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We have assembled a selection of slow growing shrubs, groundcovers and trees (including hardy conifers) suited for G-Scale railroaders, faery gardens, rock gardens, troughs, miniature landscapes in pots or in ground and "Jar-Gems" (for strawberry jars). Many tolerate the harsh conditions between stepping stones & rock garden crevices.

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Welcome to Mark's dream section. The smaller the plant is, the more he likes it. "I find these miniatures, so often overlooked and even walked on, absolutely fascinating. Why? Possibly as I mature in my plant tastes, the subtle details of these noble, slow growers are just as exciting as their substantial, bold, splashy counterparts. Certainly it has to do with no matter how many varieties I find, there are, literally, always room for more. And there's the fact that they are just darn cute, like the tiny doll furniture, that make you yearn to be just their size. I suppose I like the contrast with this weird world and my own sacred space, where everything is child-like perfection for my boys and me. No war, no hunger, and no weeds! Creating authentic miniature worlds, transport the artists and lucky participants."

We hope you enjoy these selections as much as we have reveled in collecting them.

Boxwood,Green Mountain 5 year

Buxus semp. 'Green Mountain

Cold Tolerance: Zone ]5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 2' x 2 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden

$11.99

Burnet, Mini Silver

Acaena saccaticupula

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 2in. groundcover
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About

Check out ""Burnet, Mini Red"" but substitute foliage as pure silver leaves. You need a break from our endless ""miniature this and thats"" and a simple description seems appropriate for this graceful, cooperative player.
$ 4.29

Calocephalus, Cushion Bush

Calocephalus brownii

Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 12 x 12in.
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Plants like this silver foliaged tumble-weed separate the passionate collectors from those with a casual interest in unique plants. It's easier to tell that it's alive vs. say the ""Skeleton Plant"", I give it that. Still, it's such a great contrast with its linear, jointed form that I really shouldn't belittle it.
$ 4.79

Catsfoot - Pussytoes, Red

Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2in. groundcover
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Container, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Walk About

A dwarf version of this popular (if not policially incorrect name) plant. Felted gray, spreading mat, grew beautifully last year along our ""Walk-About"" path, despite the humidity. This one has dark pink/red flower buds
$ 4.29

Chinese Arum, Miniature

Pinellia ternata

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 4- 12in. groundcover
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade

Miniature "Jack-in-the-Pulpit" is what comes to my mind initially when I admire this wonderful wet and woodland groundcover. Can become invasive if allowed, which can be a good problem. It is not consistently winter hardy in northern Ohio, but could be in area micro-climates. Contains ephedrine which is used in Chinese medicine for a variety of ailments. Great shade fairy garden plant!
$ 5.29

Cinquefoil, Yellow Creeping

Potentilla neumanniana

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2-4in. groundcover
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About

Everyone has seen the overused ""Potentilla"" in a landscape but imagine a petite version. The bright yellow 3/8"" single rose flowers reveal it's membership in the rose family. Because it is a slow spreading groundcover, it's an icon in our winter windowsill gardens with a rosemary tree and a lemon thyme.
$ 4.29

Coleus, Mini Red-Leaf

Coleus x 'Cantigny Royale'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9b 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 12 x 12in.
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary

In autumn, there are few rivals to this red maple tree mimic in a miniature railroad or landscape due to its dark red, 1"" leaves. While it is a ""Coleus,"" by the time it matures into a 12"" form, it can easily be trained into the shape of a mini tree.
$ 4.29

Columbine, Faerie

Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3in. x 4
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Butterfly, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Like ""Little Lanterns Columbine"", the flowers are almost standard sized, however, the height is shrunk to about 3"" tall, one of the smallest known cultivars. This is a mixture of different flower colors, that rise no more than 3 or 4 inches and will slowly re-seed themselves around the garden. As columbines go, these are long lived and cute!
$ 4.29

Columbine, Little Lanterns

Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 10in. x 6
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bedding Plant, Butterfly, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

This delicate, literally 1/2 sized version of our native eastern Columbine blooms in its second year. Lucky for you, we've grown them for over 12 months, so these should flower for you this summer with reds and yellows about the size of native Columbine on 10"" stems.
$ 4.29

Coprosma, Benton's Gold

Coprosma X kirkii 'Benton's Gold'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Shade
Height: 2' x 2'
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses:Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary

Gold and green blotched, spoon-shaped foliage suggests the name for this mini, tropical, woody tree. Its gray trunk is particularly interesting for bonsai enthusiasts. Great little plant from New Zealand.
$ 4.29

Corydalis - Fumitory, Little Yellow

Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to Shade
Height: 4in. x 8in. wide
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Spring to Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses:Bedding Plant, Butterfly, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Shade

This faery find is often mistaken for a dwarf fern, until bright yellow flowers bloom with the first crocus and continue until late spring. The seed will politely spread to a soft groundcover in any shady area- even dry. Perfect companion to ""Faery Ferns, Primroses, and mini Hostas.
$ 5.29

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: 3in. x 24in. spread
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Spring
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Miniature/Faery Garden, Garden Railroads, Topiary

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!
$ 4.79

Cotoneaster, Tom Thumb 3 Year

Cotoneaster thymifolia 'Tom Thumb'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 12in. x 12
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Miniature/Faery Garden, Garden Railroads, Topiary

Cotoneaster, Variegated Rock

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Sun-P.Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 x 3 feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Late Spring
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Butterfly, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary

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.
$ 4.79

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

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.
$ 4.29

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: 12in. x 6
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer to Middle Spring to Middle Summer
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Borders, Butterfly, Fragrant, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

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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.
$ 4.79

Dianthus, Grey Stone

Dianthus simulans

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun Only
Height: 2in. x 5
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

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.
$ 4.79

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: 2in. x 12in. 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

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.
$ 4.29

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: 3in.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

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.
$ 4.29

Draba, Bristle-Tipped

Draba aizoides

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a
Light: Full Sun to P.Sun
Height: 1in. x 3
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy
Flowers: Early Spring to Late Winter to Middle Spring
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Container, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

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.
$ 4.79

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

Ironically, this Draba stands out because it is the smallest of our offerings. It appears as a miniature ""Hen & Chicks"" which are small themselves! Clusters of teenie weenie, lemon yellow flowers make complimentary partners with cool blue sedums as they all enjoy sandy, dry situations.
$ 5.29

DWARF CONIFER

Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Container, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Rock Garden

A fine selection of differing shapes and sizes, all reasonably priced. All are hardy to at least Zone 5-10. All prefer as much sun as possible, unless otherwise noted, (especially any golden variety) in any type of garden soil. However well drained soil, will always increase their winter hardiness. All mini-landscapes are best achieved by using at least 3 of the same variety. "Forests" are best created by using 7 or 9 of the same variety and mixing in an odd-ball to break it up. Most importantly- HAVE FUN!

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: 18in. x 18in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Flowers: No
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

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.
$11.99

DWARF CONIFER- Arborvitea, Hetz Midget

Thuja occidentalis 'Hetzi Midget'

Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 3-9
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun
Height: 2 x2 Feet
Water: Normal- Dry
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden

Eventually this slow growing green globe will mature to 18""x18."" In trough gardens, we like to plant it in clumps of 3 or more to represent a knee high, oak tree forest, with a little pruning.
$11.99

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