Sneezewort or White Tansy were common garden flowers as early as 1629 in England when Parkinson's description of the leaves "hackt about the edges like a sawe" explains the old name Goose-Tongue. Today, we love it for its easy care, deer and rabbit nixing aromatic leaves, and generous cut flowers composed of pearly rosettes on uplifted stems in summer. Prefers part-shade or full sun.

Balsam ‘Tom Thumb Mix’ is a dwarf mix, growing to 12 to 16 inches tall. A shade lover, it will grow in full to part sun as well, but it won’t perform best in full sun in the summer. Plants bloom all summer long and do best in rich, well drained soil. Balsams reseed readily. It prefers moderate to moist conditions in rich and well-drained soils. It is effectively used in beds and borders as well as containers. Attracts bumble bees.

Robust plants in 6” pots. Thick and deep green, glossy leaves with a silver overlay. Beautiful as a mono-culture that also makes an exceptional thriller in combination planters with vigorous varieties.

Callirhoe involucrata requires full sun to maintain healthy growth and thrives in depleted, gritty, dry soils.  Too much moisture and shade tend to create rot and pest problems.  This plant develops a very long taproot, making it incredibly drought resistant, but also rather difficult to transplant, so choose its site carefully.  Mature plants spread out over about 3 feet and only grow to about 10 inches tall. We have LOVED seeing this plant bloom for weeks in our new Wild Garden.

Large, robust plant. Use these fast-growing plants as tropical flourishes to turn up the heat in perennial borders. This Castor Bean's large lobed green leaves, contrasting red stems, and spiky pink seedpods add plenty of drama. It can be planted as an annual hedge or screen, or to add tropical flourishes in a perennial border. Castor Bean has been cultivated for thousands of years and the oil is still widely used today. All parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested and the foliage may affect skin allergies, so take care with children and pets.

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Blizzard has exceptionally long stems easily stretching to 18" or more. Growing tall and upright, Blizzard can reach heights of six feet and requires staking or additional support.

Also called Tassleflower, the brilliant scarlet-orange blossoms and contrasting blue-green leaves of this self-sowing annual add color, texture, and intrigue to any flower bed or border. The variety’s delicate, curvy stems allow it to weave in and about other flower varieties, creating a magical look in any garden space. This old-fashioned favorite reaches up to 18" and is perfect for fresh or dried arrangements.

Large, robust plant. Decorative, deeply cut foliage with maple-leaf appearance, rich color, and sturdy branches. Ideal for late summer and fall arrangements. Primarily grown for use as cut flower foliage, the vigorous, drought- and heat-tolerant plants are also suitable for containers and landscaping. The abundant color and tall stature make Mahogany Splendor a lovely backdrop in the garden or patio.

Can be propagated from cuttings to overwinter indoors!

Dapper cupflower has a well- groomed appearance, the naturally clipped-looking grass green foliage trimmed with gold-centered purple stars. Now uncommon but deserving of being widely grown, it was bestowed an AAS Flower National Winner in 1942.

This variety offers the largest flowers of any pink Meadow Sage on the market. The deep rose blooms really make an impact in the garden in spring and summer. Its shorter stature makes it perfect for small space gardens, growing only to about 12”.

Meticulously propagated from cuttings, these LARGE mature plants will flower all summer long and make a beautiful statement in your garden. Like all Salvias it will attract a huge number of pollinators to your yard, and it makes a wonderful cut and dried flower. Can tolerate a dry summer without worry and is a very low maintenance addition to a beautiful border bed. (Our horticulturist planted these in her home garden last year, and they survived the drought unscathed and bloomed well into early November!)

Sweetly fragrant at 3’ tall, the blooms are white with a slight cream center, really long blooming and often abuzz with pollinators. A wonderful cutting flower and garden bloomer from June through September.

Unusual cut flower, fresh or dried. Adorable, 1–1 1/2" papery blooms with silvery gray foliage and stems add an airy element to bouquets. Suitable for fresh and dried use. Mix of silvery-white and lavender blooms supported by sturdy, yet thin and flexible stems. Plants are well-contained, upright, and densely branched. Also known as annual daisy everlasting, paper flower, or immortelle.

Paperback; Condition: New; Published: 1985

Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes: Her Gardens and Campuses, by Balmori, Kostial-McGuire, & McPeck.

A helpful reminder to visit the garden, this 2”x3” magnet features a beautiful photo of spring blooms and our iconic garden gates, designed by Beatrix Farrand in 1912.

Aquilegia 'McKana Hybrids Mix' is a cultivar of columbine known for its showy, bi-colored blooms in a mix of colors like blue, red, yellow, pink, and white. These flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies, and they are deer-resistant. They prefer full sun to partial shade and well-drained, moist soil. These were started from seed as a mix, so you won’t know the color of your flowers until they bloom!

Butterfly Weed is a long-blooming, drought-tolerant, wildlife-friendly perennial. Its showy, bright orange flowers bloom in flat-topped clusters, June-August. The nectar is attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; it has special value for native bees.

If you’re looking for ways to de-lawn your lawn, native grasses are a way to go! This mounding grass will spread about 2 feet and grow 1-3 feet tall. It is drought tolerant and attracts songbirds to it’s flowering stalks, which bloom in summer.

A perfect chalice-shaped bloom, this new variety from England is a rare form with fused petals that create the bowl, accented in the center with a tuft of gold stamens. Tall and graceful, it attracts native bees and is easy to grow, deadhead for neatness and constant bloom all summer.

In the 2005 show season the American Dahlia Society gave the longtime favorite 'Kelvin Floodlight' more awards than any other giant Formal Decorative Dahlia. Stunner with monster 10–12″ flowers, which are a clear, penetrating pale yellow. It's one of the easiest Dahlia tubers to grow and the ideal choice for your first giant Dahlia. Decorative form.

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Preserved by a Kentucky farm family since the 1930s. A tall, lavender rose beauty, 5-6” flowers, 5-6’ plant.

This is a single potted tuber.

This is a potted tuber

A miniature pompom variety, smaller plants can reach up to 36” when mature.

This striking family heirloom with its ruby flowers on dark stems is SO easy to grow and store that it’s been a pass-along plant in Wisconsin since the early 1900s. Ball, 3”, 4-5’, heat-tolerant.

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Gloxiniflora Foxglove Mix will add amazing vertical texture and bright color to your landscape. A favorite in cottage gardens, this mix is great for shade.

Handsome, ornamental plants with 4-5 foot feathery plumes of filigreed blue-green, copper-tipped leaves and lacy, golden flower umbels. A stunning addition to flower beds and a major nectar and pollen host for many butterflies (especially Swallowtails) and beneficial insect species. The aromatic, sweetly anise scented leaves are delicious in salads and make a lovely, soothing tea. Self sows.

This new freely blooming variety is compact and blooms early too. It has charming soft yellow flowers with single or collarette rounded petals.

The blooms are 4 inches across on 'Italian White' Sunflower, with a deep chocolate eye, slightly ruffled white petals, and a ring of primrose between the two. These very sturdy, well-branched 5 to 7 foot plants produce an incredible number of blooms over a very long season, giving you enough to fill every vase in the house without robbing the garden of fresh, gleaming color. The long stems make these great flowers for cutting, and they are exceptionally tolerant of dry soils.

Pink Popsocks' frilly pink flowers, most with powderpuff centers, are mixed with single and semi-double forms, blooming all summer if cut for bouquets. Delicate-looking but resilient and trouble-free, they are a nod to vintage varieties of the 1920s.

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Cafe au Lait’s mature height is 36-48" tall.