A fall snapshot of the backyard perennial garden. We were away from it for a year as we rented our home out while overseas. It is somewhat overgrown and a major project next spring. Invasive perennials and weeds need clearing out and many plants need dividing and re-locating.
Plantings
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aster 'Blue Bird'
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Sown on 22 May 04 Growing in combination with Solidago rugosa 'Fi...
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cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Sown on 17 May 03 Originally grown for food (unimpressed), but ha...
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northern sea oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Sown on 17 May 03 Beautiful foliage and fantastic fall seedheads....
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toadlily
Tricyrtis
Sown on 17 May 03 Interesting foliage, fantastic flowers. Unfort...
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goldenrod 'Fireworks'
Solidago rugosa
Sown on 17 May 03 Grown for the great form as well as being an ef...
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rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Sown on 19 May 01 Perennial with a very attractive seed-head. Pr...
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Arkansas blue star, Arkansas amsonia
Amsonia hubrichtii
Sown on 20 May 00 Growing this more for the beautiful foliage, as...
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flowering tobacco 'Lime Green'
Nicotiana alata
Sown on 20 May 00 I have a strange attraction to chartreuse folia...
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bronze fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Sown on 22 May 99 I love this perennial. The bronzey foliage is ...
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Sage
Salvia officinalis
Sown on 16 May 98 A favorite kitchen herb, it has the benefit of ...
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