Trillium luteum, common name yellow trillium or yellow wakerobin, is native to the forests of the Great Smoky Mountains. Yellow trillium grows in shade. It…
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Plants at home in shady or partially shady areas of the garden.
Little Honey oakleaf hydrangea is unexpectedly great. I had seen photographs in catalogs for years and had reservations. So often mutations and sports of plants…
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Bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is an easy to grow perennial that has been grown in American gardens for decades. It is not hard to see…
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I remember seeing variegated Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum odoratum Variegatum, massed for the first time. It seemed to me to be the epitome of a master gardener’s palette. Solomon’s…
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I see lots of big hostas in the landscape. My own weakness is Sum and Substance hosta. The challenge for many gardeners is using hosta…
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Virginia spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana, is a perennial native to the deciduous forests of the eastern United States. It is easy to grow. Tradescantia is not overly…
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I waited an entire year to photograph foxglove Emerson (Digitalis purpurea ‘Emerson’). I’ve grown foxglove Emerson for some time but never photographed it well. Foxglove…
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My mother loved foam flower, Tiarella cordifolia. My wife Angela likes it too. I was always cool towards this native perennial. I seem to be…
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Spigelia marilandica, Indian pink or woodland pinkroot, is irresistible to hummingbirds and is a long-flowering native perennial perfectly at home in the shade garden. You don’t see…
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Lamprocapnos spectabilis Alba, white bleeding heart, is similar to the pink-flowered version of bleeding heart we are all so familiar with. White bleeding heart is…
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Iris cristata Tennessee White has many good attributes, starting with the pure white flowers I find so unexpected after years of living with the comfortable…
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