• ​Sunny Meadows - full sun, dry soils 
  
• Woodland Wonderland: part shade, drier soils ​
• We like wet feet: full sun to partial shade, wetter soils
  
• Fancy a fern?
  
• Gimme some Grasses
  
• Devine Vines
  
• Goodbye Grass, Hello Groundcover!​ ​​
  

Sunny Meadows: full sun, dry soils

• Anise Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum
• Black Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima
• Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta
• Butterfly Weed, Aslecpias tuberosa
• Calico Aster, Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
• Cylindrical Blazingstar, Liatris cylindracea
• Dense Blazingstar, Liatris spicata
• Early Goldenrod, Solidago juncea
• Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis
• Fireweed, Chamaenerion angustifolium
• Golden Alexander, Zizia aurea
• Hairy Beardtongue, Penstemon hirsutus
• Hoary Vervain, Verbena stricta
• New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
• Nodding Wild Onion, Allium cernuum
• Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
• Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum
• Red Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis
• Scarlet Beebalm, Monarda didyma
• Sky-Blue Aster, Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
• Smooth Aster, Symphyotrichum cordifolium
• Spotted Geranium, Geranium maculatum
• Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Eutrochium maculatum
• Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
• Wild Blue Lupine, Lupinus perennis
• Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana
• Woodland Sunflower, Helianthus divaricatus
  

Woodland Wonderland: part shade, drier soils

• Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
• Blue-stemmed Goldenrod, Solidago caesia
• Canada Violet, Viola canadensis
• Canada Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense
• Downy Yellow Violet, Viola pubescens
• Dutchman's Breeches, Dicentra cucullaria
• Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia
• Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis
• Giant Solomon's Seal , Polygonatum biflorum
• Heartleaf aster, Symphyotrichum cordifolium
• Jack in the Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum
• Large-flowered Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora
  
• Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum
• Red Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis
  
• Red Trillium , Trillium erectum
• Round-lobed hepatica, Hepatica americana
• Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis
• Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Hepatica acutiloba
• Trout Lily, Erythronium americanum
• Upland White Goldenrod, Solidago ptarmicoides
• Virgin's Bower, Clematis virginiana
• Virginia Waterleaf, Hydrophyllum virginianum
• White Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum
• White Wood Aster, Eurybia divaricata
• Wood ferns, Dryopteris spp.
• Wood Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum
• Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca
• Woodland Sunflower, Helianthus divaricatus
• Zigzag Goldenrod, Solidago flexicaulis

​We like wet feet: full sun to partial shade, wetter soils

• Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
• Blue Flag Iris, Iris versicolor
• Blue Vervain, Verbena hastata
• Bog Goldenrod, Solidago uliginosa
• Canada Anemone, Anemonastrum canadense
• Canada violet, Viola canadensis
• Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis
• Common boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
• Culvert's Root, Veronicastrum virginicum
• Cup plant, Silphium perfoliatum
• Fireweed, Chamaenerion angustifolium
• Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica
• Green headed Coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata
• Grey headed coneflower, Ratibida pinnata
• Large-flowered Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora
• Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris
• New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
• Obedient Plant, Physostegia virginiana
• Spotted Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis
• Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Eutrochium maculatum
• Swamp Aster, symphyotrichum puniceum
• Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
• Tall Meadow-rue, Thalictrum pubescens
• Virginia Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum virginianum
• White Turtlehead, Chelone glabra
• Yellow Ladies Slipper, Cypripedium parviflorum

​Fancy a fern?

• Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides
• Cinnamon fern, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
• Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum
• Ostrich Fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris
• Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis
• Wood ferns, Dryopteris marginalis

​Gimme some Grasses

• Big Bluestem, Andropogon gerardii
• Indian Grass, Sorghastrum nutans
• Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
• Pennsylvania Sedge, Carex pensylvanica
• Prairie Dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis
• Side Oats Grama, Bouteloua curtipendula
• Switchgrass, Panicum virgatum

​Devine Vines

• Purple Clematis, Clematis occidentalis
• Riverbank Grape, Vitis riparia
• Virgin's Bower, Clematis virginiana
  
• Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia​
  

Goodbye Grass, Hello Groundcover!​

• Bladder Sedge, Carex intumescens (Foot-traffic friendly)
• Pennsylvania Sedge, Carex pensylvanica (Foot-traffic friendly)
• Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana (Foot-traffic friendly)
• Bearberry, Arctistaphylos uva-ursi(Perfect for lining driveways! Berries for the birds, winter interest, tolerates salt)
• Wild blue phlox, Phlox divericata (Spring colour, good for pollinators)
• Common Violet, Viola sororia (Spring colour, good for pollinators)
• Wild Geranium, Geranium maculatum (Drought tolerant, good for pollinators)
• Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense (Velvety heart-shaped leaves​)​​