Colorful, magenta to purple, sweetly fragrant, 4 petaled flowers on a bun-like charmer. This Rocky Mountain alpine grows at high, cold elevations with excellent drainage; a key to success for gardeners seeking to use it in troughs, rock, and wall gardens. Zone: 3

From an island off the north coast of Scotland comes this unique hardy geranium with bronze foliage and bright pink flowers.  It is incredibly long blooming, porducing new flowers continuously from June to September.  For those of you that were disappointed when I sold out last year, I've a good supply in.  Small pots.

12" tall by 18" wide. Sun-part shade. Zone 5. Very adaptable to soil types. Bloomed here all summer in a hot dry spot last year.  Deer and rabbit resistant. Container, front of the border, massing, easy. 

Dwarf Cranesbill.  Long admired by the gate in my pink garden, I have resupplied.  Forms a dense, low mat of grey-green leaves.  Hot magenta-pink flowers have a contrasting black centre, and rest on the trailing stems in late spring, then appear on and off throughtout the summer.  Clip plants lightly after first flowering to promote repeat bloom and bushy new growth.  Divide in early spring.  Small pots.

6" tall by 12" wide.  Zone 4.  Full sun to part shade.  Adaptable to all well drained soils.  Edging, troughs, rabbit resistant, ground cover, drought tolerant, light foot traffic.

Double Geranium.  Can you believe this flower!!  I've long been addicted to hardy geraniums and this one takes the cake.  This one even has fragrance!  Blloms late spring to mid fall.  G1

16' tall by 12" wide.  Zone 4.  Full sun to part shade.  Average soil.  Low maintenance, fragrant, unusual, deer and rabbit resistant, rock garden, border edging, tolerates heat and humidity.

Hardy Geranium / Cranesbill.  The perfect classic, little hardy geranium won't overtake your garden or flop in the middle of its height of bloom.  Forms a delightfully prostrate mound of neat and clean foliage. Beautiful in trough or pot where the 2" tall but 18" wide foliage will creep down over the edge.  There very cold hardy, so even in zone 5 they can live in a pot.  The 1/2' Magenta blooms look huge on this dwarf form.  Also sold as G. sanguineum 'Little Bead' but our form is at the low end of the height scale where some reach 4".  Protect from aggressive neighbors.  Small pot

2" tall by 18" wide.  Zone 3.  Well-drained soil.  Miniature garden, rockery, trough, ground cover.    

T  his is an easy, carefree geranium with a sprawling habit.  Finely cut foliage is accented by large blue=purple flowers with pale blue eyes form early summer to frost.  Good heat tolerance.  Foliage becomes reddish brown in fall for added interst.  'Rozanne' is a naturally occurring hybrid of G. himalayense and G. wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'.  Blooms of Bressingham intro.    Height: 15-18".  Spread:  15-20".  Zones 5-8.  Small container.

My very favorite Baby's Breath.  The one everyone wants.  I grow it beside the 'Fairy' Rose and in my gray garden for it's soft blue-gray leaves.  Sturdy stems keep it from floppin like all the others.  Makes an excellent filler to cover spring bulbs or yellowing poppy foliage.  (Actually, you can just cut those yukky leaves down as soon as the flowers go by.)  Limited supply. G1

18" tall by 24" wide.  Zone 3.  Full sun.  Cutting, filler, textural contrast.

Lenton Rose.  So far, my favorite Hellebore.  Rich burgundy buds open to ivory white flowers, becoming streaked with rose and chartreuse.  Beautifully veined, dark blue-green leathery foliage adorns compact plants. Very hardy. Slow growing, but lovely all the while and worth the wait.   On this day, March 22, my plants in the garden are budded and ready to pop. Flowers will last 2 months.  Shipped bareroot.

12" tall by 18-24" wide.  Zone 4.   Full sun to part shade.  Naturalize in moist, woodland area, shade garden, border, deer and rabbit resistant, container.

Lenton Rose.  Seed strain in yellow colors, part of the Lady Series.  Glossy, thick, leathery, dark green leaves, each with 7-9 serrated leaflets.  These look great planted in groups. 

14" tall by 18" wide.  Zone 3.  Full sun to part shade. Well drained soils, rich in organic matter.  Moist woodland, shade garden, border, deer and rabbit resistant, container.

This lovely, fragrant daylily is perfect for the 9-5er.  Flowers open early in the evening and close at noon the next day.  Petals are 3" long and recurved.  Plants are 3-4' tall and just as wide.  Plant near a bench or door so you can catch a whiff often.  Shipped bareroot.

Young foliage is rose-purple with a peach underlay. Peach become dominant as the leaves mature. Light pink flowers in spring - midsummer. Similar to 'Caramel' but brighter and more compact. Villosa hybrids are more tolerant of high heat and humidity.   Small pot.

8-10" tall by 10". Full sun to full shade. Zone 4. Average soil.

One of the showiest coral bells, Hollywood dazzles with dense spikes of coral red flowers all spring and summer. Strong rebloomer. Leaves are white veined, lightly ruffled, purple. Bareroot.

8" tall by 12". Sun-part shade. Zone 4. Average to acid soil. Attracts butterflies and hummers, container, border, cutting, deer resistant. 

Heuchera Midnight Rose is my new favorite coral bells.  It's eye catching deep purple, almost black foliage tinged with pink spots and splotches brightens a shady garden spot or looks wonderful in a container.  

8" tall by 12". Sun-part shade. Zone 4. Average to acid soil. Attracts butterflies and hummers, container, border, cutting, deer resistant.