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Rock and Japanese Gardens, Wall Crevices (Pinus montana mughus Dwarf)

Pinus montana mughus Dwarf Mountain Pine Pyxidanthera barbulata Flowering Moss Rhododendron carolinianum Dwarf Rhododendron Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-leaved Rhododendron Shortia galacifolia Shortia Taxus baccata repandens Spreading English Yew Taxus canadensis Ground Yew Taxus cuspidata nana Japanese Yew B. DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. Trees used in gardens of this kind must be the low-growing types with a compact habit of growth, and the shrubs also must be types which will lend themselves readily to the character of this kind of garden. It is hardly possible to define in words the exact character which the shrubbery must possess in order to be valuable for this type of planting. The trees and shrubs in this group may be used with safety, and there are many other shrubs which can be selected from other lists and used by experts. Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Azalea japonica Japanese Azalea Azalea nudiflora Pinkster Flower Cotoneaster adpressa Creeping Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Prostrate Cotoneaster Deutzia gracilis Slender Deutzia Evonymus obovatus Running Strawberry Bush Hypericum moserianum Gold-flower Lonicera spinosa alberti Large-fruited Honeysuckle Philadelphus coronarius nanus Dwarf Mock Orange Rhodora canadensis Rhodora Viburnum opulus nanum Dwarf Bush Cranberry C. PERENNIALS. This group of plants forms one of the most interesting phases of rock garden development. Most of these perennials are either heavy in their texture of foliage, or very dwarf in their habit of growth. They will adapt themselves to cultivation in the congested spaces so often found in garden developments of this kind.

Achillea boule de neige Ball of Snow *Alyssum argenteum Silvery Madwort *Alyssum saxatile compactum Golden Tuft Anemone pennsylvanica Canadian Windflower Aquilegia canadensis American Columbine *Arabis alpina nana compacta Dwarf Alpine Rock Cress *Arenaria montana Sandwort Campanula carpatica Carpathian Harebell Centaurea montana Mountain Bluet *Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer *Plants especially well adapted for use in crevices of walls and paved areas. Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort Coreopsis verticillata Dwarf Tickseed Coronilla varia Crown Vetch Dalibarda repens Barren Strawberry *Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink *Dianthus plumarius Scotch Pink Dicentra eximia Wild Bleeding Heart Dodecatheon media Shooting Star Draba azoides Aizoon-like Whitlow Grass Epimedium macranthum Japanese Barrenwort Erysimum pulchellum Rock-loving Hedge Mustard Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge Geranium sanguineum Crane's Bill Hedera helix conglomerata Small-leaved English Ivy Helianthemum croceum Rock Rose Heuchera brizoides Red Coral-bells Heuchera sanguinea Coral-bells Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft Iris cristata Crested Iris Linaria cymbalaria Kenilworth Ivy Linaria cymbalaria maxima Large-flowered Kenilworth Ivy Linum perenne Nepeta mussini Catmint Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge *Phlox stolonifera Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata Moss Pink Primula veris English Cowslip Ranunculus acris flore pleno Double Buttercup Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort Saxifraga cordifolia Saxifrage *Sedum acre Mossy Stonecrop *Sedum album White Stonecrop *Sedum sexangulare Dark Green Stonecrop Sedum spectabile Brilliant Stonecrop Silene maritima Seaside Campion Silene pennsylvanica Wild Pink Silene schafta Autumn Campion Stellaria holostea Starwort Stokesia cyanea Stokes' Aster Thalictrum aquilegifolium Meadow-rue *Thymus serpyllum languinosus Downy Thyme *Tunica saxifraga Saxifrage-like Tunica Vancouveria hexandra American Barrenwort Veronica incana Hoary Speedwell *Veronica repens Perennial Flax Lychnis viscaria splendens Ragged Robin Mitchella repens Partridge Berry Viola (various species) Creeping Speedwell Vinca minor Periwinkle Violet *Plants especially well adapted for use in crevices of walls and paved areas.