Sale of native and regionally adapted perennials, grasses, trees and shrubs “for this place, from this place” that can best tolerate poor soil, diseases, pests and variable moisture.

For useful and varied workhorse plants, Henrickson recommends sedges, which are half-price through September. They are low-maintenance, come in a wide variety of sizes and characteristics and they can handle wet or dry spots, establish quickly, keep out weeds, filter pollutants and prevent erosion.