Cotoneaster, Mini Silver-Leaf
Cotoneaster sp.
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 6" x 24" spread
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Miniature/Faery Garden, Garden Railroads, Topiary
Hardy Shrub

Easily grow, an adorable if trained, miniature apple-tree for railroad or faerie gardens. 3/8" long, silver, wooly leaves pair with dark, rich red berries in the fall through winter on very tight, compact branches. We found this un-named miniature growing as a bonsai. (Could be C. pannosa.)
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Cotoneaster, Tom Thumb
Cotoneaster thymifolia 'Tom Thumb'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3" x 24" spread
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Miniature/Faery Garden, Garden Railroads, Topiary
Hardy Perennial

Tom Thumb is small! - small leaves, small flowers, small berries. It is a ground hugging, compact version of the popular cotoneaster (pronounced cot'-won-e'-aster not cotton-easter), landscape staple. Absolutely cold hardy, with white spring flowers and fall red/orange berries-it's a faerie's apple tree!
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Cotoneaster, Variegated Rock
Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun
Height: 2 x 3 feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Late Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Butterfly, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary
New for 2008

Mini Hardy Tree
Hardy Perennial (Zone 5-9)
New for 2007

At a distance, you might think you are seeing a miniature, blooming apple tree, when, in fact, it is this cotoneaster. Why flower when it can have year round, white edged variegation lending to an elegant bonsai or that sweet, aforementioed apple tree in a railroad garden setting. Winter indoors in climates colder than zone 5. KAREN
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Creeping Jenny, Mini
Lysimachia japonica minutissima
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1 inch
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring to Middle Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Walk About
Hardy Perennial

Minutissima (in the botanical name) describes this dark green groundcover for the shade, precisely! Bright yellow flowers in late spring/early summer pop up between stepping stones, miniature landscapes, english troughs and, of course, faerie gardens. This is also one of the very best R X R groundcovers as it is hardy, spreads well, but will not take over the tracks.
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Delphinium, Dwarf Electric Blue
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Shade-Sun
Height: 12" x 6
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Middle Spring to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Borders, Butterfly, Fragrant, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
Hardy Perennial

Picture electric blue butterflies dancing in your flower beds, altitude 1 foot high! Grown for 7 years in upright, unearthed, land tiles at the entrance to the greenhouse, it never fails to stop customers in their tracks. Re-blooms throughout the growing season. Will re-seed sparingly for years of enjoyment. Longer life than its taller delphinium cousins.
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Dianthus, Grey Stone
Dianthus simulans
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun Only
Height: 2" x 5
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
New in 2006
Hardy Perennial
The foliage is so tiny and compact, that this Dianthus, as the name implies, appears as a blueish-gray rock that (not) only a collector could love. Super hardy with well drained soil. Occasionally surprises us with pink spring flowers.
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Dianthus, Tiny Rubies
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 2" x 12" spreading
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bedding Plant, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
Hardy Perennial

Commonly grown alpine because of it's easy culture. Bright ruby-pink faerie flowers smother the bluish grass foliage in spring. Can eventually form a 2 foot across mat.
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Double Daisy, Red
Bellis perennis 'Rominette Red'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: P.Sun- P.Shade to Full Sun
Height: 3"x 6
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Butterfly, Container, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental
Hardy Perennial

These are the red, double english daisies that were carefully illustrated along with the faeries of Cicely Mary Barker. Each spring, 3-4" mounds of dark green leaves appear followed by 6" tall, double red daisy flowers during the summer. Divide and share every other year to prevent rotting.
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Draba, Bristle-Tipped
Draba aizoides
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 1" x 3
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Spring to Late Winter to Middle Spring to Middle Wint
Common Uses: Jar-Gems" TM, Alpine Rockery, Container, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden
New in 2006
Hardy Perennial
Appears as a 1/2" wide, green Hen-n-Chicks-like alpine exhibiting bright yellow flowers each spring. Tiny individual chicks form clusters of about 5-inches across. Looks great in between rocks and fills in pockets in a mini landscape.
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Draba, Teenie Weenie
Draba rigida bryoides
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1/2in. x 4in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden,
New for 2008

Ironically, this Draba stands out because it is the smallest of our offerings. Clusters of teenie weenie, lemon yellow flowers make complimentary partners with cool blue sedums as they all enjoy sandy, dry situations. KAREN
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DWARF CONIFER- Arborvitae, Tiny Tim
Thuja occidentalis 'Tiny Tim'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 18 in. x 18 in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: No
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden
Mini Tree, Groundcover, Rockgarden
Hardy Perennial (Zone 4-9)
New for 2007

When this is small, it roughly resembles a miniature scaled oak. Expect a lifetime height of maybe 3 feet from this fine textured, tough little variety.
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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Golden Sprite
Chameocyparis obtusa 'Golden Sprite
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to P.Shade
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden
Sprite is right! This is a quarter of the size of "Gold Fern Hinoki", perfectly content to live out its life as a golden, bun-shaped conifer. Great foundation plant outside a railroad building.
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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Kosteri
Chameocyparis obtusa 'Kosteri'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3' X 4' wide
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Lime Pie
Chameocyparis obtusa 'Lime Pie'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to Full Sun
Height: 2' x 3'
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3' x 3'. wide
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: No
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden
Mini Tree, Groundcover, Rockgarden
Hardy Perennial (Zone 5-9)
New for 2007

For the first 5 years, use this ancient variety as a miniature garden, emerald green, glossy, broadly cone-shaped Christmas tree. In its lifetime, growing an inch or two a year, it will graduate to a larger space.
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DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Snowkist
Chameocyparis obtusa 'Snowkist'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to Full Sun
Height: 3' x 3'
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

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DWARF CONIFER- Juniper, Dwarf Japanese
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 6" x 24" wide
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: No
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary
Mini Shrub, Groundcover, Rockgarden
Hardy Perennial (Zone 4-9)

Whether you need a trained dark green, coarse needled tree specimen or a tough evergreen to cascade over rocks, this miniature fills many needs.
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Dymondia, Mini Gazania
Dymondia margaretae
Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun
Height: 3" groundcover
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bedding Plant, Borders, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Walk About
Walk-About, Mini Sun Shrub
Tender Perennial (Zone 7 & S.W.)
New for 2007

If you can overwinter it, this is a colorful, coarse textured, groundcover with 4 inch wide rosettes of blue-grey foliage and silvery undersides. Or consider it an annual with 1/2" yellow daisies, most of the summer.
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Echeveria, Perle Von Nurnberg
Echeveria x 'Perle von Nurnberg'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 8in. x 8in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Common Uses: Jar-Gems TM, Container, Ornamental,
New for 2008

Succulent, antique red leaves (pads) are gathered into beautiful rosettes. When we put together combinations in strawberry jars, I appreciate the larger leaves and warm red color against the cascading "Ice Plants," and tufts of "Drabas." White flower stalks enter each Spring. KAREN
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Echeveria, Topsy Turvy
Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 8in. x 8in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Common Uses: Jar-Gems TM, Container, Ornamental,
New for 2008

Got a friend with a black thumb? Encourage them to try Echeverias. This one is particularly interesting. In Ohio, we bring them indoors, find a sunny spot, neglect the watering and we're rewarded with wavy blue rosettes now and orange-red, bell flowers hung from sheperd hook flower stalks each Summer, after we kick them out. Plant in terra cotta pots or strawberries jars to bring out their flower color even more. KAREN
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Edelweiss
Leontopodium alpinum
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2" x 3
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Spring to Middle Spring
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Borders, Butterfly, Miniature/Faery Garden
Hardy Perennial

Mark, having been born in Bavaria, Germany & now growing alpines, is obligated to grow this legendary ethereal, for which many a mountain climber died to bring these into cultivation. Too bad! These are rather short lived perennials, however, they usually self-sow the next generation before they perish. Great wooly white tufts. They appriciate well drained soil with plenty of air, naturally.
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ELFIN HERB
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b
Flowers: Early Fall to Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses: Bonsai, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary
Years ago Ben asked Mark, "What da name of dat pretty flower?" He told Ben who responded as any 3 year old would, "Why?" "Because," Mark said,"fairies like to use the flowers as pretty little hats and then elves, who like to play tricks, fly by and snatch the flowers right off the fairies' head and get them to chase the Elfin."

These are very easy plants to grow, thriving in full shade to partial sun. As well suited to mixed containers as bedding plants. After one growing season, you can create an amazing bonsai tree by simply removing the lower leaves. Faerie nice!

Elfin Herb, Mini Lavender
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Mini Lavender'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Shade or Full Sun
Height: 12" x 12
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Topiary

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Elfin Herb, Mini Pink
Cuphea hyssopifolia ' Pink'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Shade or Full Sun
Height: 12" x 12
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade, Topiary

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