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Shrub Borders

a.

Low Growing:

Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort Saxifraga (in variety) Saxifrage Sedum (in variety) Plantain Lily Stonecrop Funkia (in variety) b. Tall Growing:

Acanthus Bear's Breech Aster Starwort Baptisia False Indigo Bocconia Plume Poppy Doronicum Leopard's Bane Ferns Native Ferns Helianthus Hardy Sun-flower Hemerocallis Day Lily Hibiscus moscheutos hybrida Mallow Marvels N. PERENNIALS FOR ATTRACTING HUMMING BIRDS. Humming birds have long bills and hollow tongues which permit them to search for insects and honey in their favourite flowers. By planting some of the following sorts of perennials, as well as the trumpet vine, these beautiful birds will be encouraged to visit the garden.

Aconitum (in variety) Monkshood Althaea rosea Hollyhock Aquilegia (in variety) Columbine Delphinium (in variety) Larkspur Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Digitalis gloxinaeflora Foxglove Impatiens biflora Jewel-weed Mullein Pink Lychnis (in variety) Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm