(Crown Windflower, Mona Lisa Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Plants in the Mona Lisa Series have numerous single flowers on relatively tall, knee-high stems. Borne above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have five to eight scarlet, blue, pink, white, or multicolored segments with a large, usually dark central disc. Often planted at intervals...

(Crown Windflower, Saint Bridgid Crown Windflower)

Native to the Mediterranean, poppy-flowered anemone is a tender, often short-lived perennial with showy flowers in late winter, early spring, or a few months after its bumpy tubers are planted. Cultivars in the Saint Brigid group have semi-double red, violet, blue, or white flowers with three rows of "petals". Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large, usually dark central disk. Often planted at intervals to provide continual year-round...

(Snowdrop Windflower, Woodland Anemone)

This anemone, sometimes called the snowdrop windflower, is a hardy, herbaceous perennial that flowers strongly in early spring. It is a native of northern, eastern and central Europe. The plant grows as a mounded clump of leaves that are maple-shaped but deeply divided to the point of looking toothy. The leaves arise from a woody, spreading root and the plant can be invasive, as it spreads rapidly by sending up new plants (suckers) from its roots. In spring, the plant lifts up a forest of tall flower...

(Madonna Woodland Anemone, Snowdrop Windflower, Woodland Anemone)

The Madonna woodland anemone, sometimes called the snowdrop windflower, is a hardy, herbaceous perennial that flowers strongly in early spring. It is a native of northern, eastern and central Europe. Selection 'Madonna' grows as a shorter-growing mounded clump of leaves that are maple-shaped but deeply divided to the point of looking toothy. The leaves arise from a woody, spreading root and the plant can be invasive, as it spreads rapidly by sending up new plants (suckers) from its roots. In spring,...

(Flame Anemone, Scarlet Windflower)

A naturally occurring hybrid from the south of France, this beautiful tender perennial grows from a fat tuberous underground rhizome. Appearing in late winter or early spring, the showy scarlet to magenta flowers resemble those of poppy-flowered anemone (Anemone coronaria), but with somewhat smaller, narrower, and more numerous "petals." Borne on calf-high stems above clumps of divided, ferny leaves, the solitary, poppy-like blooms have a large dark central disk.

Happiest in full sun...

(Dill)

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary herb; the seeds are used in pickling and lacy leaves can be chopped and used to season salads, vegetables or fish. In the wild, it favors open, disturbed sites and has become naturalized in several countries, including much of North America.

Dill germinates in...

(Dwarf Dill, Fernleaf Dill)

The neat, compact 'Fernleaf' dill is shorter than most and has lots of bright green, airy foliage that's highly aromatic. The lacy leaves are very dense, so this is a great cultivar for dillweed lovers, but its seeds are equally fragrant and great for pickling.

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary...

(Dill, Mammoth Dill)

This is one big dill! 'Mammoth' is a large, aromatic cultivar with finely divided blue-green leaves and a stately form. It is ideal for sizable vegetable gardens and even has a place in early season butterfly borders.

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary herb; the seeds are used in pickling and lacy...

(Dill)

The tall, sturdy dill cultivar, 'Vierling', has fine, blue-green foliage and blooms early, so its a great selection for dill seed. Both its foliage and seeds are touted to be extra fragrant and delicious.

The fragrant and distinctive smell of dill brings to mind everything from dill pickles to summer salads and gravad lox. Dill is an annual Eurasian field plant that is quite short-lived but very easy to grow. It's a versatile culinary herb; the seeds are used in pickling and lacy leaves can...

(Angelica, Archangel)

An old-fashioned Eurasian garden herb, angelica was used to make medicinal tinctures and oils before the dawn of modern medicine. To this day this fragrant, earthy herb is still used to flavor the favorite French liqueur, Cointreau. A member of the carrot family, it is also ornamental in its own right producing large greenish umbels of flowers over large, herbaceous plants. Wild populations can be found growing along stream and river banks in alpine regions across Europe and Asia.

The coarsely...