA | MAZUS |
| DIANTHUS | MUHLENBERGIA |
| ECHINACEA | NEPETA |
| HEMEROCALLIS | PHLOX |
| HYPERICUM | RUBUS |
| IBERIS | RUDBECKIA |
| LEUCANTHEMUM | SALVIA |
| LIRIOPE muscari | SANTOLINA |
| LIRIOPE spicata | SCABIOSA |
| MAZUS | SEDUMS |
| MUHLENBERGIA | SEMPERVIVUM |
| NEPETA | THYMUS |
| PHLOX | TRACHELOSPERMUM |
| RUBUS | TRADESCANTIA (syn.: Setcreasea) |
| RUDBECKIA | VERBENA |
| SEDUMS | VERONICA |
| SEMPERVIVUM | VINCA major |
| THYMUS | |
| VERBENA |