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A
Achillea, 68, 83, 215
Actaea simplex, 156, 180
Adiantum. See fern
Aechmea blanchetiana, 189
African cape daisy (Osteospermum ecklonis), 20
agapanthus (Agapanthus), 40, 136, 162
agastache (Agastache): 213, 213; Agastache aurantiaca, 69; Agastache barberi, 212; Agastache foeniculum, 140, 213, 213; Agastache rugosa, 212; bees, 178; butterflies, 158; drought–tolerance, 83; hot weather flower, 69; pest control, 79; zinnias, 140
ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum), 232, 232, 233
Alcea rosea, 72, 169
Alchemilla mollis. See lady’s mantle
Allium schoenoprasum. See chives
alliums (Allium), 207, 207; Bridge of Flowers, 138; coneflower, 193; deer-resistance, 98; Japanese anemones, 200; layering, 135; more is more, 110, 110; Oudolf, 143; pollinator gardens, 149; purple flowers, 162; umbels, 132, 132; white garden, 170. See also chives
Alstroemeria inticancha. See Peruvian lily
alumroot. See coral bells
Amaranthus caudatus. See love-lies-bleeding
Amsonia hubrichtii. See bluestar
Andersen, Hans Christian, 16, 17
Anemone. See Japanese anemone
angelica (Angelica gigas), 79, 132
Angelonia angustifolia. See summer snapdragon
anise, 132
anise hyssop. See agastache
annuals, 72, 218
Anthemis tinctorial, 83
Apache beggarticks (Bidens ferulifolia), 43, 43, 58
aphids, 79, 79, 165
Apiaceae, 132
Aquilegia. See columbine
Argyranthemum frutescens, 154
Aristolochia macrophylla, 129
Armeria maritima, 187, 187
armillary sundial, 121
Artemisia, 109, 109, 170
Asclepias incarnata, 173
Asclepias tuberosa, 95, 193, 207
Ashdown Forest, 157
Asparagus densiflorus. See fern
aster (Aster): anemones, 200; bees, 179; birds, 165; butterflies, 158; cutting back, 73; fall flowers, 57, 176; kale, 183; layering plants, 135; purple flowers, 162; self-seeders, 84; sneezeweed, 141
aster, New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), 95, 169, 173
aster, wood aster (Eurybia divaricata), 84, 170
astilbe (Astilbe), 210; Astilbe chinensis, 126, 210; Astilbe japonica, 156; Astilbe simplicifolia, 210; Astilbe x arendsii, 211; bleeding heart, 202, 203; deer-resistance, 150; Japanese anemones, 200; layering, 135; orange flowers, 140
Astrantia major, 132
Athyrium niponicum. See fern
Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora), 160
B
baby’s breath, 81, 112, 170
baby’s tears (Soleirolia soleirolii), 187
bachelor’s buttons. See cornflowers
bacopa (Sutera cordata), 40, 50, 61
Bailey, Liberty Hyde, 147
banana, 71
Baptisia. See false indigo
beach evening primrose (Oenothera drummondii), 107
bedding plant, 188, 222, 223, 225
bee balm (Monarda didyma), 95, 158, 184
bees, 9, 178; agastache, 178, 213; alliums, 132, 207; angelonia, 238; annuals, 219; Apiacea, 132; blazing star, 95; bronze fennel, 132; candytuft, 119; coneflower, 131; cosmos, 230; feverfew, 79; flower fragrance, 107; flower procreation, 107; gomphrena, 237; heliotropic flowers, 91; lamb’s ear, 125; lawns, 127, 127; mountain mint, 178; native plants, 95, 217; salvia, 209; sneezeweed, 141; Spanish bluebells, 165; thyme, 175; verbena, 149; wildflower habitats, 79; winter, 73; zinnias, 240
Bee Garden, 147, 178, 179
Bee Spaces, 139
begonias (Begonia), 33, 33; ageratum, 232; Begonia boliviensis, 29; Begonia x hiemalis, 75; bird of paradise, 29; coleus, 30; color echoing, 122; dichondra, 49; fall garden, 176; I’Conia, 52; part–sun flower bed, 65; pink, 123; red angel wing, 180; secret garden, 152; wax, 119; winter flowering, 75
bellflower (Campanula), 118, 148
Berkshire Botanical Garden, 126, 244
Bidens ferulifolia, 43, 43, 58
biennials, 72, 84
bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae), 29
birds, 9, 165; coneflower, 131; cosmos, 230; lawns, 127; meadow gardens, 88; native plants, 95, 217; sneezeweed, 141; wetlands, 173; winter, 73; zinnias, 222
black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), 98; backdrops, 129; bees, 179; birds, 165; Gloriosa daisy, 66; insect control, 79; iris, 194; joe-pye weed, 216; layering, 135; lilies, 185; native flowers, 95; winter garden, 73
blanket flower (Gaillardia), 129, 213
blazing star (Liatris spicata): Bridge of Flowers, 138; coneflower, 214; cottage garden, 169; native flowers, 95, 95; purple flowers, 162; Shasta daisy, 204
bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos), 202, 203, 203; astilbe, 211; corydalis, 152; deer-resistance, 150; Japanese anemones, 200; self-seeders, 84; springtime planters, 50; white garden, 170; woodland garden, 157
blighted leaf tips, 81
blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), 173
blue flowers, 136
blue skullcap (Scuttellaria incana), 143
blue star (Laurentia axillaris), 19
bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii), 176, 177, 193, 198
blue star creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis), 187
blue vervain (Verbena hastata), 162
bok choi (Brassica rapa), 183
Boltonia asteroides, 173
Bombay Sapphire, 194
bower, 161, 175
boxwood, 57, 170, 194, 232, 238
Brassica oleracea, 57, 154, 183, 183
Brassica rapa, 183
Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx, 189
Bridge of Flowers, 138, 139, 244
bromeliads (Aechmea blanchetiana), 189
bronze fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), 79, 132
brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla). See bugloss
Bryant, William Cullen, 176
Buchmann, Stephen, 107
bugbane (Actaea simplex), 156, 180
bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), 109, 109, 210, 211, 226
Bur marigold. See Bidens ferulifolia
Burbank, Luther, 15, 204
Burle Marx, Roberto, 100, 188, 189
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 152
Burnhams, 139
butterflies, 158, 159; agastache, 178, 212, 213; alliums, 207, 132; Andersen, 16; angelonia, 238; baptisia, 199; blazing star, 95; butterfly weed, 95, 193; candytuft, 119; chrysanthemum, 177; coneflower, 131; cosmos, 230, 230; fennel, 132; flower strategies, 107; gomphrena, 237; hosta, 185; hyssop, 212, 213; Indian pink, 172; joe-pye weed, 216, 217; lantana, 83; Marguerite daisy, 154; meadow garden, 88; monarch, 158, 159; mountain mint, 178; native flowers, 95; New Guinea impatiens, 228; petunias, 34; rocks, 104; salvia, 209; Shasta daisy, 204, 204; sneezeweed, 141; spiderwort, 137; swallowtails, 132, 132, 158; umbels, 132; verbena, 58, 149; water, 159, 173; winter, 73; yarrow, 68; zinnias, 222, 240, 241
butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), 95, 193, 207
C
cabbage, 43, 57, 183, 183
caladiums, 188
Calamagrostis x acutiflora, 102, 102
Calendula arvensis, 79, 91
calibrachoa (Calibrachoa), 23, 23, 118; angelonia, 41; edging plants, 118; lamb’s ear, 124; petunias, 34; pH, 81; planter, 56, 61; spiller plants, 40; sweet potato vine, 235; verbenas, 58
Caltha palustris, 173
Cal y Bracho, Antonio de la, 23
camass (Camassia leichtlinii), 172
Campanula carpatica, 148
Campanula poscharskyana, 118
campion (Lychnis), 122, 160
candytuft (Iberis sempervirens), 79, 118, 119, 194
canna lily (Canna x generalis), 29, 29, 40, 140
cardinal flower. See lobelia
Carex. See sedge
Carroll, Lewis, 183
Cascadias, 34, 34
catchfly (Silene armeria), 85
Catharanthus roseus. See vinca
catmint (Nepeta), 98; deer-resistance, 150, 150; iris, 194; meadow garden, 149; orange flowers, 140; purple flowers, 109, 162; salvia, 209; verbena, 135
celery, 132
celosia (Celosia argentea), 117, 187, 187
Centaurea cyanus. See cornflowers
Center for Sustainable Landscapes, 207
chamomile, 79, 184
Chanel No. 5, 194
Chelone, 166, 173
chickweed, 86
chives (Allium schoenoprasum), 79, 132, 163
chlorosis, 81
chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum): Bridge of Flowers, 139; cabbage, 183; fall flowers, 176, 177; orange flowers, 140; planters, 56, 57; winter, 73
cilantro, 79
clematis (Clematis), 81, 92, 114, 115
Cleome, 84
clover, 79, 127
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, 172, 198, 209, 244
cockscomb. See Celosia argentea
coleus, 23, 30, 52, 140, 188
Colocasia, 29
ColorBlaze, 23
color echoing, 122
Color in My Garden (Wilder), 130
columbine (Aquilegia), 85; astilbe, 211; insect control, 79; planters, 50; self-seeders, 84, 85; woodland garden, 157
coneflowers (Echinacea), 11, 214, 215; allium, 193, 207, 207; backdrop, 129; butterflies, 158, 159; cottage garden, 169; gomphrena 236; grasses, 103; insect control, 79; Japanese anemones, 200; layering, 135; magenta flower, 131; native flowers, 95; orange flowers, 140; Oudolf, 131, 143, 143; winter, 73
Consolida ajacis, 89
coral bells (Heuchera), 162; bleeding heart, 203; coralbells, 157; pansies, 226; planters, 50, 50; verbenas, 58; winter, 73
Coreopsis verticillata. See tickseed
cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), 84, 88, 136, 138
Cornus alba, 116
Corsican mint, 187
Corydalis lutea, 152
cosmos (Cosmos), 230, 230; birds, 165; butterflies, 158; Cosmos sulphureus, 230, 232; cutting, 112; grasses, 102; insect control, 79, 79; Sulphur cosmos, 230, 232; summer flowers, 110; white garden, 170
cottage garden, 168, 169, 169, 226
creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia), 20, 40, 49, 49, 58
cultivar, 75
cultivate, 70, 75
Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum), 173
cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum), 73
Curran, Edwin, 100
Cyrtomium falcatum. See fern
D
daffodils, 191, 200, 226
dahlia: bedding plants, 225; fall, 176; jewel tones, 117; orange flowers, 140; purple flowers, 162; white garden, 170
daisy: Gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta), 66; Montauk daisy, 176; Marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens), 154; snow daisy (Tanacetum niveum), 84; Tanacetum niveum, 84
dandelions, 127, 127
Darke, Rick, 180
Daucus carota. See Queen Anne’s lace
daylilies (Hemerocallis): backdrops, 129; blue and orange garden, 148; Hyperion, 184; layering, 135; rocks, 105; salvia, 209; Shasta daisy, 204; winter garden, 73
Deerfield River, 138, 139
deer-resistant flowers, 150, 150; agastache, 213; ageratum, 220, 232, 238; allium, 98, 132, 193, 207, 207; angelonia, 220, 232, 238, 238, 239; Arkwright’s Campion, 160; artemisia, 109; astilbe, 126, 156, 202, 210, 211; baptisia, 199; blazing star, 95; bleeding heart, 203; bluestar, 193; boxwood, 232, 238; butterfly weed, 193; chrysanthemums, 177; clematis, 92; columbine, 50, 85; dusty miller, 68, 109; euphorbia, 106; false indigo, 198; fan flower, 44, 45; ferns, 160, 161, 202; floss flower, 104, 187; gentian, 136; geranium, 83, 197; globe thistle, 165; gomphrena, 225, 236, 237; grasses, 102; hellebores, 72, 202; iris, 170, 172, 194, 194; Japanese anemones, 200; Japanese forest grass, 44; Japanese windflower, 176; joe-pye weed, 165; lamb’s ear, 125; lantana, 44, 83; larkspur, 89; lavender, 220; Lenten rose, 193; lisianthus, 120; marigold, 68, 220; red hot poker, 69; salvia, 98, 136, 209; Shasta daisy, 204; Spanish bluebells, 165; summer snapdragon, 170; umbels, 132; verbena, 135; vinca, 104, 220, 232; yarrow, 68; zinnia, 222
DeLorenzo, Carol, 139
delphinidin, 137
delphiniums (Delphinium), 120, 136, 137, 169
dianthus (Dianthus), 72, 81, 109, 169, 209
diascia (Diascia), 46, 140
dichondra (Dichondra), 49, 49, 117
Digitalis. See foxglove
dill, 79, 132
Dior, Christian, 170
dogwood (Cornus), 92, 98, 116
Dryopteris erythrosora. See fern
dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima): cabbage, 183; hot sun, 68; more is more, 110; pelargoniums, 20; silver and purple, 109, 109
Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla), 129
Dutch Wave, 143
E
Echinacea purpurea. See coneflowers
Echinops, 73, 136, 165
Eckhart, Meister, 120
edging plants: ageratum, 118, 232, 238; angelonia, 238; calibrachoa, 118; candytuft, 119; dianthus, 169; fern, 160; gomphrena, 237, 238; lamb’s ear, 124; sweet alyssum, 185; sweet potato vine, 119
Einstein, 120
elephant ears (Colocasia), 29
Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, 106, 244
English Flower Garden, The (Robinson), 180
Ensler, Eve, 166
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, 117, 163, 244
epimedium, 72, 157
Eryngium giganteum, 170
Erysimum allionii, 226
Eschscholzia californica, 91, 91
euonymus, 154, 170
euphorbia: color echoing, 122; deer-resistant border, 150; gomphrena, 236; New Guinea impatiens, 228; potted, 40, 40, 41, 52; rocks, 106
Eurybia divaricata, 84, 170
Eutrochium. See joe-pye weed
evening primrose (Oenothera), 107, 166
evergreens: creeping speedwell, 136; fern, 160; hellebores, 72; herbaceous, 72; honeysuckle, 115; iris, 172; more is more, 110; myrtle, 49, 49; needleleaf, 163; princess flower, 41; sea thrift, 187; winter garden, 73
Evolvulus, 114, 129, 136
F
false indigo (Baptisia), 198, 199; backdrops, 129; Baptisia alba, 199; cottage garden, 169; Decadence, 199; deer-resistance, 198; drought–tolerance, 83; moisture, 173; native flowers, 95; orange flowers, 140; purple flowers, 162; transplanting, 198
fan flower (Scaevola), 44, 45; potted, 19, 35, 55
Fast Company, 79
feather reed grass (Calamagrostis), 102, 102, 213
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), 79, 132, 132
fern, 109; astilbe, 210; autumn (Dryopteris erythrosora), 160; bleeding heart, 202, 203; bower, 161; deer-resistance, 150; foxtail (Asparagus densiflorus), 109; Japanese holly (Cyrtomium falcatum), 161; Japanese painted (Athyrium niponicum), 109, 117; Japanese primrose, 106; maidenhair (Adiantum), 203; ostrich (Matteuccia struthiopteris), 160, 180; wet garden, 173; woodland gardens, 156, 157
fertilizers, 31, 70
feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), 79, 79, 138
fillers, 40, 41; ageratum, 232; bluestar, 177; Oudolf, 143; verbenas, 58
floriography, 113
floss flower. See ageratum
foamflower, 73, 83
Foeniculum vulgare. See fennel
forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica), 84, 85, 109, 226
fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides), 40, 103, 135, 196, 196
four o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa), 166
foxglove, (Digitalis), 72, 84, 135, 170, 204
foxtail fern (Asparagus densiflorus), 109
fragrance: agastache, 69; angelonia, 238; baptisia, 199; bees, 107; cottage garden, 169; fragrant garden, 184, 185; honeysuckle, 115; iris, 194; lamb’s ear, 125; sweet alyssum, 79
Fragrance of God, The (Guroian), 184
G
Gaillardia, 129, 213
“Garden as a Form of Art, The” (Marx), 100
Gaultheria procumbens, 57
gayfeather (Liatris spicata), 138, 169
gentian (Gentiana), 136
geranium (Geranium), 196, 196, 197; drought–tolerance, 83, 83; fern, 160; herbaceous, 72; iris, 194; Japanese anemones, 200; purple flowers, 162; woodland garden, 157. See also pelargonium
gerbera, 81
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), 84
gladioli, 170
globe amaranth. See gomphrena
globe thistle (Echinops), 73, 136, 165
Golden Girls, The, 130
golden marguerite (Anthemis tinctorial), 83
goldenrod (Solidago): baptisia, 199; birds, 165; insect control, 79; Japanese anemones, 200; native flowers, 95; potted, 57
gomphrena (Gomphrena), 236, 236, 237; bedding plants, 225, 225; deer-resistant border, 150; jewel tones, 116, 117
grasses, 102, 103, 103; allium, 207; baptisia, 199; cabbage, 183; coneflower, 214; deer-resistance, 150; false indigo, 198; fan flowers, 19; hyssop, 213; joe-pye weed, 216; layering, 135; meadow garden, 88; Oudolf, 143; potted, 57; Shasta daisy, 204; staking flowers, 92; thriller, 40; wild garden, 180. See also blue-eyed grass, feather reed glass, fountain grass, Japanese forest grass, Mexican feather grass, sedge, and switchgrass
green, Monet, 144–45, 144, 145
Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden (Perenyi), 112
Grumberg, Alain, 12, 74
Guroian, Vigen, 184
H
Hakonechloa macra. See Japanese forest grass
Hall, Edward T., 125
Harrison, George, 190
Harry P. Leu Gardens, 93, 149, 187, 244
heat tolerant, 69, 119, 226
Helenium autumnale. See sneezeweed
Helianthus annuus. See sunflower
Helichrysum, 109, 117
Heliopsis helianthoides, 11
heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens): cottage garden, 169; fern, 109; filler, 40; fragrance, 184, 184; heliotropism, 91; more is more, 110, 110
heliotropic, 90, 91
hellebore (Helleborus), 193; astilbe, 210; bleeding heart, 202, 203; drought–tolerance, 83; herbaceous plants, 72, 72; self-seeders, 84; winter garden, 73
Hemerocallis. See daylilies
Hepburn, Audrey, 146
herbaceous, 12, 72
herbaceous plants, 71, 72; grasses, 102; hot weather, 69; potted, 31; salvia, 209
Heuchera. See coral bells
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, 29
Hidden Dimension, The (Hall), 125
holly, 154, 194
hollyhock (Alcea rosea), 72, 169
Holy Earth, The (Bailey), 147
Honeybee Conservancy, 178
honeysuckle (Lonicera), 114, 115, 153, 169, 175, 175
hoses, 37
hosta (Hosta): astilbe, 210; bleeding heart, 203, 203; fragrance, 185; Japanese anemones, 200; pH, 81
hoverfly, 79, 132, 132
Hummelo, 143
hummingbird: agastache, 178, 213; Arkwright’s Campion, 160; blazing star, 95; calibrachoa, 118; columbine, 85; hosta, 185; hyssop, 212; Indian pink, 172; lamb’s ear, 125; nasturtiums, 242; native flower gardens, 95; petunias, 34; salvia, 209; verbena, 58; zinnias, 222
Hyacinthoides hispanica, 165
hydrangea, 153, 187
Hylotelephium telephium, 116, 123, 135
hyssop. See Agastache
I
Iberis sempervirens. See candytuft
Impatiens. See New Guinea impatiens
Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica), 172
Inner Gardens, 27
Ipomoea. See sweet potato vine
iris (Iris), 98, 194, 194; blue flowers, 136; cottage garden, 169; Iris ensata, 180; Oudolf, 143; purple flowers, 162; rain garden, 166; wet garden, 172, 173; white garden, 170, 170; wild garden, 180; winter garden, 73
iron deficiency, 81
ironweed, 216
Isotoma axillaris, 109
Isotoma fluviatilis, 187
J
Jacobaea maritima. See dusty miller
Japanese anemone (Anemone spp.), 100, 200, 200, 201; alliums, 207; cottage garden, 169; deer-resistant garden, 150; fall gardens, 176, 176; orange flowers, 141; white garden, 170
Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra): astilbe, 210; calibrachoa, 118; fan flower, 44; flowers, 102; lime green, 162; New Guinea impatiens, 229; summer snapdragon, 163
Japanese holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum), 161
Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum), 109, 117, 160, 161
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica), 106
Japanese spirea, 98, 150
Japanese water iris (Iris), 166, 172
Japanese wind anemones. See Japanese anemone
Japanese windflower. See Japanese anemone
Jekyll, Gertrude, 130
joe-pye weed (Eutrochium), 216, 217; birds, 165; Japanese anemones, 200; Oudolf, 143; winter garden, 73
Johnny-jump-ups (Viola), 46
Johnsen Landscapes & Pools, 98
Jungles, Raymond, 189
K
kale (Brassica oleracea), 57, 154, 183, 183
Keukenhof gardens, 141
Kniphofia uvaria. See red hot poker
Krauss, Ruth, 158
L
lacewings, 132
ladybugs, 79, 79
lady’s mantle (Alchemilla mollis), 73, 152, 209
lamb’s ear (Stachys), 124, 125, 194
Lamprocapnos. See bleeding heart
lantana (Lantana): ageratum, 232; butterflies, 158; deer-resistant border, 150; drought–tolerance, 83; fall flowers, 176; fan flower, 44, 55; filler, 40; gomphrena, 236; high temperatures, 68; jewel tones, 116; window boxes, 36
laurentia (Isotoma axillaris), 109
Laurentia axillaris, 19
Lavandula. See lavender
lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): deer-resistance, 150; hardiness, 76; native flowers, 95; pH, 81; purple flowers, 162; scent of, 184, 184; tiny garden, 187; winter garden, 73
layering, 135
Lennertz, Carl, 126
Lenten rose. See hellebore
Leucanthemum x superbum. See Shasta daisy
Liatris spicata. See blazing star
licorice plant (Helichrysum), 40, 109, 117
ligularia (Ligularia), 173, 203
lily (Lilium), 170, 185, 196
Lily of the Nile. See agapanthus
lily of the valley, 157
lilyturf (Liriope), 118
Liriope, 118
lisianthus, 113, 120
Lloyd, Christopher, 86, 88
lobelia: blue flowers, 136; blue planters, 46; moist areas, 173; native flowers, 95, 95; part-sun flower bed, 65; pelargoniums, 20; spillers, 41
Lobularia maritima. See sweet alyssum
London purple, 130
Lonicera periclymenum. See honeysuckle
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), 84
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), 183
luffa vines (Luffa aegyptiaca), 93
lungwort (Pulmonaria), 72, 109, 157, 203
Lychnis, 122, 160
Lysimachia nummularia. See creeping Jenny
M
magenta flowers, 130
maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis), 103
maidenhair fern (Adiantum), 203
mandevilla (Mandevilla x amabilis), 114, 115
Marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens), 154
marigold (Calendula arvensis), 79, 91
marigold (Tagetes): ageratum, 232; backdrop, 129; bees, 179; birds, 165; Burle Marx, 188; deer-resistance, 220; gomphrena, 236; heliotropic flowers, 91; hot temperature garden, 68; insect control, 79; jewel tones, 116; lamb’s ear, 124; more is more, 110
marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), 173
masterwort (Astrantia major), 132
Matricaria recutita, 84
Matteuccia struthiopteris. See fern
mayapple, 157
meadow sage. See salvia
mealybugs, 79
Meconopsis betonicifolia, 137
Mertensia virginica, 156
Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima), 180
Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), 159
Michael’s Garden Gate Nursery, 17, 40, 41, 46, 50
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (Shakespeare), 175
milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), 95, 173, 207, 213
Million Bells (Calibrachoa), 23, 34
Milne, A. A., 12, 157
Mirabilis jalapa, 166
Miscanthus sinensis, 103
Miss Willmott’s ghost (Eryngium giganteum), 109, 170
mites, 79
Mohonk Mountain House, 12, 74, 225, 244
Monarda didyma, 95, 158, 184
Monet, Claude, 144–45, 244
moonflower. See sweet potato vine
morning glory (Evolvulus), 114, 129, 136
moss, tiny garden, 187
moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora), 83, 83
mother-of-thyme (Thymus), 175, 175, 187
moths: cosmos, 230; flower strategies, 107; gomphrena, 237; native flowers, 95, 95; New Guinea impatiens, 228
mountain fleece (Persicaria amplexicaulis), 110
mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum), 143, 178
Murdoch, Iris, 8
Myosotis sylvatica. See forget-me-not
myrtle (Vinca minor), 49, 49
N
Nassella tenuissima, 180
nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus), 36, 235, 242, 243
National Garden Bureau, 23, 219
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 95
naupaka (Scaevola taccada), 45
nectar: agastache, 213; annuals, 219; Apiaceae, 132; baptisia, 199; bees, 178, 179; birds, 165; blazing star, 95; flower strategies, 107; helenium, 141; native flowers, 95; New Guinea impatiens, 228; sweet alyssum, 79; sweetness, 107; violets, 175; zinnias, 158, 240
nemesia (Nemesia), 19, 46
neonic-free, 179
Nepeta. See catmint
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), 95, 169, 173
New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens), 228, 229; Burle Marx, 188; color echoing, 122, 123; jewel tones, 116; orange flowers, 140; part-sun bed, 65; potted, 39, 61; purple flowers, 163; rocky garden, 105; Shasta daisy, 205; sweet potato vine, 235
New York Botanical Garden, 145, 165, 189, 244
Nigella damascena, 84
ninebark, 140
North American Butterfly Association, 158
nutsedges, 87
O
obelisk, 97, 114
Oenothera, 107, 166
onion, ornamental. See allium
Open House for Butterflies (Krauss), 158
orange flowers, 95, 110, 140, 223
oregano, (Origanum vulgare), 163
Origanum vulgare, 163
ornamental onion. See allium
orris oil, 194
Osteospermum ecklonis, 20
Oudolf, Piet, 9, 131, 143, 143, 214
oxeye sunflower (Heliopsis), 11, 216
oxlip (Primula elatior), 175
P
Packera aurea, 166
Panicum virgatum. See switchgrass
pansies (Viola x wittrockiana), 226, 226; bedding plants, 225; bees, 179; blue flowers, 154, 176; fall flowers, 176; iris, 194; kale, 183; pH, 81; planters, 46, 50, 57, 57; potted, 19; purple flowers, 109, 109; white gardens, 170
Papaver nudicaule, 91
Papaver orientale, 11
Papaver rhoeas, 88
parsley, 132
patriotic planting, 20
pelargonium (Pelargonium x hortorum), 20, 20
Pennisetum alopecuroides. See fountain grass
penstemon, 152, 209
peonies, 73, 169, 170, 191
peppers, 43, 57
Perenyi, Eleanor, 112, 136
perilla (Perilla frutescens), 228
Perovskia. See Russian sage
Persicaria amplexicaulis, 110
Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria inticancha), 140, 141
petunias (Petunia), 34, 34, 35; filler, 40; lamb’s ear, 124; pH, 81; pollinators, 219; potted, 17, 20, 29, 41, 50; purple flowers, 109
Petunia x hybrida, 124
pH, 81
Phillis Warden garden, 180, 244
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 145, 207, 244
phlox (Phlox): cottage garden, 169; fragrant garden, 184; magenta flowers, 130, 131; pH, 81; purple flowers, 162; white garden, 170
pincushion flower, 79
plantains, 86
Plant Dreaming Deep (Sarton), 62
planters, 16–61, 114, 117, 152
Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 77
Plant of the Centenary, 196
PLANTS Database website, 95
Plectranthus coleoides. See Swedish ivy
Plectranthus scutellarioides. See coleus
Pollan, Michael, 66
Pollinator Partnership, 179
pollinators, 9, 15; agastache, 213; alliums, 207; annuals, 219; baptisia, 199; coneflower, 217; containers, 17; cosmos, 230; flower gardening tips, 66; flower strategies, 107, 112; globe thistle, 165; gomphrenas, 237; heliotropic flowers, 91; native flowers, 95, 127; salvia, 135; stones, 104; umbels, 132; verbena, 135; violets, 175; zinnias, 240. See also bees
polyantha primrose (Primula x polyantha), 175
poppy: Bridge of Flowers, 138; California (Eschscholzia), 91, 91; corn (Papaver rhoeas), 88; Himalayan blue (Meconopsis betonicifolia), 137; Iceland (Papaver nudicaule), 91; insect control, 79; oriental (Papaver orientale), 11
Portulaca grandiflora, 83, 83
potting bench, 42
prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), 135
preventive staking, 92
primrose (Primula), 106, 175
Primula elatior, 175
Primula japonica, 106
Primula x polyantha, 175
princess flower (Tibouchina urvilleana), 41
Proven Winners, 43, 235, 238
Publishing Insider (Lennertz), 126
Pulmonaria. See lungwort
pumpkins, 183
purslane, 87
Pycnanthemum muticum, 178
Q
Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota), 132, 132, 165
queen of the prairie, 216
R
ragwort (Packera aurea), 166
Rain Garden Alliance, 173
Ram Dass, 120
Ranunculus adoneus, 91, 173
red hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria), 69, 73
remedial staking, 92
rhododendrons, 144
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, 137, 244
Robinson, William, 180
rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis), 89
rose campion (Lychnis coronaria), 122
roses, 98; bees, 107; fragrance, 184; geraniums, 196; sunny border, 220; white garden, 170
Rudbeckia fulgida. See black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta, 66
Rumi, 218
rushes, 173
Russian sage (Perovskia): agastache, 213; blue flowers, 109; coneflower, 214; cottage gardens, 169; lilies, 185; mulching, 69; winter garden, 73
S
Sackville-West, Vita, 168, 170, 202
salvia (Salvia), 209, 209; alliums, 207, 207; bedding plants, 225; bees, 178; blue flowers, 136, 154; coneflower, 215; cottage gardens, 168; deer-resistance, 150, 150; gomphrena, 236; iris, 194; Marguerite daisy, 154; Mexican bush sage, 176; pH, 81; purple flowers, 162; red flowers, 222; Salvia coccinea, 222; Salvia farinacea, 136, 154; Salvia leucantha, 176; Salvia nemorosa, 150, 209, 209; salvia x sylvestris, 98, 209; Shasta daisy, 204, 205; silver and purple, 109; verbena, 135; wild garden, 180
Sarton, May, 62, 63
Scaevola. See fan flower
Scuttellaria incana, 143
sea holly, 109
sea thrift (Armeria maritima), 187, 187
Secret Garden, The (Burnett), 152
sedge (Carex): border edge, 118; Bowles golden, 123; Japanese sedge, 135; layering, 135; moist areas, 173; New Guinea impatiens, 105; planters, 56
sedum (Sedum): ‘Angelina’ (Sedum rupestre), 117; backdrops, 129, 129; bedding plant, 225; butterflies, 158; cabbages, 183; creeping blue (Sedum sieboldii), 20; fall gardens, 176; iris, 194; Japanese anemones, 200; jewel tones, 116, 117; layering, 135, 135; Lemon Coral (Sedum mexicanum), 162; Oudolf, 143; pelargoniums, 20; planters, 57; Shasta daisy, 204; tiny garden, 187; winter, 73
Sendak, Maurice, 158
Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), 118
Shakespeare, 175
Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum), 204, 204, 205; coneflower, 215; cut flowers, 112; geranium, 196; iris, 194; layering, 135; white garden, 170
Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club, 139, 244
Siberian bugloss. See bugloss
Siberian wallflower (Erysimum allionii), 226
signet marigold, 79
Silene armeria, 85
Silphium perfoliatum, 73
Sissinghurst Castle, 170
Sisyrinchium atlanticum, 173
smokebush, 129
sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), 110, 141, 143, 179
snow buttercup (Ranunculus adoneus), 91
snow daisy (Tanacetum niveum), 84
snowdrops, 191
solarization, 87
Soleirolia soleirolii, 187
Solidago. See goldenrod
Spanish bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica), 165
speedwell (Veronica), 127, 135, 136, 196
spider flower (Cleome), 84
spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), 132, 137
Spigelia marilandica, 172
spiller, 40, 41, 49; Bidens, 43; fan flower, 45; sweet potato vine, 235; verbenas, 58
spirea, 98, 150
Sporobolus heterolepis, 135
Stachys, 124, 125, 194
staking, 92
star creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis), 187
Steinhardt Garden, 156, 177, 244
stiltgrass, 86
Stoke’s aster (Stokesia laevis), 95
stonecrop (Hylotelephium telephium), 116, 123, 135
Stonecrop Gardens, 92, 123, 153, 244
Strelitzia reginae, 29
stunted growth, 81
summer snapdragon (Angelonia angustifolia), 238, 239; bedding plants, 225; borders, 232, 233; Burle Marx, 189; color echoing, 122; deer-resistant border, 150, 220, 232; iris, 194; jewel tones, 116; layering, 135; New Guinea impatiens, 228; orange flowers, 140; planters, 39; purple flowers, 109, 109, 163; thriller-filler-spiller, 40, 41; verbena, 58; white garden, 170
sundial, 121
sunflower (Helianthus annuus): birds, 165, 165; blue and yellow, 154; heliotropic flowers, 90, 91; joe-pye weed, 216; van Gogh, 224
SunPatiens, 117, 228
Superbells, 23, 23, 124
Superbena, 58
Supertunia, 19, 34, 35, 124
Sutera cordata, 40, 50, 61
swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), 173
Swedish ivy (Plectranthus coleoides), 122, 170, 235
sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima): bedding plants, 225; blue planters, 46; fragrance, 185; insect control, 79; potted, 26; self-seeders, 84; springtime planters, 50, 50; tiny garden, 187
sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas), 163, 235; chartreuse accents, 162, 163; Ipomoea alba, 166; low growers, 119; potted, 29, 35, 36
sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), 72
switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), 103, 103, 213
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae. See asters
T
Tagetes. See marigold
Tanacetum niveum, 84
Tanacetum parthenium, 79, 79, 138
Thompson, William, 226
Thoreau, Henry David, 112
thriller-filler-spiller, 40, 41
thrips, 79
thyme (Thymus serpyllum), 175, 175, 187
Tibouchina urvilleana, 41
tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata), 192; birds, 165; coriander, 79; deer-resistance, 150; lamb’s ear, 124; layering, 135, 135; rocks, 105; salvia, 209
Tithonia rotundifolia, 159
toad lilies (Tricyrtis hirta), 176, 200, 201
Tomlin, Lily, 106
Tradescantia virginiana, 132, 137
Tricyrtis hirta, 201
trillium, 157
Tropaeolum majus. See nasturtiums
tulip, 15; allium, 207; bedding plants, 225; blue and yellow, 154; fragrance, 141; Japanese anemones, 200; layering, 135; orange flowers, 140; planters, 50, 50; purple flowers, 162; viridiflora, 65, 153
Tunnard, Christopher, 96, 97
turtlehead (Chelone), 166, 173
tuteurs, 114, 115
twinspur (Diascia), 46, 140
U
umbels, 68, 132, 207
Urban Ecosystems, 79
V
van der Rohe, Ludwig Mies, 110
Van Gogh, Vincent, 224
verbena (Verbena): allium, 149; bronze fennel, 132; cosmos, 230; fragrance, 184; hybrids, 58, 58; layering, 135; more is more, 110; planters, 29, 41, 50; purple flowers, 109; self-seeders, 84; Verbena x hybrida, 58, 58; wild gardens, 180
Verbena hastata, 162
Veronica. See speedwell
Veronicastrum virginicum, 173
Versailles, 12, 74
vervain (Verbena hastata), 162
viburnums, 154
vinca (Catharanthus roseus): ageratum, 232, 232; deer-resistant border, 150; dusty miller, 109; flower border, 220; Japanese painted fern, 160; purple flowers, 163; rocks, 104; spiller plants, 49; tiny gardens, 187; woodland garden, 157
Vinca minor, 49, 49
Viola x wittrockiana. See pansies
viola (Viola): A Midsummer Night’s Dream garden, 175, 175; blue planters, 46; delphinidin, 137; lawns, 127; nemesia, 19; orange flowers, 140; pansies, 226, 226
violets. See viola
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), 156
W
“Walrus and the Carpenter, The” (Lewis), 183
wandflower, 110
wasps, 132
Waterer, Donald, 196
Waterer, Rozanne, 196
Wave Hill, 180, 244
wild carrot, 132
Wilder, Louise Beebe, 130, 131
wild garden, 180; astilbe, 126; bees, 178; bluestar, 177; evening primrose, 166; Gloriosa daisies, 66; grasses, 135; Indian pink, 172; insect control, 79; joe-pye weed, 217; larkspur, 89; lawns, 127; meadow garden, 88; Oudolf, 143; self-seeders, 84; umbels, 132; wet and wild, 173
Wild Garden, The (Robinson), 180
window boxes, 36, 36; ageratum, 232; angelonia, 238; calibrachoa, 23; Cascadias, 34; geraniums, 20; spillers, 49
Winnie-the-Pooh, 157
wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), 57
Wister, Gertrude S., 50
wood aster (Eurybia divaricata), 84, 170
woodbine. See honeysuckle
wood hyacinth (Hyacinthoides hispanica), 165, 226, 226
woodland sage. See salvia
wormwood (Artemisia), 109, 109, 170
X
Xerces Society, 127
Y
yarrow (Achillea): agastache, 213; birds, 165; coneflower, 215; drought–tolerance, 83; hot weather flower gardens, 68; insect control, 79; iris, 194; layering, 135; orange flowers, 140; salvia, 209; stone wall, 129
yew, 154, 170
yucca, 135, 170
Z
zinnias (Zinnia elegans), 240, 241; bedding plants, 225; birds, 165; butterflies, 158, 158; cosmos, 230; cottage garden, 169; cut flowers, 112, 113; edging, 118; geranium, 197; gomphrena, 236; grasses, 103; hot colors, 222, 222, 223; hot weather gardens, 69; kale, 183; magenta flowers, 130; orange flowers, 140, 140; pH, 81; potted, 49; Shasta daisy, 205