Centre Commons Perennials

Centre Commons perennials available at Make it Green in Kanata.

Athyrium ‘Ocean's Fury’ PPAF
This new deciduous fern has an upright habit, with an unusual combination of fronds that are crested at the tips and also lightly silvered. A unique hybrid of the Japanese Painted Fern ...
Partial shade / Shade

Athyrium otophorum ‘Okanum’
Similar to the Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium ‘Okanum’ has more subtle colouring and greater winter hardiness. The sturdy, arching, triangular fronds are silvery green with dark red stems ...
Partial shade / Shade

Hakonechloa macra ‘Nicolas’ PPAF
With leaf blades all cascading in the same direction much like a waterfall, this is a fascinating ornamental grass for a partly shaded site. In the cooler days of autumn, the green arching foliage ...
Partial shade / Shade

Heuchera ‘Citronelle’ PPAF
With its dense mounds of chartreuse foliage, Heuchera ‘Citronelle’ makes a beautiful bright display, especially when contrasted with darker plants. Sprays of white flowers rise above its foliage ...
Summer Sun / Partial shade / Shade

and several others...!

Rideau Woodland Ramble

This might be my favourite garden centre in Ottawa. A bit of a drive, but the Rideau Woodland Ramble offers a luscious woodland garden with incredible plants and combinations. I still dream of a golden-leaved weeping beech they have.

Possiblities are usually extensive, but here are a few from the "What's New" section of their website that have caught my eye:

Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet'		Zone : 3
Category : Evergreens
Dense golden foliage takes on a third dimension with elongated streamers of new growth appearing to float over the main body of the plant and creep beyond the edges. This carpet takes on mauve tones in winter.

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Scarletta'		Zone : 5
Category : Broadleaf Evergreens
Description : Scarletta' has beautiful, shiny, dark green foliage that becomes a deep, plum-purple color in cold weather. Great for the shade garden.
Habit : Mounding	Height : 90cm	Width : 60cm

Athyrium 'Branford Beauty'		Zone : 4
Category : Ferns
Description : This hybrid sports silvery gray fronds held upright by reddish stems. It forms an attractive clump and is great for massing in woodland areas or used as a specimen plant.
Habit :	Height : 30cm

Sanguinara canadensis		Zone : 3
Category : Perennials
Description : Pure white anemone like flowers, gray green lobed leaves.
Habit :	Height : 20cm

Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea'		Zone : 4
Category : Flowering shrubs
Description : This is a tree or shrub of incredible beauty when viewed from a distance. It has layers of floating branches clad in silvery green foliage. The leaves are rather slender long ovals with pointed tips, pale green with an irregular white margin. They are held alternately on the branches. In June there are fluffy domed flowers that further enhance the prettiness of this tree. The textural effect is lovely.
Habit : Upright , Mounding	Height : 4m

Name : Halesia carolina tetraptera		Zone : 4
Category : Shade and Flowering Trees
Description : Low branching tree with white bell-shaped flowers. Spring blooming. Prefers acidic soil.
Habit : Narrow, Round	Height : 12m	Width : 6m

Modern Garden Style

Modern Garden Style - Monrovia quiz

Plants For The Modern Style
		Architectural Accents
		Blue Arrow Juniper		Juniperus virginiana ‘Blue Arrow’
		Ombrella Mimosa Tree		Albizia julibrissin ‘Boubn’
		Golden Spirit Smoke Tree		Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’ PP No. 13082
		En masse
		Golf Ball Kohuhu		Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' PP No. 15329
		Golden Variegated Sweet Flag		Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’
		Ebony Knight™ Mondo Grass		Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Ebknizam’
		Blue Creeper Juniper		Juniperus scopulorum ‘Monam’ PP No. 5084
		Coarse Textures
		All Gold Japanese Forest Grass		Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’
		Gold Coast Improved Juniper		Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘MonSan’ PPAF
		Sienna Sunrise™ Heavenly Bamboo		Nandina domestica ‘Monfar’ PP No. 14693
		Grasses
		Sun Stripe® Variegated Pampas Grass		Cortaderia sellowana ‘Monvin’ PP No.5136
		Elijah Blue Fescue		Festuca cinerea ‘Elijah Blue’
		Dwarf Umbrella Grass		Cyperus albostriatus
		Fox Red Curly Sedge		Carex buchananii
		Succulents
		Variegated Dwarf Centruy Plant		Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’
		Bronze Carpet Stonecrop		Sedum spurium ‘Bronze Carpet’
		Blue Beaked Yucca		Yucca rostrata
		Space Age
		Golden Barrel Cactus		Echinocactus grusonii
		Toothless Desert Spoon		Dasilirion longissimum
		Sago Palm		Cycas revoluta
		Lure of Exotica
		Tropicanna Gold™ Canna		Canna indica ‘Mactro’ PP No. 13809
		Powder Puff® Hibiscus		Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Monsa'
		Giant Panda Bamboo		Fargesia rufa
		Bold Color
		Champagne Bubbles Coral Bells		Heuchera x‘Champagne Bubbles’ PP No. 11259
		Festival Grass™ Cordyline		Cordyline x‘Jurred’ PP No. 14224
		Evening Glow New Zealand Flax		Phormium ‘Evening Glow’

Elements of the Modern Garden Style
Concrete Steppers Inexpensive but so highly versatile with this style, precast concrete stepping-stones are the perfect geometric form for surfacing. Round, square or rectangular, small or massive slabs; exposed aggregate or smooth surface, they are your most affordable tool for getting the look just right. Metal Grids Originally created as reinforcement mesh for concrete and masonry, welded wire panels of varying density are ideal fencing materials. Use as screen panels for vines, combine with wood planks or create a revolutionary idea with new or recycled segments. Cobbles The rounded, natural form of river stone is the perfect contrast for rigid, man-made industrial materials. They offer an excellent surfacing texture for those difficult spaces that can be turned into serious design opportunities. Widely available in a range of colors and sizes.