Humulus lupulus Excellent all-purpose hop. Low bittering. Spicy aroma. Good finishing hop for brewing English ales and stouts. Vigorous. Good disease resistance. Z3.
Hosta 18" tall and 36" wide. Rounded heavily corrugated blue leaves with wide chartreuse margins. White flowers smoked with lavender. Holds its margin color well through the season. Z3.
Syringa vulgaris Deep bluish-purple lilac with the biggest florets around: each single flower can reach up to 1½" wide! “So large they hang like clusters of immense grapes.” Z3.
Syringa vulgaris 12x12'. Very fragrant large pure white double flowers in thick clusters. Slightly open wide-growing shrub. Beautiful accent for pinks and purples. Z3.
Syringa vulgaris 10' x same. Smallish clusters of exceptionally fragrant single light lavender-blue blooms. Blooms early and quits late. Can spread to form a massive shrub. Z3.
Syringa vulgaris 10' x same. Very fragrant large single reddish-purple blooms, with each petal edged in pure white. Unique and beautiful! Upright rounded open form. Z3.
Syringa vulgaris 8x8'. Among the deepest and darkest purple flowers of all lilacs. One of the best in cultivation. Large clusters of very fragrant large single florets. Provides stunning contrast with others. Z3.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea 12-18". Very adaptable with large berries. Somewhat lower yielding but standard in commercial production as a great pollinator. May bloom twice a season. Z2.
Echinops ritro 3–4' tall. Luminous steel-blue spiky spheres on stiff stems with silvery green leaves. Excellent for fresh or dried arrangements. Blooms mid-to-late summer. Z3.
Chelone glabra 2–4' tall. Native wildflower blooms late along with the asters. A final feast for the bumblebees. Prefers moist soil, dappled light. Z4.
Actaea racemosa 5-7' tall. Long arching racemes of creamy white serpentine flower spikes. Flowers mid to late summer. Medicinal. Woodland native and pollinator powerhouse. Z3.
Erica carnea 6-8" x 18" Profuse blooms very early spring through April with repeat blooms in August. Mounded mat-like creeping growth habit. Low maintenance! Z4.
Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Mid-late summer. Very juicy melting sweet fruit. The perfect pear for fresh eating. Makes great pear wine. Z4.
Pyrus pyrifolia Late summer. Large fruit with sweet crisp juicy flesh. Candy-sweet with aromatic flavors of caramel. Great for fresh eating and canning. Stores two months. Z4/5.
Pyrus pyrifolia Late summer. Medium-sized Asian pear, with little to no russeting. White crisp flesh. Keeps about three months. Precocious and productive tree. Disease resistant. Z4/5.
Pyrus communis Early fall. Soft fine flesh is sweet and flavorful with almost no grit cells. Produces annual crops of delicious medium-sized fruit. Bears heavily. Z3.
Pyrus communis Late summer. Maybe the best-tasting pear ever. Rich, melting, buttery, juicy, sugary, tender, highly perfumed and aromatic with almost no grit cells. Excellent fire blight resistance. Z4.
Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Maybe the best-tasting pear ever. Rich, melting, buttery, juicy, sugary, tender, highly perfumed and aromatic with almost no grit cells. Excellent fire blight resistance. Z4.
Pyrus communis Fall. Mild-bittersweet perry pear. Fruits easily shaken from tree when ripe. Low in acid and tannin and a great sweet addition to perry blends. Not for fresh eating. Z4.
Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Fall. Mild-bittersweet perry pear. Fruits easily shaken from tree when ripe in early/mid-fall. Low in acid and tannin and a great sweet addition to perry blends. Not for fresh eating. Z4.
Pyrus communis Late fall. Bittersharp traditional English perry pear. Medium acidity, high tannin, everything you want for blending into perfect perry. Z4.
Pyrus communisThis is a twig for grafting. Late fall. Bittersharp traditional English perry pear. Medium acidity, high tannin, everything you want for blending into perfect perry. Z4.
Paeonia lactiflora 24–36" tall. A symphony of coral, peach, melon and pink shades in semi-double form. Very fragrant and packed with petals. Early. Z3.
Prunus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Mid-late summer. Small semi-freestone plum has tender juicy melting flesh with rich flavor. Often considered the best dessert plum. Z4.
Prunus spp. Midsummer. Delicious medium-sized fruit with soft sweet pinkish flesh. Glossy ornamental red foliage all summer long. May be self-pollinating. Z4.
Prunus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Medium-sized fruit with firm fragrant yellow semi-freestone flesh. Apricot-like flavor when cooked. Grows rapidly. Z3/4.