Yellow Broom shrub Cytisus
Popcorn Viburnum Viburnum plicatum plicatum ‘Popcorn’
Pink Cherokee Dogwood Cornus florida
Sweetwoodruff Galium odoratum
Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris
Larch Larix decidua
Camassia Camassia cusickii
Spanish Bluebells Hyacinthoides hispanica alba
Parrot Tulip Tulipa Estella Rijnveld
Common Periwinkle Vinca minor and Tulip Tulipa sylvestris
Indian Princess Crabapple Malus ‘Indian Princess’
Barrenwort Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida
Crested Iris Iris cristata
Cherokee Princess Dogwood Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Princess’
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’
Japanese Maple
Greenland tulip Tulipa viridiflora ‘Groenland’
Guiseppe Verdi Kaufmanniana Hybrid Tulip Tulipa ‘Guiseppe Verdi’
Open Your Eyes Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris Iris germanica ‘Open Your Eyes‘
Midnight Wine Weigela Weigela florida ‘Midnight Wine’
Espalier Bosc Pear
Spanish Lavender
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
In the spring I had the pleasure of touring Elizabeth Dudley’s garden. She is a Landscape Architect living in New Hampshire near the Great Bay Estuary. Her garden starts on a hill and then slopes down to an open space of lawn surrounded by a beautiful assortment of plantings. To one side of the garden are small footpaths that meander through a thickly planted hillside of selected trees and shrubs.
While experimenting with such a large variety of plants, Elizabeth has learned which ones can flourish in New England climates, always ready to let her clients know what works and what does not. I was amazed at the abundance of perennials that do thrive after the arctic spells of winter. Her garden design and all of its color is truly inspirational.
Check out Elizabeth’s colorblockgardendesigncards – ColorBlockDesignCards . She has devised an ingenious system of using a deck of plant cards that can guide one to create their own stunning garden. Each card has a different plant with all the information you would need to assemble a group of flowers by color, height, sun exposure, zones and more.
channeling the abstract 