The universe of perennials is so diverse in colours, forms, sizes, and characters etc. that gardeners who enter to explore seldom come out. It would take more than a life time to finish exploring/enjoying them thoroughly. Perennials are ‘designed’ for northern gardens. The way they come back, dazzle and go away each season keeps gardeners looking forward to see their return each year.
Like human friends, perennials have a wide range of personalities that a gardener need to pay attention to; if you want them to come back to visit you, or look presentable in your garden. Many highly ornamental perennials can leave an ugly mess after their visit. Some perennials spread fast and refuse to be un-invited. Some perennials require more maintenance efforts than others. As the garden grows and the gardener ages, more and more attentions will be shifted towards those with simpler life style except a few ‘must have’ favourites that require extra attentions.
In our haste to adopted new perennials obsessively, and plant them somewhere in the garden, we often lost track where they were and even forget about them. Their statuses in our database end up as ‘Lost in the Garden’.
Some of our perennial collections: (Under Construction)
Agapanthus
Agastache
Amsonia
Anchusa
Androsace
Anemonella
ANTHYLLIS
Aquilegia
Arnebia
Aruncus
Astilbe
Baptisia
Brunera
Campanula
Caryopteris
Chiastophyllum
Clematis
Coreopsis
Corydalis
Crocosmia
Cypripedium
Delphinium
Dianthus
Dicentra
DIGITALIS
Disporum
Dodecatheon
Echinacea
Epimedium
ERITRICHIUM
Gentiana
Geranium
Geum
Gillenia
Gladiolus
Glaucidium
Helenium
Hemerocallis
Heuchera
Heucherella
Hosta
Iris
Kniphofia
Lathyrus
Lespedeza
Leucanthemum
Ligularia
Lilium
Lobelia
Mertensia
MONARDELLA
Nepeta
OMPHALODES
Origanum
Penstemon
Persicaria
Phlox
Phytolacca
Primula
Pulmonaria
Sanguinaria
Sanguisorba
Saxifraga
Sedum
SILENE
Sphaeralcea
Spigelia
Syneilesis
Tellima
Thalictrum
Veratrum
VERONICA