Garden

Joe Pie Weed vigorous, even in shade tall 5'

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foxglove

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Using coleus in containers. I really like this.

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Hostas as anchors in a cottage garden space.

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Hoary Vervain. Native to upper midwest. Hoary vervain is best used in sites that are dry and have well-drained, sandy oil.

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Harebell. native to upper midwest. does well in sandy soil

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native to upper midwest. grows in shady areas

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Globemaster purple blue accented with small light flowers.

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Zinnia Benary's Giant comes in many colors and is great for the cutting garden. Self-seeds.

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Casablanca Lily, white phlox, and smooth hydrangea Annabelle.

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Delphiniums for late summer bloom. Tie to bamboo stakes early on.

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Boltonia (false aster). Sep. bloom. 3' plants.

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New England Aster. Planted 3 9/14. Reaches 2' wide and 3' tall.

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lavendar accented with a chartreuse plant

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Along a shady path, the uniform presence of lamb's ear creates the sense of a low hedge.

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Candytuft. Soften stone steps and their surroundings with low alpine perennials like candytuft (shown). Other excellent choices include ajuga, creeping phlox, forget me nots, hens and chicks, Missouri primrose, snow in summer, sweet alyssum, soapwort and bellfowers.

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Catmint spills on to the walkway to add softness and rhythm.

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Armillary sundials are a splendid way of bringing spheres into both traditional and contemporary gardens.

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The ordinary boxwood (Buxus cvs, zones 5 to 9) takes on new meaning and purpose when pruned into a sphere.

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The sphere, along with its two-dimensional counterpart, the circle, is the world's most basic shape. It symbolizes completeness, with no beginning or end. No point on the sphere is nearer or farther from the center, suggesting equality and acceptance. Its curves are graceful and feminine. Within it there is safety and protection.

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Creeping Jenny will keep its bright chartreuse color for several frosts. It makes a terrific “spiller” plant in containers, dripping down the sides and accenting richly hued flowers and foliage, including asters and Red Star spike.

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In a September shade garden, Japanese anemones (here Anemone 'Andrea Atkinson') are queen, reaching over 5 feet in a year with good moisture.

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Great Lakes Area - plant in September. Tricyrtis and our native honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) attract migrating hummingbirds.

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Species tulips are longer lived. In fact, while hybrid tulips tend to fizzle after a year or two, these wildflower variants frequently multiply if their foliage is allowed to die back naturally.

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Globemaster alliums

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Climbing hydrangea. White lacecap flower.

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