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Hosta ‘Halcyon’

[gallery ids="9189"] A compact plantain lily with striking blue-green foliage.  The textured leaves are thick and resistant to slugs. It blooms in the summer with stalks of pale lilac flowers.  It prefers moist, well drained soil and full to partial shade....
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Caragana arborescens ‘Pendula’

[gallery ids="8970,9138"] A stiffly weeping form, usually grafted on a standard to make a small ornamental specimen. The leaves are bright green and the spring flowers are bright yellow. It tolerates drought, poor soil and cold. It is a very hardy selection for a unique specimen in the garden....
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Betula nigra (‘BNMTF’) Dura Heat®

A pyramidal tree with glossy, dark green leaves and whitish, exfoliating bark.  It is resistant to birch borer and has good leaf spot resistance. The fall color is yellow. This selection may be more heat tolerant than the species....
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Berberis thunbergii ‘Concorde’

[gallery ids="9491,10548"] A dense, slow growing low shrub with dark burgundy foliage. Has small yellow flowers in the spring, but will set no viable seed. The fall color is a bright scarlet. It was selected for it's compact form, making it great for mass planting or a low hedge. It is drought tolerant once established....
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