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A plant geek sweats over, swears at, and celebrates in his own gardens
'Silver Cloud' redbud Acer palmatum 'Red Pygmy' Acer pectinatum 'Forresti' Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' Aesculus chinensis Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythrocladus' Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis' American spice bush Amorpha canescens Argyreia nervosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa 'Deep Orange Red' Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' Asian burnet Azalea 'Hino Crimson' Bamboo Beauty beyond 'beauty' Bee-balm that's mildew-proof Biennials Biennials for easy height Biennials for full sun Biennials for well-drained and even dry soil Biennials that deer ignore Biennials that don't self-seed TOO much Biennials to control the self-seeding of Biennials with an unusually long season of bloom Biennials with lavender flowers Biennials with white flowers Biennials with yellow flowers Bletilla striata Boxleaf honeysuckle Buckeyes Buddleia alternifolia 'Argentea' Bulbs for adventurous New England gardeners Bulbs for containers Bulbs for full sun Bulbs that deer and other critters avoid Bulbs with showy flowers Callicarpa Calycanthus 'Hartlage Wine' Calycanthus floridus Calycanthus sinensis Camassia quamash Cercis canadensis 'Silver Cloud' Chaenomeles speciosa 'Hollandia' Chinese chestnut Chinese mayapple Chinese spice bush Chinese tulip tree Chrome-leaved Scotch elm Clary Sage Clematis 'Lady Murasaki' Clematis 'Paul Farges' Clematis fargesii Clematis potaninii variorum potaninii Clematis recta Clematis recta 'Midnight Masquerade' Clematis recta 'Purpurea' Climber Roses Climbing hydrangea with variegated leaves Climbing Solomon's Seal Convallaria majalis 'Yellow Stripe' Cornus alternifolia 'Variegata' Cornus contraversa 'Variegata' Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes' Corylopsis gotoana 'March Jewel' Corylopsis pauciflora Cotinus 'Velvet Cloak' Creating outdoor spaces Crinum 'White Queen' Daffodils Daphne 'Carol Mackie' Datisca cannabina Daylilies Daylilies with fab foliage Deer-proof biennials Deer-proof perennials Deer-proof shrubs Deinanthe bifida Deinanthe caerulea Dictamnus albus Diervilla lonicera 'Copper' Digitalis 'Flashing Spires' Disporum flavens Drought-tolerant Dwarf Solomon's Seal Dyer's Woad Easy perennials Edging Beds Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' Euphorbia cyparissius 'Fen's Ruby' Euphorbia palustris European honeysuckle Fall-blooming shrubs False Hemp Fern-leaf alder Firmiana simplex Flowers for early-Spring height Foliage not flowers Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Variegata' Ft. Tryon Park Full-moon Maple Galega x hartlandii 'Alba' Gardening when there's too much water Geranium rose Giant Woolly Morning-Glory Gladiolus 'Carolina Primrose' Going Gorgon Gold-leaved Hops Gold-leaved poplar Golden-rain tree GottaGet Groundcovers Groundcovers with yellow foliage Hardy Gladiolus Hardy orange Hardy orchid Hardy Vines Helianthus 'Lorraine Sunshine' Helleborus foetidus Helleborus multifidus ssp. Hercegovinus Hemerocallis Hemerocallis 'Carolicolossal' Hemerocallis 'Dora Carey' Hemerocallis 'Kwanso Variegata' Hemerocallis 'Long Stocking' Hemerocallis 'Open Hearth' Hemerocallis 'Red Suspenders' Hemerocallis 'Web Browser' Hemp Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nigra' Indigo dye Indigofera amblyantha Indigofera tinctoria Iris reticulata Isatis tinctoria Jasminum fruticans Jasminum nudiflorum Kniphofia 'Alcazar' Kohreuteria paniculata Ligularia 'Brit Marie Crawford' Ligustrum quihoui Liriodedron chinense Lonicera nitida 'Baggeson's Gold' Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica' Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina' Lysichiton americanus Lysimachia ciliata 'Geisha' Magnolia stellata Market Umbrella Mildew-proof Monarda Monarda 'Jacob Cline' Mowing Stones Muscari Nectaroscordum siculum Northern bush honeysuckle OMG Spring again Orixa japonica 'Variegata' ornamental raspberries Out-of-pot experience Paeonia 'Emily Scout' Paeonia lutea 'Ludlowii' Paulownia tomentosa Peonies for early-Spring bloom Peonies for smaller gardens Peonies with blood-red flowers Peonies with great foliage Perennials Perennials for dry soil Perennials for easy height Perennials for good Winter drainage Perennials for groundcover Perennials for part-shade Perennials for red gardens Perennials for sun Perennials for woodland gardens Perennials that bloom in the Winter Perennials that bloom later in the season Perennials that live forever Perennials to cut Perennials to grow through another plant Perennials with apricot flowers Perennials with bright-red flowers Perennials with ferny foliage Perennials with flowers and foliage to cut Perennials with pink flowers Perennials with showy flowers Perennials with showy foliage Perennials with showy leaves Perennials with variegated foliage Perennials with white flowers Perennials with Winter interest Perennials with yellow & red flowers Perennials with yellow flowers Pink-leaved Buckeye Plants for easy height Plants for full sun Plants for heat and drought Plants that depend on the kindness of strangers Plants with architectural presence Podophyllum versipelle Polygonatum 'Siberian Group' Polygonatum commutatum Polygonatum cyrtonema Polygonatum humile Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' Polygonatum x hybridum 'Striatum' Poncirus trifoliata Populus canadensis 'Aureus' Rambler roses Red-spined rose Rosa 'Darlow's Enigma' Rosa 'Dortmund' Rosa 'Goldfinch' Rosa moyesii 'Eddie's Jewel' Rosa moyesii 'Geranium' Rosa omeiensis pteracantha Rosa roxburghii Roses that are extra-hardy Roses that are once-blooming Roses to grow on fences Roses to grow onto large structures Roses to train and prune Roses to train as pillars Roses to train into a Roses with delicate ferny foliage Roses with showy hips Roses with showy thorns Roses with single flowers Roses with single pink flowers Roses with single red flowers Roses with white flowers Roses with Winter interest Roses with yellow AND white flowers Roses without many thorns Rubus idaeus 'Aureus' Salvia sclarea Salvia sclarea 'Vatican White' Sambucus ebulus Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'Alba' Sarcococca humilis Sasa veitchii Scirpus albescens Sedum lineare Shrubs Shrubs for dry soil Shrubs for full sun Shrubs for good drainage Shrubs for groundcover Shrubs for hedging in Zone 7 and warmer Shrubs for Spring bloom Shrubs for sun or shade Shrubs for with white & blue flowers Shrubs that are untroubled by pests or diseases Shrubs that bloom in Spring Shrubs that like to be pruned and trained Shrubs that need careful siting below Zone 7 Shrubs that thrive in shade Shrubs to espalier Shrubs to train and prune Shrubs with (admittedly) modest flowers Shrubs with a long season of bloom Shrubs with black stems Shrubs with colorful new foliage Shrubs with ferny foliage Shrubs with fragrant flowers Shrubs with gold foliage Shrubs with lavender flowers Shrubs with pink flowers Shrubs with red flowers Shrubs with showy flowers Shrubs with showy foliage Shrubs with white flowers Sicilian honey garlic Signs of Spring Snakebark maples Sophora davidii Spirea thunbergii 'Ogon' Spring buddleia Spring bulbs that tolerate poor drainage Spring bulbs to naturalize Spring bulbs with blue flowers Spring-blooming shrubs Spurges Stinking hellebores Striped Solomon's Seal Strongylodon macrobotrys Syneilesis aconitifolia The Flood of Centuries Topiary Trees for full sun Trees for good soil with plenty of water Trees for hot or dry sites Trees for shade Trees for small gardens Trees for Streetside use, Zone 7 - 9 Trees for sun Trees for Winter interest Trees that are slow growing in the Northeast Trees that bloom in Summer Trees that can be overwintered dormant Trees that create shade Trees that love to be pruned Trees that love water Trees that need good drainage Trees that need thoughtful siting Trees to create shade Trees to grow in pots Trees to keep away from septic systems Trees to pollard Trees to prune and train Trees with a cascading Trees with ferny foliage Trees with gold foliage in Spring & Summer Trees with large foliage Trees with large leaves Trees with lavender flowers Trees with new foliage that's purple Trees with pink-flushed Spring foliage Trees with purple foliage all season Trees with purple foliage in early Spring Trees with showy flowers Trees with showy foliage Trees with showy seeds Trees with showy Spring flowers Trees with variegated leaves Trees with Winter interest Trees with yellow flowers Tropical Vines Troughs Ulmus glabra 'Aurea' Ulmus x hollandica 'Wredei' Variegated ash Variegated daylilies Variegated giant dogwood Variegated Korean dogwood Variegated orixa Variegated pagoda dogwood Variegated Solomon's Seal Verbascum olympicum Verbascum thapsiforme Vines for cutting Vines for June bloom Vines for large structures Vines for morning sun Vines for part shade Vines for pergolas Vines for rich moist soil Vines for shade Vines for shade or sun Vines for smaller gardens Vines for sun Vines for with showy flowers Vines that can get house-high Vines that can't stand afternoon sun Vines that love to be trained and pruned Vines that need thoughtful siting Vines that provide shade Vines that self-cling Vines that twine, and so need support Vines to grow into trees Vines with fragrant flowers Vines with gold foliage Vines with showy flowers Vines with showy foliage Vines with variegated foliage Vitex heterophylla Vitex incisa Western skunk cabbage When Mine Grows Up White bullrush Wisteria sinensis 'Macrobotrys' Wrede's golden elm Yellow Fairy Bells Yellow tree peony

