For those interested, the following is a listing of perennials that I grow. All these have proven to be easy-care perennials for me. I DO NOT fuss. The only attention they receive is dead-heading in summer, (watering, of course); and dividing ONLY when I need more plants. I fertilize them once in spring and ensure weeds are pulled until the plants are big enough to smother them out. My favourite plants? Thanks for asking! I think I'd pick hostas and lilies.

WARNING: A few of the plants are aggressive growers, so in good garden soil they would probably be invasive: Aegopodium podagraria, Campanula rapunculoides; Convallaria majalis.

Plants make it onto the list after they have over-wintered at least once. (Last updated December, 2003.) Some of the listed plants have pictures showing how they look in the garden. If you want to lose some perspective and see LARGE pics of individual blooms, click on the icon/link below to view:

The Big Picture

In My Shade Gardens	In Both Shade and Sun	In My Sun Gardens
AEGOPODIUM A.podagraria Bishop's Goutweed 'Variegatum'	ACONITUM Monkshood	ACHILLIA Yarrow
AJUGA A.reptans Bugleweed 'Burgundy Glow' & 'Multicolour'	ALLIUM A.senescens Chives	ANAPHALIS A. Margaritacea Pearly Everlasting
ALCHEMILLA A.mollis Lady's Mantle	ANTENNARIA A.rosea Pussytoes	ARABIS A.f.-coburgii Alpine Wall Cress 'Variegata'
AQUILEGIA Columbine, various	CAMPANULA C.carpatica Bellflower	ARMERIA A.maritima Thrift or Sea Pink 'Splendens'
ASTILBE A. Simplicifolia 'Pink Lightning'	EUPHORBIA E.cyparissias Cypress Spurge	CLEMATIS
BERGENIA B.cordifolia	HEMEROCALLIS Daylily, various incl. 'Chicago Picotee Lace' & 'Lavender Dew'	ECHINACEA E.purpurea Purple Coneflower
CAMPANULA C.rapunculoides Bellflower	HYDRANGEA H. paniculata 'grandiflora' and 'pink diamond'	GAILLARDIA G.grandiflora Blanketflower
CHRYSANTHEMUM Daisies, various incl. Painted Daisy C.coccineum	LILIES, 'Electric', 'Lolipop', Brushmarks various other Asiatics: orange, pink, white, yellow 1 & yellow 2	GERANIACEAE (G. maculatum ?) Cranesbill Geranium
CONVALLARIA C.majalis Lily-of-the-Valley	LYCHNIS L.chalcedonica Maltese Cross	GONIOLIMON G.tataricum German Statice
FILIPENDULA F. vulgaris (F. hexapetala) Meadowsweet, Dropwort	LYSIMACHIA L.nummularia Creeping Jenny	GYPSOPHILA G.paniculata Baby's Breath
HESPERIS H.matronalis Dame's Rocket	SEDUM Stonecrop, various incl. 'Autumn Joy' in summer & in fall & S.yellowacre	HELIANTHUS Sunflower
HOSTA Plantain Lily, various hosta 1 & hosta 2 incl. 'Honeybells', 'Golden Scepter' & 'Blue Cadet'	SEMPERVIVUM S.tectorum Hens & Chicks	HEMEROCALLIS Daylily 'Stella D'Oro', 'Gentle Shepherd' & 'Apricot Beauty'
HONEYSUCKLE VINE		KIWI VINE (Tri-Colour) Acitinidia kolomikta
LAMIUM L. maculatum Spotted Deadnettle 'Beacon Silver'		LAVENDER
LIGULARIA L. 'The Rocket'		LEONTOPODIUM L.alpinum Edelweiss
MATRICARIA Feverfew		LIATRIS Gayfeather
MYOSOTIS Forget-me-not		LIMONIUM L.latifolium Sea Lavender
PHLOX		LINUM Flax
POLEMONIUM P.caeruleum Jacob's Ladder		LYCHNIS L.coronaria
POLYGONATUM P.odoratum Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum'		LYSIMACHIA L.punctata, varigated Loosestrite 'Alexander'
PRIMULA Primrose		OENOTHERA Sundrops
PULMONARIA P.saccharata Lungwort		PENSTEMON P.digitalis Beard Tongue 'Husker Red'
SMILACINA RACEMOSA False Solomon's Seal		PHALARIS P.arundinacea Ribbon Grass
VINCA Periwinkle		PHLOX P.subulata Moss Phlox 'Emerald Blue'
VIOLA Violets & wild violets (v.pratincola ?)		PHYSOSTEGIA P.virginiana Obedient Plant
		POLYGONUM P.aubertii (Fallopia aubertii) Silver Lace Vine
		SAGINA S.subulata Irish Moss
		SAPONARIA S.ocymoides Rock Soapwort
		SOLIDAGO S.canadensis Goldenrod 'Baby Gold'
		TRADESCANTIA
		VERONICA Speedwell

The next stop on Debbie's Tour is the flower gardens at the

I have decided to add a separate page on all my Garden Pets (of the non-breathing variety).

What I enjoy looking at are personal garden tour pages (like mine!). Click below to visit other personal gardens. If you have a garden I can visit and add to the list, please let me know.

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