Page 15 - Griffin Gazette Issue 1 - 2018

Some suggestions: grasses are best used in part or full shade, Grass Variety Vendors listing for 2018*
they’re anything but dull! Miscanthus Emerald Coast Growers
• Miscanthus ‘Adagio’ 'Adagio'
4-5' tall with narrow, arching green • Carex ‘Evergold’
foliage; perfect for large containers 12" tall with narrow, creamy yellow Hatchett Creek
• Miscanthus ‘Bandwidth’ leaves with dark green edges Magnolia Gardens
2-3' tall with wonderful striped leaves; • Carex ‘Banana Boat’ Plug Connection
infertile, so no seed set 6-12" tall; showy with broad leaves Poplar Ridge
• Miscanthus ‘Morning Light’ of lemon to banana yellow with Walla Walla Nursery
3-5' tall with fine foliage with a green stripes Miscanthus Emerald Coast Growers
wonderfully arching form • Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ 'Bandwidth'
• Panicum ‘Hot Rod’ 9-14" tall with lovely, cascading leaves Miscanthus Emerald Coast Growers
36-40" tall; a red switch grass of gold; bit more upright than others 'Morning Light'
that turns red earlier than • Hakonechloa ‘Aureola’ Oglesby Plants
other Panicum 14-18" tall; green-and-yellow Poplar Ridge
And what’s a “thriller” without a “spiller?” variegated leaves with cascading habit; Sawyer Nursery
Try Carex or Hakonechloa to fill this role in PPA’s Perennial Plant of the Year Walla Walla Nursery
your star containers. While many of these for 2009 Walters Gardens

Panicum 'Hot Rod' Emerald Coast Growers
Morning Light miscanthus Carex 'Evergold' Aris Horticulture
from Walters Gardens
Emerald Coast Growers
Green Meadow Growers
Hatchett Creek
Magnolia Gardens
Meridian Young Plants
Pacific Plug and Liner
Plug Connection
Poplar Ridge
Rancho Tissue
Technologies
Skagit Horticulture
Sunshine Horticulture
Walla Walla Nursery
Walters Gardens
Carex 'Banana Walters Gardens
Boat'
Walla Walla Nursery
Hakonechloa 'All Poplar Ridge
Gold'
Emerald Coast Growers
Magnolia Gardens
All Gold hakonechloa Meridian Young Plants
These mixed with other perennials (beautiful from Walters Gardens
Heuchera or Sedum, anyone?) or annuals Skagit Horticulture
will make your mixed containers POP Walla Walla Nursery
this year! Walters Gardens
While you’re considering what to change or Hakonechloa Creek Hill Nursery
resolve for 2018, consider installing a semi- 'Aureola'
permanent garden at your store to show Emerald Coast Growers
your customers how to use the varieties Magnolia Gardens
on your retail benches – and make sure Meridian Young Plants
your employees are trained to point out
specific plants and talk about them in the Poplar Ridge
display. People can’t always visualize how Rancho Tissue
the plants on your benches will actually Technologies
look in their gardens, so your employees’ Skagit Horticulture
ability to help connect those dots can Walla Walla Nursery
have a dramatic role in boosting your sales
for 2018. Walters Gardens
*Subject to Availability