Daphne napolitana Bramdean Dystaenia just before emerging in the

just before emerging in the Gobi desert

Agave albopilosa is simply the most amazing agave species ever discovered

that I'd grow it as a house plant if it wasn't winter hardy

This is one of the least seen Helleborus x hybridus color combinations we've come across

directed by our friend Hans Hansen

Daphne napolitana Bramdean Dystaenia just before emerging in theWe have been amazed at how easy many of the alpine daphnes are in our sunny rock garden, and are so excited, we decided to share. Daphne 'Bramdean' is a 1988 cross of Daphne sericea 'Collina' and Daphne cneorum var. pygmaeum, a hybrid group, found naturally in southern Italy. This amazing evergreen shrub forms a compact mound to 15" tall x 3' wide. The plants are topped first in late winter, then regularly through the summer and fall with dense