beech
Fagus sylvatica
‘Purple Fountain’ (purple weeping) sports round purple leaves that drench cascading branches. An upright form … Continued
browsing: part to full sun (6 hours or more sun)
bronze leaf fennel / fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
The delicate, ferny foliage adds wonderful ornamental texture contrast, and the dark bronze variety mixes … Continued
‘Brown Turkey’ fig
Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey'
This classic, all-purpose fig is delicious fresh and in preserves, and dried figs make tasty … Continued
‘Celeste’ fig
Ficus carica 'Celeste'
A vigorous grower with improved resistance to cold, it produces small, purplish-brown figs with extra … Continued
‘Variegata’ queen of the prairie, meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria ‘Variegata’
Creamy white, fragrant flowers in clusters atop tall stems over green and yellow variegated foliage. … Continued
‘Venusta’ queen of the prairie, meadowsweet
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
A striking 6’ tall beauty with bright, full clusters of pink flowers. Its stems seem … Continued
forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia
This hardy, deciduous, shrub has an irregular upright, arching habit. Forsythias need room to grow … Continued
Four o’clocks
Mirabilis jalapa
An heirloom garden standard grown as an annual, these colorful antiques will self-seed and return … Continued
‘Lipstick’ ornamental strawberry
Fragaria ‘Lipstick’
Ornamental strawberry with mounded habit and dark green foliage, topped with deep rose red flowers … Continued
wild strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Ground-hugging foliage produces loose clusters of small, five-petaled flowers followed by tasty, wild strawberries. Found … Continued
‘Franky Boy’ arborvitae
Thuja orientalis 'Franky Boy'
An elegant upright shrub with slightly pendulous branches of finely textured, chartreuse-green foliage and brighter … Continued
blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Blanketflowers are one of the longest-blooming native perennials, well suited to hot sunny sites. Soft-yellow … Continued