Dwarf & Specimen Plants

It has often been said that the best things come in small packages, and that is certainly true when it comes to dwarf varieties of plants. There are many wonderful dwarf plants, from flowers to trees and shrubs, and they can add beauty and drama to your landscape.

Dwarf varieties of plants work best in small areas where they can be observed in close quarters. For instance, dwarf plants are perfect for patios and entrance ways. Dwarf plants are also wonderful along sidewalks and walkways, underneath low setting windows and for windowsill and planter box settings.

Specimen plants are plants grown by themselves in a lawn or garden for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others as are bedding plants or edging plants. Specimen plants can thus serve as focal points in landscape design. An example of a specimen plant is a flowering tree that has a prominent spot reserved for it on a lawn.