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Galanthus nivalis - Snowdrops
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo' - Ninebark
A great purple foliage plant that has four season interest.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Dianthus gratianopolitanus - Cheddar Pinks
A sea of dianthus looks great when in bloom and the silvery-green foliage that remains works well as an edging plant.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Iris
This sky-blue bearded iris is a great variation from the all to typical deep purple and yellow irises.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Alchemilla mollis - Lady's Mantle
This is one of my favorite herbaceous groundcovers; like lamb's ears this plant screams to be touched because of its' fuzzy leaves.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Helleborus - Hellebore
This is a double-flowering variety of hellebore. Hellebores are the perfect late winter, early spring flowering perennial.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Allium
The blooms on Alliums are different from most other flowers you will see in a spring garden. The seed...
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Kolkwitzia amabilis- Beautybush
I personally love these flowers, but the plant may end up being only a one season plant in the spring.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia
While this is the not the most profusely-flowering magnolia, the plant does have a few flowers that emerge and they are exquisite.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Syringa vulgaris - Common Lilac
The sweetest smelling of the lilacs but also the most prone to problems with powdery mildew.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Trillium
This beautiful white with a pink dusting trillium looks great in mass when blooming on the forest floor in late April and Early May.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2007
Vinca minor - Periwinkle
This evergreen groundcover can form a dense mat with purple flowers in the early spring. Be careful,...
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
Epimidium x rubrum - Red Barrenwort
This herbaceous groundcover is a perfect choice for an area with dry shade.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
Parthenocissus tripetela - Boston Ivy
I love the look of Boston Ivy on a building...this vine also has reddish-purple fall color and blue berries that birds love.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper
This deciduous vine can climb on average 50 ft up buildings, but be careful it is a perfect plant for poison ivy to go unnoticed in.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese pachysandra
One of the best shade groundcovers to use here but it still will not tolerate heavy clay, alkaline soils very well.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
Pachysandra procumbens - Alleghany Pachysandra
This native groundcover has a permanent "water spotted look" on the foliage. Thrives in shade.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
Iris cristata - Dwarf Crested Iris
Not always someone's first choice for a groundcover but I think this plant looks beautiful when planted in mass even when it is not in bloom.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2007
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