Provides the month a topic will appear as a reference the gardener can look at for further detail.
Annuals – Flowers/Foliage June
Aphids – Pests May, June
Apples
Apple codling moth – Edibles May, July
Apple maggot control methods – Edibles May, June
Harvesting – Edibles August
Thinning fruit – Edibles May, June
Bare root plants – Flowers/Foliage February
Bark damage (chewed) – Pests January
Beans
Dry beans, harvesting – Edibles September
Dry beans, protecting – Edibles September
Beds, vegetable
Conserving space – Edibles April, May
Mulch – Edibles November
Preparing beds – Edibles March, April
Raised beds – Edibles March, April
Beneficial Insects – Flowers/Foliage October, Pests August, September, Edibles May
Pollinators – Edibles May, Flowers/Foliage October
Spiders – Pests September
Wasps/yellow jackets – Pests August
Protecting – Edibles May, Pests August, September, Flowers/Foliage October
Birds – Flowers/Foliage October
Blackberry-invasive management – Pests October*
Blossom end rot – Edibles August
Blueberries
Fertilize – Edibles April, May, June
Pruning – Edibles January
Bolting – Edibles July
Borers
Black locust borer – Pests July
Bronze birch borer – Pests July
Crown borers (raspberry) – Edibles September
Branch die back
Black locust borer – Pests July
Bronze birch borer – Pests July
Cankers – Pests July
Eastern filbert blight – Pests July
Fall webworm – Pests August
Juniper twig blight – Pests September
Bulbs
Foliage clean-up – Flowers/Foliage April
Planting spring bloomers – Flowers/Foliage September, November
Winter storage – Flowers/Foliage October
Forcing – Flowers/Foliage December
Cabbage
Harvesting – Edibles September
Cankers – Pests July, December
Cherry fruit fly – Edibles July
Clean-up
Bulb foliage – Flowers/Foliage April, July
Dead/decaying material – Flowers/Foliage May
Deadhead – Flowers/Foliage June
Rhododendron deadhead – Flowers/Foliage July
Fall cleanup for pest/disease avoidance – Flowers/Foliage October, November, Pests October, Edibles September, October
Foliage – Flowers/Foliage July, November, Maintenance October
Pots – Maintenance March
Shrubs and trees – Maintenance January
Vegetable & fruit debris – Edibles October
Winter damage – Maintenance January, March
Cold hardiness (USDA zones) – Flowers/Foliage March
Compost
Benefits – Maintenance April
Cover for winter – Maintenance October
Lawns top dressing – Lawns November
Methods – Maintenance April
Water in dry periods – Maintenance July
Worm Bins – Maintenance April
Cool season crops
“Greens” to plant – Edibles February
Protection – Edibles February, March, October, November
When to plant – Edibles March, April
Conifer problems
Conifer flagging – Flowers/Foliage September
Sirococcus leaf blight – Pests June
Container plants – Flowers/Foliage May, June, July,
Cleaning pots – Maintenance January
Corn
When to harvest – Edibles September
Cover crops
Planting – Edibles October
Types – Edibles September, October
Crop rotation – Edibles January
Crown borers (raspberry) – Edibles September
Daylily gall midge – Pests April*
Dahlias – Flowers/Foliage May, August, October
Overwintering – Flowers/Foliage November
Deer and rabbit damage – Flowers/Foliage March
Deadheading – Flowers/Foliage June, July, August, September
Diseases
Apple anthracnose- Edibles August
Downy mildew – Pests May
Eastern filbert blight – Pests July
Fungus disease general management – Pests May, June, August
Juniper twig blight – Pests September*
Powdery mildew – Pests June, August, Edibles September
Rose diseases – Flowers/Foliage April
Rust fungus – Pests August
Sirrococcus blight – Pests June
Sooty mold – Pests May
Tomato blossom end rot – Edibles August
Tomato/potato late blight – Edibles August, October
Designing garden – Flowers/Foliage June, December
Dividing – Flowers/Foliage April, June, September, October
Iris – Flowers/Foliage July
Dahlias – Flowers/Foliage August, October
Drought/heat stress
Mitigation – Maintenance June, August, September
Potential damage – Maintenance June, September
Signs and symptoms – Maintenance August, September
Eco-lawns – Lawns April
Eggs of pests
Slugs* – Pests February
Viburnum leaf beetle* – Pests February
English ivy – Pests September*
Ergonomic tools – Maintenance November, December, Flowers/Foliage June
European chafer – Lawns March, April
Fall/winter vegetables
Harvesting – Edibles June, September
Planting – Edibles June, August, October
Protecting, winter – Edibles October, November
Types – Edibles July, Oct
Fall webworm – Pests August
Fertilize
After soil test – Flowers/Foliage May
Blueberries – Edibles April, May
Container plants – Flowers/Foliage June
Lawns – Edibles April, May, September, October, November, December
Raspberries – Edibles April, May, June
Rhododendrons, azaleas – Flowers/Foliage May
Roses – Flowers/Foliage July
Filbert problems – Pests July
Floating row covers – Edibles Feb, March, July
Frost dates – Flowers/Foliage May
Fruit, small fruits – Edibles October, December
Fruit trees
Barriers against pests – Edibles May, June
Deciding to grow – Edibles November, December
Dormant sprays – Edibles January
Pruning – Edibles January
Spraying for pests – Edibles January
Spray schedules – Edibles January, July
Thinning fruits – Edibles June
Fungus disease management
Clean-up – Pests October
Downy mildew – Pests May
Eastern filbert blight – Pests July
Juniper twig blight – Pests September*
Powdery mildew – Pests June, August
Rose disease control – Flowers/Foliage April
Rust – Pests August
Sirococcus leaf blight – Pests June
Sooty mold – Pests May
Galls – Pests June
Garden planning
Matching plants to microclimates (hydrozoning) – Maintenance April, June
Water-wise gardens – Maintenance June, September
Reassessing gardens – Maintenance September, Flowers/Foliage June, December
Xeriscaping – Maintenance September
Garlic
Choosing types – Edibles September, October
Planting – Edibles October, November
When to order – Edibles September
Gift ideas – Maintenance December
Growing season
Extending seasons – Edibles September
Hardening off transplants – Edibles April, May
Hardiness zones (USDA) – Flowers/Foliage March
Hardwood cuttings – Flowers/Foliage January, February, December
Heat loving vegetables
Methods to increase temperatures – Edibles May
Soil temperatures necessary – Edibles May
Types – Edibles May
Heat stress/Scorch – General Maintenance June, August, September, Flowers/Foliage July, August Hedges – Flowers/Foliage June, September
Houseplants
Culture and care – Flowers/Foliage January
House plant pests – Flowers/Foliage January
Repotting – Flowers/Foliage January
Holiday selections – Flowers/Foliage December
Hoophouses – Edibles February, June, September
In home insect pests – Pests October*
Insects
Aphids – Pests May, June
Apple codling moth – Edibles May, July
Apple maggot – Edibles May, June
Blackberries – Pests October*
Black locust borer – Pests July
Beneficial insects – Pests August, September, Flowers and Foliage October
Bronze birch borer – Pests July
Cherry fruit fly – Edibles July
Crown borers (raspberry) – Edibles September
Daylily gall midge – Pests April*
European chafer – Lawns March, April
European cranefly – Lawns March
Fall webworm – Pests August
In home – Pests October*
Lecanium scale – Pests November*
Mosquitoes – Pests July
Aquatic larvae – General August
Oystershell scale – Pests November*
Protection from – Edibles July
Red lily beetle – Pests May*, August*
References Master Gardeners use for pest control – Pests February
Root weevils – Pests June
Sawfly larvae – Pests June*
Scale – Pests May, November
Spotted wing drosophila fruit fly – Pests July*
Spruce aphids – Pests November
Stink bugs – Pests October
Tent caterpillars – Pests March*
Eggs location – Pests December*
Viburnum leaf beetle – Pests June, August*
Eggs – Pests February
Wasps – Pests August
Western boxelder bugs – Pests October
Western conifer seed bug – Pests October*
Yellow jackets – Pests August
Invasive plants – Flowers/Foliage June
Journal keeping – Edibles April
Juniper twig blight – Pests September*
Landscape lighting – Maintenance September
Late blight (tomatoes and potatoes) – Edibles August, October
Lawn alternatives – Lawns June
Lawn choices – Lawns January, August, October
Rehabilitating – Lawns September
Remove/reduce – Lawns January, August, October
Reseeding/starting new lawn – Lawns September
Restoration – Lawns May
Lawn compaction – Lawns January, February, November, December
Lawn dormancy – Lawns January
Summer dormancy – Lawns August
Lawn equipment maintenance – Maintenance November
Lawn herbicides – Lawns May
Lawn puddles – Lawns January
Lawn soil types and watering – Lawns July
Lawn tasks –
Aeration – Lawns September
Compost application – Lawns November
Dandelion and turf weed control – Lawns May
Dethatching – Lawns September
Fertilizing – Lawns April, May, September, October, November, December
Grasscycling/mulch mow – Lawns March, December
Lime for lawns– Lawns October, February, April, September
Mowing – Lawns March, April, July, August, November, December
Overseeding – Lawns May, September
Rake leaves – Lawns December
Watering – Lawns April, July
Weed management – Lawns March, July
Layering method of propagating – Flowers/Foliage April
Leaf damage
Discolored spots or patches
Downy mildew – Pests May
Powdery mildew – Pests June, August
Rust – Pests August
Notched
(Lilies) Red lily leaf beetle – Pests May*, August*
Root Weevil – Pests June
Sawfly larvae – Pests June
Shredded or tattered
Slugs – Pests February*, March, August*, September*
Skeletonized
Sawfly larvae – Pests June
Viburnum leaf beetles – Pests June, August*
Lecanium scale – Pests November*
Lettuce
Bolting – Edibles July
Harvesting loose leaf lettuce – Edibles July
Lily beetle – Pests May*, August*
Lime for lawns– Lawns October, February, April, September
Mice – Pests January (gnawing bark)
Microclimates – Maintenance April, Edibles January
Moles – Pests February, March*, Lawns March
Mosquitoes – Pests July
Aquatic larvae, mosquitoes – Pests July
Moss – Lawns October
Mowing – Lawns March, April, July, August, November, December
Mulch
Application – Maintenance January, May, Flowers/Foliage September, November
Benefits – Maintenance May, Edibles November
Materials – Maintenance May, October
Sheet mulching – Maintenance May
Sources – Maintenance May
Mulch mow – Lawns December
Natural lawn care – Lawns April
Notched leaves
Root weevils – Pests June
Sawflies – Pests June
Onions
When to harvest – Edibles August
Oystershell scale – Pests November*
Pears
Harvesting – Edibles August, September, October
How to tell if ripe – Edibles August*
Peas
Germination needs – Edibles February
Pests –References Master Gardeners use for pest control – Pests February
Planning
Planning vegetable garden – Edibles January, December
Journal Keeping – Edibles April
Planting
Annuals – Flowers/Foliage June
Bareroot trees and shrubs – Flowers/Foliage February
Choosing plants – Flowers/Foliage March, April, June
Early spring planting – Flowers/Foliage March
Soil readiness – Flowers/Foliage March
Trees and shrubs – Flowers/Foliage March, September
Ponds – Maintenance August
Potatoes
Late blight – Edibles October
When to harvest – Edibles August, September, October
Powdery mildew – Pests June, August, Edibles September
Propagating –
Divide perennials – Flowers/Foliage April, June, September
Divide tubers – Flowers/Foliage October
Hardwood cuttings – Flowers/Foliage January, February, December
Layering – Flowers/Foliage April
Seed saving – Flowers/Foliage August
Seed starting indoors (sweet peas) – Flowers/Foliage February
Semi-hardwood cuttings – Flowers/Foliage August, October
Softwood cuttings – Flowers/Foliage June
Pruning
Berry shrubs – Edibles January
Deadheading – Flowers/Foliage June, July, August
Foliage trimming, late winter- Flowers/Foliage February
Fruit trees – Edibles January, August
Hedges – Flowers/Foliage June
Perennials – Flowers/Foliage August, September
Spring-flowering plants – Flowers/Foliage March
Summer shrub pruning – Flowers/Foliage June, July
Trees and shrubs – Flowers/Foliage February, July, September, October, November, December
Pumpkins
When to harvest – Edibles September
Raised beds
Pros and cons – Maintenance February, Edibles March, April
Raspberries
Crown borers – Edibles September
Fertilize – Edibles April, May, June
How to grow – Edibles July
Pruning – Edibles January, July, November
Raspberry crown borer – Edibles September
Rabbits – Pests January, Edibles May, June, Flowers/Foliage March
Red lily (leaf) beetle – Pests May*, August*
References Master Gardeners use for pest control – Pests February
Rhubarb
How to cut – Edibles May
Root weevils – Pests June
Roses
Containers – Flowers/Foliage June
Deadheading – Flowers/Foliage September, October
Diseases – Flowers/Foliage April
Feeding – Flowers/Foliage July
Mulching – Flowers/Foliage November
Pruning – Flowers/Foliage April, November
Row covers
Cold protection – Edibles February, May
Preventing insect damage – Edibles June, July, September
Rust fungus – Pests August
Sawfly larvae – Pests June*
Scale – Pests May, November
Seeds
Direct sowing – Edibles May
Donate/exchange seeds – Edibles August
Microclimate considerations – Edibles January
Ordering – Edibles January, December
Seed catalogs – Edibles January, December
Seed saving – Edibles August, Flowers/Foliage August, October
Seed starting dates – Edibles January, February
Starting seeds indoors – Edibles March, April, December, Flowers/Foliage April
Preparing indoor equipment – Edibles February, December
Transplanting outdoors – Edibles May
Wildflower mix sowing – Flowers/Foliage October
Semi-hardwood cuttings – Flowers/Foliage August, October
Sheet mulching – Flowers/Foliage November
Sirococcus blight – Pests June
Slugs – Pests March*, August, September*, Edibles April
Slug eggs – Pests February*, March*, August*
Softwood cuttings – Flowers/Foliage June
Soils
Building healthy soil – Maintenance February, March, April
Compaction – Maintenance January, March, November
Permeability – Maintenance April
Soil Test – Lawns April, Maintenance March
Structure – Maintenance March
Testing Sources – Maintenance March
Texture – Maintenance March
Understanding test results – Maintenance April
Sooty mold – Pests May
Spiders – see beneficial insects Pests August
Spring Vegetables
Harvest – Edibles June
Spotted wing drosophila – Pests July*
Spruce aphids – Pests November
Stink bugs – Pests October
Strawberries – Edibles July
Tent caterpillars – Pests March*,
Eggs location – Pests December*
Tomatoes
Blossom end rot – Edibles August
Harvest green before frost – Edibles September, October
Late blight – Edibles August, October
Watering – Edibles July
When to pick – Edibles July, September
Tools
Care and maintenance – Maintenance November
Clean and sharpen – Maintenance January, November
Ergonomic – Maintenance May, December, Flowers/Foliage June
Lawn equipment maintenance – Lawns March
Tubers
Dividing – Flowers/Foliage October
Storing – Flowers/Foliage September, October
Viburnum leaf beetle – Pests February (eggs*), June,August*
Vegetable harvesting
Apples – Edibles August
Blackberries – Edibles July
Cold hardy vegetables – Edibles October
Corn – Edibles September
How to pick/cut – Edibles July
Lettuce – Edibles May, July
Onions – Edibles August
Potatoes – Edibles August
Pumpkins – Edibles September, October
Tomatoes – Edibles September, October
Winter squash – Edibles September, October
Vertical gardening – Edibles April, May
Voles – Pests January, July, Edibles May
Warm season vegetables
Floating row cover protection – Edibles April, May, July
Harvesting – Edibles July
Holding over – Edibles April
Planting from starts – Edibles May, June
When to plant – Edibles April, June
Wasps – see beneficial insects Pests August
Water
Drainage issues – Maintenance February
Heat stress watering – Edibles July, Flowers/Foliage August
Matching plants to moisture conditions – Maintenance February, April
Monitor plants in sheltered locations – Maintenance November, December
Smart watering – Maintenance April, July, October
Tomato extra watering – Edibles July
Vegetables in containers – Edibles July
Watering systems – Maintenance March, June
Waterwise gardening – Maintenance June
Webs in trees
Fall webworm – Pests August
Tent caterpillars – Pests March*
Weeds
Control – Maintenance July, October
Western boxelder bugs – Pests October
Western conifer seed bug – Pests October
Winter damage – Flowers/Foliage May, Maintenance March
Winter preparation
Container plants – Flowers/Foliage October
Dig/divide – Flowers/Foliage September, October
Forcing dormancy – Flowers/Foliage October
Frost dates – Flowers/Foliage October
Ground clean-up – Pests October, Edibles October
Perennials – Flowers/Foliage October
Protection – Flowers/Foliage January, October, December
Mulch – Edibles November, Flowers/Foliage September
Winterizing irrigation system – Maintenance November
Wine grapes – Edibles December
Winter squash
When to harvest – Edibles September, October
Winter vegetables-
See Fall/Winter vegetables
Yellow jackets (beneficial) – Pests August
Tips and Tasks Index of Past Issues
JANUARY SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Mouse, vole, and rabbit damage.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Soil protection, basic cleanup, water needs, mulch, tools.
EDIBLES – Fruit tree spraying and pruning, care of smaller fruits, garden planning, using seed catalogs.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Indoor plants, hardwood cuttings.
LAWNS – Compaction and drainage.
FEBRUARY SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Viburnum leaf beetle eggs, slug eggs, mole mounds, references for diagnostics.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Remedies for poor drainage, runoff, and erosion such as French drains, berms, swales.
EDIBLES – Winter cleanup, fruit tree care, starting vegetable seeds indoors, seed starting dates, cool season crop planting with protection.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Trimming ornamental grasses and ferns, pruning, hardwood cuttings, bare root planting, sowing sweet peas indoors.
LAWNS – Soggy lawns, observing problems and planning solutions.
MARCH SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Slugs, tent caterpillars, moles.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Soil testing, texture, structure, winter damage, planning irrigation, cleaning garden pots.
EDIBLES- Pruning, preparing beds, cool season crops, raised beds, starting seeds.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Managing vertebrate pests, choosing plants, timing of annuals, hardiness zones, planting trees and shrubs.
LAWNS – Grasscycling, mowing, European craneflies and chafers.
APRIL SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Daylily gall midge, slug damage, tent caterpillars.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Natural yard care, soil assessment, microclimates, watering, composting, worm bins.
EDIBLES – Vegetable bed preparation, fertilizing blueberries and raspberries, planting cool season vegetables, starting warm season vegetables.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Bulb cleanup, roses, choosing plants, propagating perennials.
LAWNS – Natural lawn care, spring fertilizing, eco-lawns, European chafer larvae.
MAY SPOTLIGHTSPEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Red lily beetle, downy mildew, sooty mold.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Mulches, garden tools.
EDIBLES – Beneficial insects, fruit tree thinning and insect control, blueberry and raspberry fertilizing, hardening off vegetable transplants, heat-loving vegetables, vertical structures, harvesting rhubarb.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Fertilizing, container planting, dahlia, summer bulbs.
LAWNS – Dandelion and other weed control, reseeding bare areas, lawn additives.
JUNE SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Sawflies, aphids, root weevils, viburnum leaf beetles, powdery mildew, Sirococcus blight.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Water-wise gardening, drought or heat stress, drip irrigation, sprinkler maintenance.
EDIBLES – Thinning tree fruit, apple maggot barriers, planting warm season crops, starting fall season crops.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Deadheading; summer pruning; ergonomic tools; choosing non-invasive plants; summer planting, propagating,fertilizing.
LAWNS – Lawn alternatives.
JULY SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Bronze birch borer, black locust borer, eastern filbert blight, spotted wing drosophila (SWD), mosquito control, voles.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Watering and weeding tips, watching for pests and disease.
EDIBLES – Row covers, apple codling moth, cherry fruit fly, berry harvesting and trimming, planting fall vegetables, harvest tips .
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Effective watering, maintaining perennials, feeding roses, sunburn/leaf scorch, summer pruning of shrubs.
LAWNS – Watering by soil type, lawn weed management, mowing.
AUGUST SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Rust, powdery mildew, slug eggs, fall webworms, viburnum leaf beetle, red lily beetle, beneficial insect protection.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Drought/heat stress, ponds.
EDIBLES – Late blight in tomatoes, blossom-end rot in tomatoes, harvesting.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Extend flowering, heat stress/sunscald, plan vs plant, semi-hardwood cuttings, seed saving.
LAWNS – Keep it green, allow dormancy, remove/reduce.
SEPTEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Slugs, juniper twig blight, English ivy, protecting beneficial insects.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Watering, drought, assessing plants, lighting.
EDIBLES – Powdery mildew, extending growing season, garlic,cover crops, harvesting late summer crops.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Staking, mulching, conifer flagging, hedges, dividing, propagating, planting spring bulbs.
LAWNS – Creating new lawns, rehabilitating existing lawns.
OCTOBER SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Blackberry management, home-invading insects, removal of diseased/infested material.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Fertilizing, watering, mulching, weeding, fall cleanup.
EDIBLES – Late blight, garlic, cover crops, planting fall vegetable crops.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Winter garden preparation, semi-hardwood cuttings, nesting sites for beneficial insects, seed collection, native plants, planting trees and shrubs, storing tubers, fuchsias.
LAWNS – Fertilizing one last time, moss.
NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Spruce aphids, oystershell scale, lecanium scale.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Soil compaction, preparation of tools, and watering systems for winter.
EDIBLES – Garden cleanup, mulching, freeze protection, pruning raspberries.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Mulching; winterizing garden beds, roses, and dahlias; planting/forcing spring-blooming bulbs; sheet mulching to create planting beds.
LAWNS – Mowing, final fertilizing, avoiding soil compaction.
DECEMBER – SPOTLIGHTS
PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT – Cankers, tent caterpillar egg masses, slugs and their eggs.
GENERAL OVERALL MAINTENANCE – Monitor moisture in protected areas, gift ideas, Winter Speaker Series.
EDIBLES – Planning for next year’s garden, vegetable seed-starting, choosing fruit trees and small fruits.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE – Winter injury protection, pruning, winter garden design, holiday indoor plants, propagation by cuttings.
LAWNS – Final mowing if needed, rake leaves or mulch-mow, avoid walking on lawn.
Index to Plant of the Month
Botanical names are in italics.
Agastache ‘Black Adder’- September
Albiziajulbrissin – July
Asarum europaeum – August
Asplenium scolopendrium – November
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ – July
Avens – June
Beautyberry (‘Profusion’ beautyberry) – November
Black-eyed Susan – September
Buttercup winter hazel – February
Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ – November
Catmint – August
Chitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’ – May
Corylopsis pauciflora – February
Cotoneaster – January
Cyclamen coum – January
Daphne – April
Dog-toothed violet – March
Dwarf witch alder – April
Erica carnea ‘Springwood Pink’ – December
Erythronium revolutum – March
European wild ginger – August
Fawn lily – March
Fern
Hart’s tongue fern – November
Japanese painted fern – July
Fothergilla gardenii – April
Geum – June
Gloriosa daisy – September
Hamamelis – February
Hardy cyclamen – March
Hart’s tongue fern – November
Heath (‘Springwood Pink’ winter heath) – December
Honeysuckle (Western trumpet honeysuckle) – May
Hyssop/Hummingbird mint – September
Japanese painted fern – July
Japanese skimmia – November
Kirengeshomapalmata – September
Lonicera ciliosa – May
Mahonia x media ‘Charity’– December
Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ – December
Maiden grass ‘Morning Light’ – October
Mimosa tree/Silk tree – July
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’ – October
NepetaX faassenii – August
Oregon grape – December
Persian violet – March
Pincushion flower – June
Rudbeckia hirta – September
Russian sage – October
Salvia yangii – October
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna ‘Purple Stem’ – January
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ – June
Skimmia japonica – November
Silk tree/Mimosa tree – July
Sweet box – January
Toad lily – October
Tricyrtis – October
Western trumpet honeysuckle – May
Wild ginger (European wild ginger) – August
Winter hazel (Buttercup winter hazel) – February
Witch hazel – February
Yellow wax bells – September