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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.

DWARF CONIFER- Arborvitea, Linesville Thuja occidentalis 'Linesville' 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 Yes, this is a linear ""Arborvitae"" that begins as juvenile green foliage with blue cast and matures to a fine textured, 2 by 2 foot globe often with a plum wash as the season progresses. We suggest you plant several to imitate a mini-forest. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Gold Fern Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gold Fern' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: P.Sun-P.Shade to P.Shade Height: 4' x 4' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden The finely textured, golden, fern-like foliage appreciates plenty of sun, but prefers to avoid the hot, burning afternoon sun. Very slowly, it develops into a rounded mini-tree specimen appropriate for any miniature application. $11.99	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. $11.99
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 Dwarf form of "Hinoki Cypress" with olive-green foliage that cups downward forming an irregular pyramid with age. Self pruning "Alberta Spruce" shape $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Mariesii Chameocyparis obtusa 'Mariesii' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Short thin creamy variegated foliage form irregular globe shapes. One of Mark's favorite dwarfs for its unusual foliage. With bottom pruning, it makes a great mini tree. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Meroke Twin Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Meroke Twin' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 3' x 2' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden You will enjoy watching the foliage mature from bright yellow, to gold and dark green in the center of this cone-shaped mini tree. $11.99
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 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. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Hinoki Cypress, Reisii Dwarf Chameocyparis obtusa 'Reisii Dwarf' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden One of the best dwarf conifers for creating a grove a trees. Upright and narrow growing with its fine texture, it forms "self-bonsai-ing" clumps of bright green foliage. $11.99	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: 6in. x 24in. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary Whether you need a trained dark green, coarse needled tree specimen or a tough evergreen to cascade over rocks, this miniature fills many needs. Popular bonsai plant sold for twice is amount. Get it now, get it cheap! $11.99
DWARF CONIFER- Juniper, Pencil Point Juniperus communis 'Pencil Point' Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 3-9 Light: Full Sun Height: 6 x1 Feet Water: Normal- Dry Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden Eventually, you'll get a 6 foot tall by 1 foot slender, silvery and green column, but you'll need patience. I've seen my share of evergreens squeezed against brick or vinyl siding. With thought and respect for its future growth, you can plant this juniper on either side of the front door or in that sidewalk-n-driveway surrounded ""welcome"" bed in front of your abode. Also planted in groups as a bonsai or garden railroad mini-forest. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Baby Blue Chameocyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue' Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 5-9 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 5 x3 Feet Water: Normal- Dry Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden This 5 x 3', half-sized ""Boulevard Cypress"" forms a blue, coned-shaped bonsai or stands in as ""Blue Spruce"" in mini-forests. As it matures, I enjoy its silvery winter foliage in the door swags we assemble. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Boulevard Chameocyparis pisifera 'Cyano-Viridis' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 6' x 4' Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary Larger growing than "Baby Blue," this is a great shade tolerant variety, very useful for creating the background scenery in any railroad garden. As with most "Hinoki Cypress" it will need yearly shaking to remove the dead interior foliage. $11.99
DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Compact Variega Chameocyparis pisifera 'Minima Variegata' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 2' x 2' Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary I love this rounded/ ball growing mini variety, with flecks and splashes of bright gold color to help break up the solid green "mini forests." It also make a great specimen tree in the the backyard in any cityscape. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Cream Ball Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 3' x 3' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary New for 2009 Not exactly the color of new fallen snow, but it is not hard to imagine a winterscape with this soft, creamy-white tipped, neat, rounded ball from Canada. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- Sawara Cypress, Juniper Leaf Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Juniperioides' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade Height: 3'x 3' wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Flowers: No Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary You'll notice golden yellow foliage in early Summer eventually settling into a blue green hue by fall. Although dwarf (slow growing to 3 feet), it is an upright globe, just right for a tidy, well cared for railroad set-up... $11.99
DWARF CONIFER- White Cedar, Meth Dwarf Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Meth Dwarf' Cold Tolerance: Zone Zone 4-9 Light: Full Sun Height: 6 x3 Feet Water: Normal- Wet Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Miniature/Faery Garden I raid this plant as it matures to a 6 x 3', Alberta Spruce shaped specimen when we make holiday door swags because of its plum edged, green foliage and most importantly, soft texture. Try this easy bonsai alone or better yet, create another mini-forest candidate when planted with at least 2 other cedars. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- White Cedar, Little Jamie Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Little Jamie Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 4in. x 18in. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden Create a forest of ""tall,"" narrow, grey-green foliage turning plume-purple colored in winter. Great miniature for tight spaces between railroad buildings or a miniature windbreak. $11.99	DWARF CONIFER- White Cedar, Top Point Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Top Point' Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11 Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun Height: 4in. x 18in. wide Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Any Soil Common Uses:Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental Tired of ""Alberta Spruce"" christmas trees? This true dwarf form adapts to average, moist soils and offers bright green needled leaves. $11.99
Dymondia, Mini Gazania Dymondia margaretae Cold Tolerance: Zone 7a 7b 8a 9b-11 Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun Height: 3in. 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 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. $ 4.29	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, 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. $ 4.79	Echeveria, Perle Von Nurnberg 5 in. 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, Houseplants, Container, Ornamental, Succulent, antique red, broad 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/pink flower stalks enter each spring. $12.00
Echeveria, Queen Mother's 5 in. Echeveria pulvinata Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 11 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-1 Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun Height: 12in. x 12 Water: Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, Container, Ornamental A gift from Mary, a customer of ours who "acquired" it from the Queen Mother's personal garden. We love it since it blooms from Christmas through April, indoors. Flowers last for weeks, especially when held in a cool- cold window. Great plant for small containers on a hot sunny deck which should be brought indoors when your overcoat comes out in the fall. $12.00	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, 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. $ 4.79	Echeveria, Topsy Turvy 5 in. Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy' Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11 Light: Sun-P.Sun to P.Sun Height: 12in. x 12 Water: Dry-Normal Soil: Sandy-Loamy Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, Container, Ornamental 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. $12.00

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