Overused : Arborvitae
( Thuja occidentaliscvs . )
exposure : Michelle Gervais
1. ‘Standishii’ Yew
Name:Taxus baccata‘Standishii’
USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 8
size of it : Up to 10 substructure improbable and 2 feet wide
Conditions : Full Lord’s Day to full wraith ; moist , well - drained soil
There is a reason why the great English designers works yews : They are striking . Not for the timid , ‘ Standishii ’ yew emphasize space and captures get off in a way that few architectural plants can match . There ’s no need to prune it as this plant has a handsome course . It sour both as a single feature and en masse , make a wall or enhance a pathway . Bonus winter berry decorate and contrast attractively with the winter - induce golden leafage .
overdrive : Hosta
( Hostaspp . and cvs . )
2. ‘Looking Glass’ Brunnera
Name:Brunnera macrophylla‘Looking Glass’
Zones:3 to 7
Size:2 feet magniloquent and 2½ feet broad
condition : fond to full shade ; average to moist , well - drained ground
‘ Looking Glass ’ brunnera shimmer in the garden . Sprays of small blue flower in spring and rounded , heart - forge Ag leaves throughout the raise time of year delimit this hosta alternative . And unlike many Hosta , slugs head off it and cervid ignore it . ‘ look Glass ’ plays well with other plant , specially woodland aster ( Eurybia divaricata , Zones 4–8 ) , false hellebore ( Helleborusspp . and cvs . , Zones 4–9 ) , and saxifrages ( Saxifragaspp . and cvs . , Zones 1–9 ) .
Overused : Daisy
( Leucanthemumspp . and cvs . )
Photo : Joshua McCullough
3. White Cupid’s Dart
Name:Catananche caerulea‘Alba’
Zones:3 to 8
Size:2 to 3 base tall and 12 to 14 inch all-encompassing
Conditions : Full sun ; excellent drainage
If you love those nostalgic summer day of daisy waving in the twist , this flower will re - create it . But white Cupid ’s dart look at a more elusive and advanced approach than the daisies of your childhood . It is almost grasslike in its linear quality but has a astonishingly terrific floral top hat . Mix it with grasses and you have a slam - stuff shot beachy fit . This is a suddenly - lived perennial , particularly if grown in with child or wet ground .
Sylvia Matlock is co - proprietor of DIG Floral & Garden in Vashon , Washington .
Photos , except where noted : millettephotomedia.com
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