A
Abeliophyllum distichum, 212, 213
Acanthus, 44
Acanthus spinosus, 49
Acer griseum, 183
Achillea, 43
‘Coronation Gold’ and ‘Moonshine’, 43
Actaea, 281
‘Brunette’, 58
Actaea pachypoda, 62
‘Flore Pleno’, 179
‘Blue Fortune’, 62
Agave, 50, 62, 100, 101, 109, 144, 145
ageratum, 277
Alchemilla mollis, 138
Allium, 50, 91, 95, 110, 112–115, 128, 129
‘Mt. Everest’, 260–261
plant portrait, 256–262
‘Purple Sensation’, 256, 257, 260–261
Allium cristophii, 256
Allium schoenoprasum, 256, 257
alpine plants, 111
alyssum, sweet, 127, 128, 129, 138
Amaryllidaceae, 66
Amelanchier, 212
Amsonia hubrichtii, 32, 149, 276, 277
Anemone
‘Lady Gilmour’/hupehensis ‘Crispa’, 286, 287
‘Marguerite’, ‘September Charm’, ‘Whirlwind’, 286
plant portrait, 286–289
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica ‘Pamina’, 286, 287
Anemone ×hybrida
‘Honorine Jobert’, 286–289
Anemonella, 176
Anemonella thalictroides f. rosea ‘Oscar Schoaf’, 178, 179
Anemonella thalictroides ‘Green Hurricane’, 176
Anemone robustissima, 150, 151
Anemone tomentosa ‘Berkshire Charm’, 289
Angelica gigas, 293
angel’s trumpet, 118
animals, 155–157
Aquilegia, 199
arborvitae, 70
Arisaema triphyllum, 229
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, 276, 277
Arum italicum, 60
Aruncus, 86
Asarum, 60
Asclepias, 65
Asclepias curassavica, 236
Aster, 282–286
Aster cordifolius, 285
Aster laevis, 285
Aster novae-angliae, 282
‘Purple Dome’, 285
Aster oblongifolius, 282
‘October Skies’, 282
‘Raydon’s Favorite’, 282, 284, 285
Aster tartaricus ‘Jindai’, 282, 283
Athyrium, 86
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, 214
auricula theater, 86
B
bamboo teepees, 114, 116–117, 147, 148
barrenwort. See Epimedium
bellflower, 111
bishop’s hats. See Epimedium
black-eyed Susan, 42
black spot, 138
bleeding heart, 229
Brandywine Cottage history, 18, 20, 22, 55, 59
buttercup family, 60, 199, 286
C
cactus, 86
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’, 211
calla lily, 62
Callicarpa, 281
Callicarpa dichotoma, 292, 293
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii, 234, 235
Camellia, 109
Campanula portenschlagiana, 100
‘Aurea’, 111
Cardamine quinquefolia, 64, 178, 179
Cardiocrinum giganteum, 234, 235
Carex flaccosperma, 49
Carex laxiculmis ‘Bunny Blue’, 49
Carex pensylvanica, 49, 62, 86
catmint, 256
Cephalotaxus, 62
Cercis canadensis, 168
‘Forest Pansy’, 160, 161, 170, 212, 213
‘Tennessee Pink’, 149
Cercis canadensis var. alba, 149
Cercis chinensis, 154, 155, 212, 213
Chasmanthium latifolium, 279, 292, 293
cherry laurel, 86
Chimonanthes praecox, 211
Chionodoxa, 51
Chrysanthemum, 100, 147, 274, 280, 281
‘Sheffield Pink’, 274
Cimicifuga, 60
Clivia, 109
coleus, 81
color in design, 37–44, 50, 122–123
Conoclinum coelestinum, 277
container gardening
for seasonal interest, 91, 277
as unifying element, 92–93, 100
Convallaria majalis var. rosea, 86
Cordyline, 81
Coreopsis, 298
Coreopsis tripteris, 62
Cornus, 38, 39, 77, 82, 155, 168, 185, 212, 214
Cornus mas, 64
Cornus sanguinea, 211
‘Midwinter Fire’, 80, 81, 180, 181, 280, 281
Cornus sericea, 100
‘Flaviramea’, 192
Corydalis, 51
Corydalis cheilanthifolia, 51, 100
Corydalis solida, 105
Corylopsis, 96
Cotinus, 149
Crocus, 51, 180, 204, 234, 274
Crocus pulchellus, 27
Crocus tommasinianus, 27, 51, 192
Cupressocyparis leylandii, 70
Cyclamen, 82
Cyclamen coum, 190, 191, 192, 234, 235
Cyclamen hederifolium, 234, 235
Cypripedium, 82
Cypripedium parviflorum, 64, 176, 177
D
daffodils. See Narcissus
deer/deer-resistant plants, 66, 70, 216, 245, 282, 285
Dicentra, 51
Dicentra formosa, 86
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’, 16, 18, 82
Digitalis, 44, 110–113, 118, 122–123, 127, 130, 176, 256
Digitalis purpurea, 130
disease-resistant varieties, 67
dogtooth violets, 81
dogwood. See Cornus
drifts, 234
driveways, gravel, 91–95
drought tolerant plants, 62, 82, 83, 86, 91–93, 220
Dryopteris, 86
Dryopteris ×australis, 62
E
Echinacea, 62
Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’, 235
edelweiss, 105
Edgeworthia chrysantha, 185, 186, 187
endemic plants, 230–231
entertainment spaces, 88–89
entry gardens, 82–91
Ephedra, 62
ephemerals, 149, 166, 214, 229, 266
Epimedium, 62, 64, 86, 149, 198, 204, 214
‘Enchantress’ and ‘Limelight’, 222, 223
plant portrait, 220–224
Epimedium fargesii ‘Pink Constellation’, 222, 223
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Nanum’, 223
Epimedium ×warleyense ‘Orangekönigin’, 220, 221
Eranthis, 180
Ericaceae, 60
Erythronium americanum, 230, 231
Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, 14, 15
Euphorbia corollata, 138, 230, 231
Euphorbia cyparissias, 96, 104, 105
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’, 62
Euphorbia dulcis ‘Chameleon’, 62
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Dixter’, 62
Euphorbia hypericifolia ‘Inneuphe’ (‘Diamond Frost’), 108
Euphorbia ×martinii, 18, 104, 105
Euphorbia milii, 108
F
fawn lilies, 166
fennel, bronze, 125
ferns, 49, 81, 86, 109, 132, 219, 229
fertilizer, 61
forest grass, Japanese. See Hakonechloa macra
forget-me-nots, 52–53, 112–113, 118, 127, 256
foxglove, 44, 110–113, 118, 122–123, 127, 130, 176, 256
Fritillaria meleagris, 234, 235
fungus/fungicides, 64, 67, 111, 138, 282
G
Galanthus
companion plants, 60, 64, 192, 198, 203, 204, 211, 219, 268
as deer resistant, 66
in layered garden design, 27, 29, 81, 86, 166, 170, 234
plant portrait, 187–198
in pots, 109
Galanthus cultivars
‘Ballerina’ and ‘Primrose Warburg’, 191
‘David L. Culp’, 192, 194, 195
‘Potter’s Prelude’, 27
‘Rosemary Burnham’, 192
‘South Hayes’, 188–189, 192, 193
‘Tubby Merlin’, 188–189
Galanthus elwesii, 27, 187, 188–189, 192
‘Grumpy’, 198
Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus
‘Potter’s Prelude’, 203
Galanthus ×hybridus
‘Merlin’, 188–189
‘Robin Hood’, 187, 188–189, 195
Galanthus nivalis, 187, 190, 191, 192, 196
‘Blonde Inge’ and ‘Viridapice’, 188–189
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
‘Blewbury Tart’ and ‘Lady Elphinstone’, 188–189
Galanthus plicatus
‘Augustus’, 188–189
‘Colossus’ and ‘Trym’, 194, 195
Galanthus reginae-olgae, 187
gardening philosophy, 55–60
garden rooms, 50
garlic, 256
Gentiana ‘True Blue’, 151
Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’, 138
Geranium phaeum var. phaeum ‘Samobor’, 248
Geranium psilostemon, 43
Gillenia trifoliata and ‘Pink Profusion’, 230, 231
gladiola, 62
gravel, topping containers with, 111
gravel driveways, 91–95
gravel mulch, 105
gravel pathways, 77, 78, 79, 86, 87
gravel patios, 88–89
Gypsophila paniculata, 138, 230, 231
H
Hakonechloa macra, 49–50, 138, 140–141, 149, 219
‘Aureola’ and ‘Aureomarginata’, 49
‘Beni Kaze’, ‘Naomi’, ‘Nicolas’, 50
Halesia carolina, 213
Hamamelis, 29, 43, 149, 168, 170, 180, 209–212
Hamamelis ×intermedia, 43, 209, 211
‘Arnold Promise’ and ‘Harry’, 209
Hamamelis japonica, 209
Hamamelis mollis, 209
Hamamelis pallida, 281
Hamamelis vernalis, 209
Hamamelis virginiana, 209, 211
hedges, 127
‘Double Trouble’ and ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’, 290, 291
Helianthus salicifolius, 292, 293
Helleborus (hellebores)
Brandywine formal garden, 132–137
‘Brandywine Hybrids’, 4, 5, 32, 199, 200–201, 207–208
breeding criteria, 206
companion plants, 60, 63, 104, 105, 192, 198, 203, 204, 211, 219, 224, 268
in layered garden design, 19, 49, 50, 51, 81, 82, 86, 111, 166, 170–171
plant portrait, 199–208
in pots, 109
Helleborus argutifolius, 199, 203, 205
Helleborus foetidus, 199, 205, 224
Helleborus ×hybridus, 199
Helleborus lividus, 199
Helleborus multifidus, 199
Helleborus niger, 171, 203, 205, 207, 224
Helleborus ×nigercors, 203, 205
Helleborus orientalis, 192
Helleborus torquatus, 199, 202, 203
Helleborus vesicarius, 199
Hepatica japonica, 166
Hepatica transsilvanica, 166
Hermodactylus tuberosus, 176, 177
Hosta
companion plants, 60, 198, 219
in containers, 111
in layered garden design, 49, 51, 149, 168, 170
Hosta cultivars
‘Blue Cadet’, 86
‘Mouse Ears’, ‘Sum and Substance’, ‘Zounds’, 51
Hosta sieboldiana, 51, 158, 159
Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’, 104, 105
hyacinth, summer, 62
‘Tokyo Delight’, 268
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris, 62
Hydrangea arborescens, 268
Hydrangea arborescens subsp. radiata, 268
Hydrangea aspera, 271
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’, 268, 269
Hydrangea petiolaris, 80, 81, 182, 183
Hydrangea quercifolia, 171, 268, 281
‘Snowflake’, 272–273
Hydrangea serrata, 268
I
Ilex ‘Blue Princess’, 127
Iris, 44, 62, 64, 105, 111, 118, 122–123, 149, 235–236
‘Batik’ and ‘Wabash’, 242, 243
‘Brown Lasso’ and ‘Indian Chief’, 243
plant portrait, 240–244
‘Quaker Lady’, 236
sibirica (Siberian), 127
‘Tennessee Gentleman’, 242, 243, 247
Iris danfordiae, 240
Iris ensata (Japanese), 149, 240, 243, 244
Iris tectorum (Japanese roof), 86, 240
Iris variegata, 236
ironweed, 274
J
Jack-in-the-pulpit, 229
Jasminum nudiflorum (winter), 180, 185
jewel box, 77–82
Joe-Pye weed, 118
Juglans nigra, 57, 59–60, 132, 274, 291
Juniperus virginiana, 76
K
‘Ice Queen’, 138
L
lady’s slipper orchids, 64, 176, 177
Lavandula (lavender), 138
Lavandula stoechas, 100
lawns, 60–61
leeks, 256
Leonotis, 44
Leonotis leonurus, 291
Leontopodium alpinum, 105
Leucojum, 149
lewisia, 105
Leyland cypress, 70
liatris, 298
Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’, 149
Lilium (lily), 62, 66, 110, 111, 122–123, 219, 235–236, 298
‘Black Beauty’, 265
‘Casa Blanca’, 122–123
‘Citronella’, 238–239, 266, 267
‘Kentucky’ and ‘Netty’s Pride’, 262
plant portrait, 262–267
‘Star Gazer’, 236
‘Turk’s cap’, 262, 264, 266, 267
Lilium auratum, 264
Lilium canadense, 266
Lilium candidum (Madonna lily), 262
Lilium formosanum, 264
Lilium henryi, 271
Lilium lancifolium ‘Flore Pleno’, 265
Lilium longiflorum, 264
Lilium martagon, 264
lily of the valley, 64, 86, 229
Lindera, 212
Lobelia ×speciosa ‘Vedrariensis’, 149, 151
Lobularia maritima, 138
Lonicera japonica, 160
M
Maclura pomifera, 277
Magnolia grandiflora and ‘Edith Bogue’, 224
Magnolia ×soulangeana, 171, 224
Magnolia stellata, 224
Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Henry Hicks’, 224
mahonia, 192
Matteuccia struthiopteris, 214, 219
Mertensia virginica, 229
Monarda and ‘Jacob Cline’, 67
mondo grass, black, 50, 62, 81
Myosotis sylvatica, 52–53, 112–113, 118, 127, 256
N
Narcissus
companion plants, 192, 214, 268
as deer resistant, 66
foliage maintenance, 219
in layered garden design, 158, 166, 170, 171
plant portrait, 216–220
season extending, 29, 31, 174, 180, 192
Narcissus cultivars
‘Actaea’ and ‘Mite’, 219
‘Double Campernelle’, ‘Gipsy Queen’, ‘Single Campernelle’, 218, 219
‘Ice Follies’ and ‘King Alfred’, 216
‘Pipit, 29
‘Sun Disc’, 96
Narcissus cyclamineus, 29
nativars, 230
native plants, 230–231
Nectaroscordum siculum, 258, 259
‘Joanna Reed’, 138
Nepeta ×faassenii, 138
Nepeta sibirica ‘Souvenir d’André Chaudron’, 138
Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Rita’s Gold’, 81
Nerine, 234
O
onion, Egyptian, 256
onion genus. See Allium
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, 50, 62, 81
Opuntia, 86
Osmunda, 86
Oswego tea, 67
P
Pachysandra procumbens, 230, 231
Pachysandra terminalis, 230
Paeonia, 64, 110, 111, 138, 235–236, 245–248
‘Bartzella’, 248
‘Copper Kettle’, 247
Paeonia japonica, 248
Paeonia lactiflora, 124, 245, 248
‘Pink Cameo’, 247
Paeonia mascula subsp. hellenica, 248
Paeonia mlokosewitschii, 236, 248
Paeonia suffruticosa, 245
Papaver ‘Lauren’s Grape’, 91
patios, gravel, 88–89
Patrinia scabiosifolia, 62, 138, 145
pedicels, 229
peonies. See Paeonia
pests
deer, 66, 70, 216, 245, 282, 285
plantings in gravel deterring, 91, 95, 96
Petunia integrifolia, 127
philosophy of gardening, 55–60
Phlox paniculata, 67, 118, 230
Phlox stolonifera, 229
Phormium, 44, 100, 101, 127, 129
Phytolacca americana ‘Silberstein’, 293
Platycodon, 281
poison ivy, 160
pokeweed, 293
Polygonatum, 27, 29, 168, 169, 281, 282
Polygonatum biflorum, 282
Polystichum acrostichoides, 86
poppy, 91
potted plants. See container gardening
powdery mildew, 67
praying mantis, 65
primroses, 77
Primula, 82
Primula auricula, 86, 87, 90, 91
pruning, 63–64
Prunus laurocerasus, 62
Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’, 186, 187
Prunus ‘Okame’, 56–57
R
rabbit-resistant plants, 245, 282
Ranunculus, 199
Ranunculus ficaria ‘Brazen Hussy’, 176, 177
redbud. See Cercis
Rhododendron mucronulatum, 31
Rosa (rose)
choosing, 235–236
in layered garden design, 42, 110–114, 146–147
plant portrait, 249–255
the rose beds, 138–147
Rosa cultivars
‘Carefree’, ‘Hasslefree’, ‘Knock Out’, 249
‘Climbing Souvenir de la Malmaison’, 114, 249, 252, 253
‘Iceberg’, 249
‘Sarah Van Fleet’, 124, 250–251
‘Zéphirine Drouhin’, 254–255
Rosa multiflora, 160
rose pillars, 139–141, 144, 146, 147
Rubus, 185
Rubus cockburnianus, 211
Rudbeckia hirta, 42
Ruellia, 62
Ruellia brittoniana, 138
Ruellia humilis, 230
ruin garden, 28, 29, 54, 55, 96–105
S
salt hay mulch, 114
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’, 44, 129
Sanguinaria, 60
Sanguinaria canadensis, 82
Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex ‘Plena’, 58
Sanguisorba, 124
Sanguisorba canadensis, 62
Sansevieria, 109
Saponaria ocymoides, 100
Saxifraga, 105
‘Autumn Joy’, 62, 149, 151, 278, 279
‘Matrona’ and ‘Valerie Finnis’, 62
Sedum acre ‘Aureum’, 91
Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’, 108
sessile, 229
shade plants, 49–50, 62, 86, 232
shape, in design, 44–50, 54, 55, 125
shrubs, 212–213
Silybum marianum, 91
Skimmia japonica, 86
smoke tree, 149
snowdrops. See Galanthus
snowdrop tree, 213
soapwort, 100
Solanum quitoense, 129, 130, 147
Solidago, 62
Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’, 149, 150, 151, 286
Solomon’s seal, 27, 29, 168, 169, 281, 282
spiders, 65
squill, Siberian, 81
Stachys macrantha ‘Superba’, 44
Stachys officinalis, 65
Sternbergia, 234
Stewartia, 212
Stylophorum, 51
sun-loving plants, 62
sweet alyssum, 127, 128, 129, 138
Symphyotrichum, 62
Symphytum azureum, 2–3, 4, 63, 171, 172, 174
T
Tanacetum niveum, 100
Thalictrum rochebrunianum ‘Lavender Mist’, 125
Thermopsis, 44
Thermopsis caroliniana, 129
thistles, 111
Thuja ‘Green Giant’, 70
toad lily, blue, 281
Trachelospermum jasminoides, 62
Trachystemon orientalis, 176, 177
Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’, 96
‘Sinonome’, 291
Trillium, 64, 81, 86, 149, 166, 214, 220, 224, 227–229
Trillium chloropetalum ‘Volcano’, 228, 229
Trillium erectum, 227
Trillium grandiflorum, 228, 229
Trillium pusillum (snow trillium), 227
Trillium underwoodii, 228, 229
Tulipa (tulip)
deer eating, 66
in layered garden design, 82, 111, 127–130, 132, 155, 214
maintenance, 219
Tulipa cultivars
‘Little Princess’, 95
‘White Triumphator’, 82, 129, 130, 149
Tulipa linifolia ‘Bright Gem’, 96
U
Uvularia grandiflora, 229
V
vegetable garden, 111–124
Veratrum californicum, 230, 231
Verbesina, 62
Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’, 276, 277
Vernonia noveboracensis, 274, 277
Veronicastrum virginicum, 230
vertical gardening, 44–49, 50, 146–147
Viburnum rhytidophyllum, 63–64
W
walnut, black, 57, 59–60, 132, 274, 291
water features, 134–135
weeding, 64
willow trees, 56–57
wintersweet, 180
Wisteria frutescens, 4, 6–7, 230, 231
witch hazel. See Hamamelis
Y
yarrow, 43
yucca, 298