Adiantum pedatum

Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern) is a deciduous perennial fern with handsome, black shiny stems and graceful, bright green fronds spreading horizontally in a circular pattern. Arising from a creeping rootstock, the fronds are divided into two blades each with 2 – 9 leaflets (pinnae) arranged in a horse-shoe or semi-circle. In early spring, the emerging fiddleheads are burgundy to pink. Northern Maidenhair Fern spreads slowly by creeping rhizomes to form large colonies. It is a great addition to shade gardens with rich moist soils.

• Grows up to 12-30 in. tall (30-75 cm) and 12-18 in. wide (30-45 cm). 
• A part to full shade lover, it is best grown in moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soils. Keep the plant moist throughout the growing season as it does not tolerate drying out.
• Great choice for shady beds, borders, cottage gardens, rain gardens, woodlands, and containers.
• Virtually pest and disease free.
• Propagate by spores.

Cotoneaster dammeri (Bearberry Cotoneastea)

Bearberry Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster humifusa, Cotoneaster humifusus

Cotoneaster dammeri (Bearberry Cotoneaster) is a vigorous, dense, evergreen shrub with trailing stems studded with small, leathery, glossy, rounded, dark green leaves. The foliage turns reddish-bronze or purplish in winter before becoming green again in spring. Small, 5-petaled, white flowers adorned with purple anthers are produced in late spring to early summer. They are followed by brilliant berries, which ripen to bright red in the fall and persist through.

• Full sun to partial shade lover.
• It is easily grown in dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils.
• Excellent ground cover, perfect for banks and slopes (erosion control), as edging in front of beds or borders, rock gardens or cascading over walls.
• Native to China.
• Fruit may cause mild stomach upset if ingested

Calluna Vulgaris ( Silver Knight Heather )

Silver Knight’ pairs mulberry flowers to silvery-grey foliage which takes on a lavender flush in winter.A densely branched, mat-forming evergreen ground cover with long clusters abundant, showy white or pink urn-shaped flowers into fall. Rich green summer foliage turns bronze-green in winter. Ideal for rock gardens or along walkways. The only true Scotch heather. Beware: dogs seem to favor Scotch heather as much as fire hydrants.

Salix hookeriana

Salix hookeriana is a shrub or tree growing up to 8 m (26 ft) tall, sometimes forming bushy colonial thickets. The leaves are up to 11 cm long, generally oval in shape, wavy along the edges, and hairy to woolly in texture with shiny upper surfaces.

The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers up to 9 cm long, with the female catkins growing longer as the fruits develop.

This willow may hybridize with similar species.

Dicentra formosa

Dicentra Formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) is a wide-spreading rhizomatous perennial adorned with a gray-green, finely divided foliage and short racemes of nodding, heart-shaped, pink flowers flushed with lavender. Up to 10 flowers occur on a one-sided inflorescence. Blooming from early spring to mid-summer, the flowers dangle gracefully above the lush foliage mound. Flowering will stop in the heat of the summer and may start again in late summer to early fall. A reliable performer that is excellent for rock gardens or as a groundcover.

• Grows up to 12-18 in. tall (30-45 cm) and 24-36 in. wide (60-90 cm). Will self-seed readily and spread by rhizomes to form colonies.
• Thrives in part shade and is easily grown in fertile, humus-rich, neutral, or slightly alkaline, moist, well-drained soils. It can be grown in full sun in the coolest part of its range provided the soil is kept consistently moist.
• Great for beds and borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, underplanting shrubs, or as a groundcover.
• No serious pest or disease issues. Keep an eye out for slugs and snails. Deer and rabbit resistant.
• Propagate by division in early spring or after the leaves have died down. Propagate by seed, sowing seeds as soon as ripe or in spring.

Liriope muscari majestic

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile soils in part shade in the St. Louis area. Tolerates a wide range of light conditions and soils. Will grow in close to full shade, but will produce more elongated foliage and spread more slowly. Also has good tolerance for heat, humidity, and drought. Foliage is evergreen in warm southern climates but declines considerably in areas with cold winters such as St. Louis. Cut foliage to the ground (mow large plots on a high mower setting) in late winter to early spring in preparation for new growth. Plants may not be reliably winter hardy in the northern parts of where they should be sited in protected locations.

The common name of lily turf acknowledges the plant's turf-like growing habit. It is not grass and was previously placed in the lily family but is now placed in the asparagus family. Another common name is border grass.