Ilex x 'RutHol2' ~ Bullseye® Japanese Holly red-leaf IMAGES: Frank Mayfield from Chicago

IMAGES: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area

Aquilegia x sibirica Biedermeier 1zz

Pony Tail Mexican Feather Grass is a small clump-forming native grass grown for its upright foliage that sways in the slightest wind

The strongly-veined leathery dark green foliage has a lighter rusty green underside  leathery dark green foliage

Black Lace® Elderberry

Ilex x 'RutHol2' ~ Bullseye® Japanese Holly red-leaf IMAGES: Frank Mayfield from ChicagoBullseye Japanese Holly is a tidy evergreen shrub with a naturally rounded habit and small, glossy green foliage that emerges burgundy tinted. If pollinated, the inconspicuous flowers in spring to give way to small red fruits in fall which last through winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Resistant to spider mites. Type: Shrub Origins: I. crenata