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   * Spider Flower //Cleome hassleriana//,​ (Gardens at Monticello, 2021), ht 4-6 ft, self-seeding annual, native to South America. FS. Direct sow. Space 1.5 to 2 ft apart. half hardy annual.   * Spider Flower //Cleome hassleriana//,​ (Gardens at Monticello, 2021), ht 4-6 ft, self-seeding annual, native to South America. FS. Direct sow. Space 1.5 to 2 ft apart. half hardy annual.
   * Zinnia 'Red Beauty',​ (SESE 12-20), Ht 3 ft. Same bed.   * Zinnia 'Red Beauty',​ (SESE 12-20), Ht 3 ft. Same bed.
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 +Flower bed by greenhouse:
 +  * Cosmos, //Comos bipinnatus//,​ '​Seashells',​(Baker Creek, 2021). Annual, FS, space 10 inches apart. ​
 +  * French Marigold, '​Naughty Marietta',​ (SESE 7-20), same bed, Ht 12-18 inches.
 +  * Bachelor Buttons, 'Polka Dot', (SESE 8-20), same bed but by the front edge nearest the greenhouse, next to 
 +    comfrey bed.Ht 1-3 ft.
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 +9-24-21
 +  * Liatris, //Liatric spicata//, '​Blazing Star Alba', 4 plants moved from front yard bed in front of mudroom to back yard, bed by walkway to garden shed. FS. Ht: 3-4 ft, space 1.5 ft, Keep well-watered. Zone 4-9.
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 +Bed in front of mudroom, in front of Japanese maple: ​
 +  * Autumn Ferns, //​Dryopteris erythrosora//,​ '​Brilliance',​ 4 plants (Down Home Nursery, Mebane, NC), Partial to full shade, moist well-drained soil, Ht 18-24 inches, spread 24-36 inches. Zones 5-8. Drought tolerant when established. Deer resistant. Evergreen.
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 +Bed in front of guest bedroom, in front of maple by edge of walkway:
 +  * Creeping Jenny, //​Lysimachia '​Goldii'//,​ 3 plants. (Down Home Nursery, Mebane, NC). Full sun, part shade. Water: medium. Ht 1-3 inches, spread 12-24 inches. Zone 5. Spreading groundcover. Can be aggressive.
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 +  Flower bed by side of greenhouse:
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 +9-28-21
 +    * Butterfly Bush, dwarf //Buddleia '​SMNBDO'//,​ '​Pugster Periwinkle',​ (Down Home Nursery, Mebane, NC). Full sun. Height 2 ft, width 2  ft. Well-drained soil. Zones 5-9. Prune when new growth emerges in Spring. Deer resistant.
 +    * Blanket Flower, //​Gaillardia'​ Bijou'//,​ 2 plants, (Down Home Nursery, Mebane, NC). Perennial. Full sun. Ht 8-10 inches, spread 12-15 inches. Average well-drained soil. Zones 3-10. cut back spent flowers for rebloom. Deer resistant. Native butterfly attractor. Drought and heat tolerant. Blooms June to September.
 +    * Joe Pye Weed //​Eutrochium//??​ pretty sure this is that plant; moved 4 plants from other part of this bed to corner by raised bed. 
 +    * Strawberries,​ several plants from new garden beds, moved to edge of this bed by fence.
 +    * Shasta Daisy, //​Leucanthemum//,​ '​Becky'​ (Plantworks). Ht 3ft. Full sun, part shade.Zone 5. Moved a clump from front yard to this bed, in front of ginger lilies.
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 +Bed by garden path to shed; 
 +  * Russian sage //Perovskia atriplicifolia//,​ Blue Steel',​ 4 plants. (Down Home Nursery, Mebane, NC). Full sun. Ht: 18-36 inches, wodth 14-28 inches. Well-drined soil. Zone 4 hardiness. Flowers in summer. ​
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 +  * Wildflower Mix, Southeastern,​ about 0.8 lb, in garden in front yard by Jizo, with mulberry plant in center. (Wildseed farms, 2020). Also replanted many Echinacea seeds fromthe plants already in this garden.
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 +10-26-21
 +  * Black Chokeberry, //Aronia melanocarpa//,​ 1 bush, by edge of screen porch next to kitchen garden;​(Prairie Nursery, 2020), Ht 3-6ft tall; full to partial sun; dry to moist soil.
 +  * Sorrel, //Rumex acetosa//, 'green De belleville, (Baker Creek, 2021), in edge garden along side of screen porch, with the honeyberries. ​
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 +11-6-21
 +  * American Hazelnut, //Corylus americana//,​ 1 plant in planter outside the edge of the new fenced gardens, by side of house, surrounded by blackberries. From bare root plant grown in pot since 4-21. Zone 4-9, Ht 6-15ft, spread 5-10 ft. Full sun to part shade. ​
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 +  * Goldenseal,//​Hydrastis canadensis//​ 4 rhizomes, (SESE 2021), in raised bed of compost and topsoil in forest next to septic field. Rich moist, loamy soil, 47 to 63% shade, near hardwoods.Light fertilizer only. Cover with several inches of leaf mulch. harvest in 3 to 5 years from rhizomes. Propogate from rhizome pieces, root cuttings, one year old seedlings, or seed. 
 +  * AMERICAN Ginseng, //Panax quinquefolius//,​ about 20 seeds (SESE, 2021), in same bed. In spring, thin seedlings to 6 inches apart. Space so that the leaves of one do not touch the leaves of the next mature plant. Dig roots in the Fall of the third to seventh year of growth.
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 +  * Black Chokeberry, //Aronia melanocarpa//,​ potted plant (Prairie Nursery, 1 year in pot), in crescent shaped raised bed by walkway to shed in back yard. Ht and spread: 3-6 ft, Zones 3-8, Full sun, 6 plus hours; to partial sun. Soil: dry to moist. ​
 +  * Allium, '​Purple Sensation',​ (High Country Gardens, 2021), 10 bulbs, same bed, Ht 20-30 inches, Full sun or morning sun and afternoon shade, Blooms late spring to early summer.
 +  * Allium, 'True Blue', (High Country Gardens, 2021), 20 bulbs, same bed, Ht 18 inches tall; Siberian native. Full sun or morning sun. Blooms early summer.
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