Plant Profile: Common Bugle Weed (Ajuga reptans)
Karen Ajuga reptans is a low growing evergreen herbaceous perennial native to Europe where it grows in woods and poor pasture land. It is a member of the mint family, Labiatae,…
Plant Combination: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) and Hosta undulate ‘Albomarginata’
This charming combination is a spring-time delight in a shady garden. The delicate white flowers of sweet woodruff echo the white margins of the hosta while contrasting with its large…
Plant Profile: Snowdrop Anemone (Anemone sylvestris)
Snowdrop anemone is an herbaceous perennial native to Asia and central and western Europe where it grows in meadows and dry deciduous woodlands. It is a member of the buttercup…
Plant Profile: Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium)
Green dragon is an herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America where it grows in damp forests. It is a member of the arum family, Araceae, that also includes Jack…
Plant Combination: Dwarf Greenstripe Bamboo (Arundinaria viridistriata) and Hosta montana ‘Aureomarginata’
A shady or partly shady area of the garden with moist soil is perfect for this handsome combination. In spring and early summer the yellow variegation of the hosta echoes…
Plant Profile: Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Native to Eastern US where it grows in moist shady sites, wild columbine is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes clematis, delphinium,…
Plant Profile: Alpine Wood Fern (Dryopteris wallichiana)
Alpine wood fern is a semi-evergreen or deciduous perennial fern native to the Himalayas, Hawaii, Mexico and Jamaica where it grows in woodland settings at high elevations. It has a…
Plant Profile: Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)
Male fern is a semi-evergreen native to Europe, Asia and North America where it grows in damp woodlands as well as rocky areas. The plants have a rhizome with a…
Plant Profile: Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
Miner’s lettuce is a rosette-forming annual native to Western North America from British Columbia to California and Mexico where it grows is moist disturbed areas. It is a member of…
Plant Profile: Silver Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla conjuncta)
Silver lady’s mantle is an herbaceous perennial native to the southwest Alps and Jura Mountains in France and Switzerland and is a member of the rose family (Rosaceae). The blue-green…