Riverview Acres

Residential Garden Design, Installation and Maintenance.

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Disporum flavens

Fairy Bells. Native perennial that the deer do not touch. Spreads slowly and always looks good.

Disporum flavens; fairy bells
Crataegus oxyacantha sunerba; crimson cloud hawthorn

Crataegus oxyacantha sunerba

Crimson Cloud Hawthorn. Rarely damaged by deer, few thorns and a nice vase shape.

Kirengeshoma koreana

Yellow Waxbells. Shade-loving perennial that grows 3-5' tall and blooms very late. Handsome palmate foliage.

Kirengeshoma koreana; yellow waxbells
Hosta guacomole

Hosta guacamole

Fragrant flowers and great foliage.

Peony

Would the flower not open were there no ants?... of course it would!

Peony pink
Dictamnus albus; gas plant

Dictamnus albus

Gas plant. Long-lived and under-used perennial.

Ligularia stenocephala

The Rocket. Shade-loving perennial that makes a bold statement in July.

Ligularia stenocephala; the rocket plant in yellow
Baptesia australia; blue false indigo

Baptesia australia

Blue false indigo. Strong perennial with great flowers in June, black seed pods in the fall and non-flopping foliage.

Hakonechloa macra "Aureola"

Hakone grass. A small grass that is easy to grow, spreads slowly and looks good with just about anything.

Hakonechloa macra aureola; hakone grass

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