Garden Railways

The Horticulture Express
Plants for garden railways are often chosen for their small scale and finely textured leaves and stems. Here are a few excellent choices for garden railroads in a variety of climates. Look for these and other miniature plants in the rock-garden and bonsai sections of local garden centers. If garden railroading is not for you, these same plants are excellent candidates for rock gardens and containers.

Little Trees

• Dwarf Alberta spruce (Picea glauca ‘Conica')
• Dwarf boxwood (Buxus microphylla)
• Little-leaf cotoneaster (Cotoneaster microphyllus)

Groundcovers

• Corsican mint (Mentha requienii)
• Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata)
• Irish, Scotch moss (Sagina subulata, S. subulata ‘Aurea')

Small-Scale Perennials

• Dwarf sea pink (Armeria maritima ‘Victor Reiter')
• Miniature daisy (Bellium minutum)
• Miniature mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus')