pinewood perennial gardens

Fragrant, magenta-purple flowers. Spreading, dwarf habit about 5' high with small, blue-green leaves. Z 5-9.

Fragrant, purplish-red flowers on 6-8" long panicles on a 5-6' tall shrub. Z 5-9.

Slightly fragrant, white flowers in panicles 8" or longer. 6-10' high shrub with light-green leaves. Z 5-9.

Pink flowers on 6-12" panicles from early summer into fall. Gray-green leaves on compact plant growing to 6'. Z 5-9.

A cool season grass producing feathery blond plumes during fall. Not as erect as 'Karl Forester', sporting a softer, more pendulous form. Handles shady areas well. Works as a specimen plant or in masses. 3' ht/ 4' in flower. Z 4-9.

Low maintenance, clump-forming grass growing 4' high with strong vertical inflorescences to 6'. Tolerates full sun to part-shade. Z 4. 2001 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year.

A variegated form of feather reed grass that starts out with bright creamy-white margins which then fade to white with a pink flush. Upright clump of foliage remains 2' high with feathery plumes reaching 5' tall. Provide full sun and average to low moisture. 2' ht/5'flower. Z 4-8.

Low, mounding plant with minty fragrant foliage that produces an airy mass of light-blue flowers from early summer to frost. Can rejuvenate to rebloom. Tolerates dry to moist soil with good drainage. Easy to grow. 9-12". Z 4-7.

Racemes of airy, white flowers cover the plant from June through frost. Adaptable from dry, rocky sites to moist, well-drained, fertile soils. Prefers full sun. Effective in the border, in mass, or containers. 12-18" ht. Z 5-9.

Deciduous shrub that develops clusters of showy, metallic violet fruit along the stems beginning late summer. Prefers full sun to part shade and average, well-drained soil. Maintain size by prunning in early spring. 5' ht x 5' width. Z 5-8.