Salvia transylvanica​
   Primula heucherifolia
                  Verbascum chaixii
Primula polyantha- One of my first
perennials. This is a division of a plant
​ I've had for over 30 years.
Silene armeria - a biennial that self sows freely. I've had these for about 35 years. attracts butterflies like crazy.
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A seedling of Heliopsis 'Burning Hearts, they have variable red/yellow flowers.
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​Phlomis tuberosa- You won't find this one at Walmart or Home Depot
Gray Tree Frog                                                    Luna Moth                                                          Monarch chrysalis
It's not just about the plants themselves
3 Fritillary Butterflies on Buddleja 'Black Knight'
Pennisetum alopecuroides 
Blue Spotted Salamander
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' - the ruggedest Coreopsis
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Allium 'Millenium', a nice summer bloomer.
Hemerocallis "Ben Kirk'
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Ligularia stenocephala "The Rocket"
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Digitalis purpurea
Common Foxglove
     Silphium perfoliatum           
 at 10 feet tall
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Campanula glomerata, the Clustered Bellflower
Athyrium nipponicum "Pictum"  
Japanese Painted Fern
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Hummingbird on Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'
Dianthus gratianapolitanus "Firewitch"
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Chasmanthium latifolia
​Northern Sea Oats
Peonies and Foxglove looking towards the shade gardens under the old Sugar Maple.
Corydalis sempervirens
        All dug and potted in April
                           July in bloom
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden."
                                                                                                                                                          Thomas Jefferson