When I first moved into my house almost 10 years ago I had big plans for all kinds of flower gardens.  We bought our house in February and t...

Martagon lilies are a species of wild lilies that can grow in the shady garden.  They add height and color to the garden.  Martagon lilies ...

Hosta 'Orange Marmalade' is a sport of hosta 'Paul's Glory' from Bob Solberg of Green Hill Farm .  It has dark green edg...

The picture of hosta 'On Stage' posted below was taken in late summer, after it's beautiful spring coloring had disappeared.  W...

Pulmonaria is an early spring blooming plant that is also known as lungwort.  It is closely related to borage .  The leaves range from soli...

I can remember as child looking forward to our neighbor's bleeding hearts blooming.  It was a little miracle to me that a plant could ...

If you don't have room for the hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' which can get quite large, but love the large blue cupped leaves......

I obviously have an obsession with foliage, how else could you explain my hosta obsession?  So when I saw this plant in a catalog many years...

I really love Ligularia!  It is a great addition to any shade garden.  Varieties such as 'Desdemona' and 'Britt Marie Crawford...

Hosta 'Ice Age Trail' is a streaked hosta.   Streaked hostas have irregular color patterns in their leaves.  The coloring is very un...

Today's hosta is another one that only gets better with time.  Hosta 'Inniswood' has bright gold leaves with dark green margins....

Hosta 'Hippodrome' has been another fast grower for me.  It's listed as a medium sized hosta, but I would probably put it mediu...

Today's hosta is another miniature hosta.  Hosta 'Hope' has green leaves with a gold margin.  'Hope' can grow to be abou...

If you are looking for a very fast growing, then look no further then the hosta 'Harpoon'.  'Harpoon' has long, narrow leav...