Besides my 'carefully tended' collections, there are a whole bunch of 'lesser' collections, if you will, and single plants that make up my total garden experience. In some cases there are intersections between collections. For example, listed in my native plant collection you will find a number of ferns. But, in addition to the native ferns I have a number of ornamental ferns as well.

There are a number of grasses scattered about the yard that would qualify as a small collection, but they aren't organized as a focal display garden like the heathers or penstemon. Additionally, there are plants that are either so unique or so large (or both) that there is no way one would amass a collection of them. Trees, for example, are large enough that I don't have enough space to devote to a collection of Maples or Firs. And one gunnera in a yard my size is more than enough.

Identification isn't always as positive as I'd like, as well. Occasionally I pick up something at a garden society plant sale or open market and plants aren't always reliably labeled.

This page is a work in progress...

Ilex crenata
"Sky Pencil"

Hakonechloa macra
'Japanese Forest Grass'

Viburnum spp.
Doublefile Viburnum