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Do you have a dark spot in your garden which needs brightening up? Here are some plants which love the shade.

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Perennials
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Alchemilla ellenbeckii    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–mid-August.
 6 $7.75 SOLD OUT!
Arisaema candidissimum Photo Available   Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Pink flowered white striped Cobra Lily Blooms June–July.
 6 $9.50 SOLD OUT!
Asarum caudatum    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Western Wild Ginger Blooms April–June
AVAILABLE LATE FALL 2020		 7 $8.50
Asarum caudatum f. album Photo Available Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Wild Ginger Blooms April–June.
 7 $8.75
Asarum splendens Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Chinese Wild Ginger Blooms April–May
AVAILABLE 2020		 6 $10.00
Athyrium filix-femina ‘Lady in Red’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 4 $9.75
Athyrium ‘Ghost’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Ghost Lady Fern Blooms
4 $9.75
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Japanese Painted Fern Blooms
4 $9.75
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Regal Red’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
4 $9.75
Beesia deltophylla    Partial Shade  Shade Lover False Bugbane Blooms May–June.
 6 $8.75
Dicentra ‘Margery Fish’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May & again in fall.
 5 $10.00
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April – May.
 4 $10.00
Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’ Photo Available Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Cantonese Fairy Bells Blooms April–July
 5 $11.75
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
5 $9.75
Dryopteris ludoviciana    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Southern Shield Fern Blooms
6 $9.75
Dryopteris pycnopteroides Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Japanese Wood Fern Blooms
6 $9.75
Eomecon chionantha    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April.
 6 $8.00
Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms late March–May
 5 $12.00
Epimedium ‘Domino’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May
 5 $12.00
Epimedium x ‘Enchantress’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April
 5 $12.00 SOLD OUT
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Koji’    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms late March–May
 4 $11.00
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Purple Pixie’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May
 5 $12.00
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘White Queen’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms late March–May
 5 $12.00
Epimedium ‘Mandariin Star’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May
 5 $12.00
Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May
 4 $11.00
Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Blooms April–May
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $12.00
Epimedium pinnatum ssp. colchicum    Partial Shade  Shade Lover  Drought Tolerant Blooms April–May
 4 $11.00
Epimedium x rubrum Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms February–March
 5 $11.00
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Epimedium stellulatum ‘Wudang Star’  Drawing Available  Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April.
AVAILABLE LATE SPRING 2020		 4 $12.00
Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April
AVAILABLE 2020		 5 $10.50
Epimedium x warleyense ‘Ellen Willmott’    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April-May
 5 $11.00
Epimedium x warleyense ‘Orange Queen’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Blooms March–April
 5 $12.00
Epimedium x youngianum ‘Merlin’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May
 5 $12.00
Geranium x monacense ‘Claudine Dupont’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–September
 6 $9.25
Geranium monacense ‘Muldoon’ Photo Available Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August.
AVAILABLE SUMMER 2020		 4 $8.75
Geranium nodosum Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms May–October.
 7 $8.75
Geranium nodosum ‘Clos du Coudray’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms June–October
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 6 $9.25
Geranium nodosum ‘Svelte Lilac’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms May – October.
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 7 $8.75
Geranium phaeum ‘Album’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August
 5 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Geranium phaeum ‘Alec’s Pink’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August.
 4 $8.75
Geranium phaeum ‘Langthorn’s Blue’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August.
AVAILABLE SUMMER 2020		 4 $8.75
Geranium phaeum ‘Lavender Pinwheel’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August
 4 $9.25 SOLD OUT!
Geranium phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August.
 5 $9.25 SOLD OUT!
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Geranium phaeum ‘Raven’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–August
 4 $9.25
Geranium phaeum ‘Samobor’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms May–September
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $9.25
Geranium phaeum ‘Springtime’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Blooms May–August
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 4 $9.50
Geranium phaeum ‘Walküre’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April – August.
 5 $8.75 SOLD OUT!
Geranium ‘Sabani Blue’ Photo Available   Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms May–June
 5 $8.50
Helleborus x ballardiae ‘HGC Pink Frost’ Photo Available   Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms January–March
 5 $12.75
Helleborus foetidus ‘Wester Flisk’ Photo Available Drawing Available  Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms February–April
 5 $11.00 SOLD OUT!
Ligularia dentata ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms July–August
 4 $8.75 SOLD OUT!
Ligularia przewalskii    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms July–August.
 5 $8.00
Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms July–August
 5 $8.75
Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Golden Creeping Jenny Blooms April–September.
 5 $7.75
Matteuccia struthiopteris Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Ostrich Fern Blooms
3 $9.75
Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii ‘Chattahoochee’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–early June
 3 $8.75 SOLD OUT!
Phlox divaricata ‘London Grove Blue’    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April–May
 4 $8.75 SOLD OUT!
Phlox divaricata ‘May Breeze’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Woodland Phlox Blooms April–May
 4 $8.75
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’  Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April – May.
 4 $10.75
Pulmonaria angustifolia ‘Blaues Meer’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms February-April
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria ‘Apple Frost’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria ‘Benediction’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms early March–May.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria ‘Berries and Cream’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria ‘Diana Clare’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms late February–April
 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria ‘Excalibur’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–May.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria ‘Little Star’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms early March – April.
 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria longifolia ssp. cevennensis Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Cevennes Lungwort Blooms March – April.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria longifolia ‘Bertram Anderson’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms February–April.
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria ‘Majesté’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April.
 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–May
 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria ‘Roy Davidson’ Photo Available Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms mid-February–May.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Dora Bielefeld’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms February–April.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Highdown’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Bethlehem Sage Blooms February–April.
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Sissinghurst White’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms February–April
 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria ‘Silver Streamers’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April
 4 $9.00 SOLD OUT!
Pulmonaria ‘Silver Bouquet’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Blooms March–May
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 4 $9.00
Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April
 4 $9.00
Rohdea japonica Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms June–July.
 6 $8.75
Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Strawberry Begonia Blooms June–October.
 7 $8.25
Trachystemon orientalis Photo Available   Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Oriental Trachystemon Blooms March
 6 $9.00
Tricyrtis ‘Blue Wonder’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms September–October
 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis ‘Dark Beauty’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms September–October
 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis ‘Empress’ Photo Available Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms August–September
 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Autumn Glow’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms August–September
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Samurai’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms August–September.
 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis ‘Hatatogisa’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms September–October.
 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis hirta ‘Moonlight’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms September–October.
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $9.00
Tricyrtis x ‘Sinonome’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms September–October.
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $9.00
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Tricyrtis ‘Taipei Silk’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms September–October
 5 $9.00
Trillium albidum Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Sweet Trillium Blooms mid-March – late April.
 6 $7.75 SOLD OUT!
Trillium catesbaei    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Catesby’s Trillium Blooms April–May
 4 $7.75 SOLD OUT!
Trillium grandiflorum ‘Snowy White’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover White Wake Robin Blooms March–May.
 4 $7.75 SOLD OUT!
Trillium luteum  Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Yellow Wake Robin Blooms April–early June.
 5 $7.75 SOLD OUT!
Trillium sessile Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms April – May.
 4 $7.75 SOLD OUT!
Uvularia grandiflora  Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April.
 3 $8.00

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Ornamental Grasses
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Carex cherokeensis    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Cherokee Sedge Blooms April–June
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 6 $8.00
Carex conica ‘Snowline’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Miniature Variegated Sedge Blooms May
 5 $8.00
Carex elata ‘Aurea’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Bowles Golden Sedge Blooms
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $8.25
Carex elata ‘Knightshayes’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
5 $8.00 SOLD OUT!
Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
5 $8.00
Carex morrowii var. temnolepis ‘Silk Tassel’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 5 $8.50
Carex muskingumensis ‘Little Midge’    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Dwarf Palm Sedge Blooms
4 $8.25
Carex pensylvanica Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Oak Sedge Blooms May
 4 $8.00
Carex pensylvanica ‘Straw Hat’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover  New Plant Blooms mid April–May
AVAILABLE SPRING 2020		 4 $8.25
Carex scaposa Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Cherry Blossom Sedge Blooms mid-July–August & late September
 6 $8.50
Carex ‘Silver Sceptre’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms May
 5 $8.00
Hakonechloa macra    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
4 $9.00
Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Golden Hakone Grass Blooms
6 $9.00
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Golden Variegated Hakone Grass Blooms
6 $9.00
Hakonechloa macra ‘Naomi’ Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
5 $9.00 SOLD OUT!

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Ornamental Shrubs
Plant NameCommon NameNotesHardy ZonePriceOrder
Buddleja x weyeriana ‘Bicolor’ Photo Available   Full Sun  Shade Lover Blooms July – early October.
 5 $10.75 SOLD OUT!
Buxus microphylla japonica ‘Green Beauty’    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Littleleaf Boxwood Blooms
6 $9.25
Buxus sempervirens ‘Vadar Valley’    Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms
5 $9.25 SOLD OUT!
Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’ Photo Available Drawing Available  Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Blooms March–April
 4 $9.75 SOLD OUT!
Corylopsis spicata ‘Aurea’    Partial Shade  Shade Lover Golden Winter Hazel Blooms March–April
 6 $15.75 SOLD OUT!
Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’  Drawing Available  Full Sun  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Silver-Veined Wintercreeper Blooms
5 $12.00
Sarcococca hookeriana ssp. var. humilis  Drawing Available  Partial Shade  Shade Lover Dwarf Sweetbox Blooms March–April
 6 $10.25
Sarcococca ruscifolia Photo Available   Partial Shade  Shade Lover Fragrant Sweetbox Blooms February–early April
 7 $10.25

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Vines are amazing...

in their ability to lend an air of maturity to the garden. They can be trained on a fence, trellis, pergola or obelisk, framing a distant vista or anchoring an intimate view. Be sure to check out our online selection of clematis and other climbers.

The 28th edition of our Digging Dog Nursery Catalog ...

will be mailed on January 2nd! Our new catalog features an exceptional collection of 90 new plants, accompanied by coveted older selections. We welcome you to wander through its pages, or browse our website which has been newly updated. Distinguished by multi-seasonal appeal, exquisite beauty, acquiescent habits or heroic temperaments, these versatile plants will flourish in a variety of environs throughout the country, and as an added bonus many of our species sustain birds and beneficial pollinators. We hope you’ll discover offerings that sprout inspiration, brighten your mood and cajole you into your leafy sanctuary. Following is a sampling of some of our favorites.

An upcoming gardening season evokes excitement and anticipation, accompanied by the prospect of possibility. Questions arise: How do I feel strolling through my botanical retreat? What would I like to change? When considering these queries, we’re always buoyed by what famed Mexican architect and engineer Luis Barragán once said, “A garden must combine the poetic and mysterious with serenity and joy.” Now that’s something to strive for!

Your ongoing commerce, steadfast support and helpful comments have enabled us to continue nurturing these wondrous plants we grow for you. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to you, our valued customers.

All of us plant wranglers at the nursery, along with Boobah, our wee greeter and self-appointed nursery manager, and shy kitty, Parker, wish you countless happy hours digging in a garden of your own! 

Fresh Start Sale!

Purchase a minimum of $100.00 in plants, and receive a 15% discount! Mention code: "Fresh Start 2020" in the customer comments section of our online order form, and we will deduct the sale discount when we confirm your shipping date. All plants must be in stock, and ship by January 14, 2020 to qualify for the discount. Sale runs thru January 12th 2020.

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