This evergreen groundcover lends itself well to a variety of commercial applications, including production in pots, baskets and topiaries. A sport of Hedera helix 'Merion Beauty' isolated in New Jersey in 1976, 'Duck Foot' gets its name from its small, 1-inch, three-lobed leaves that resemble the foot of a duck. Due to its distinguishing characteristics, ease of production and marketability, the American Ivy Society has named Hedera helix Duck Foot the 2004 Ivy of the Year. - Paul Pilon

This 2005 Perennial Plant of the Year will catch the eyes of consumers at retail. It has gained such popularity that the members of the Perennial Plant Association have voted Helleborus x hybridus the 2005 Perennial Plant of the Year. - By Paul Pilon

One of the toughest, most adaptable perennials in the landscape, this daylily offers striking color, repeat blooming and easy production. Hemerocallis 'Little Missy' is a new diploid daylily that was recently introduced by DeVroomen Holland Garden Products. This cultivar reaches 2 feet tall, bearing beautiful, purple-red flowers with fine, white edges and a contrasting yellow throat. Little Missy is considered a rebloomer, which means it produces a flush of flowers in late spring to early summer and bears flowers again later that same summer. - Paul Pilon

This red-blooming daylily has earned a reputation for its stamina, reliability and tough nature. Like its well-known sister, 'Stella D'Oro', 'Ruby Stella' is a surefire winner. - By Paul Pilon

This heuchera is a bloomer. Find out if you are able to provide the appropriate conditions to grow it. The Native American perennial heuchera has become one of the hottest, most must-have perennial plants for today's gardens. Fireworks is best recognized by its "explosive" display of light, coral-bell-shaped flowers on wiry stems held over the lightly ruffled bronze foliage. It is a prolific and a long-lasting bloomer that continues flowering from May-August and attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds. It has good re-blooming characteristics and can be used as a cut flower. - Paul Pilon

This versatile, clump-forming perennial is best produced in partial shade and will flower from late spring until mid summer. - By Paul Pilon

Pyrenees Pink produces loads of hot pink flowers and withstands a variety of environmental conditions. Hardy hibiscus is an old-time garden favorite riding a new wave of popularity. Hibiscus moscheutos is a marshland native of the eastern United States and has hardiness in USDA Zones 4-9. With new developments in plant breeding, today's hibiscus cultivars offer improved flower sizes and colors, more appealing plant habits and extended bloom times. - Paul Pilon

This series of hibiscus has a compact, well-branched habit that is ideal for container plantings and landscape use. - By Paul Pilon

There are many reasons this hosta is an award winner; here are just a few. - By Paul Pilon