Mailorder Nurseries Online and Off, Part 4 -Naylor Creek Nursery

in spring that later fill in to silvered maple-like leaves for summer. I think I'd buy it just to watch this happen, even if it didn't have these beautiful, full spikes of flowers.

Pulmonaria

No shady garden should be without some of these plants. I have rafts of 'Mrs. Moon', an old variety that is subject to a spot of mildew when allowed to get too dry, but I wouldn't be without her. There are so many more out there, some who aren't as subject to this affliction as the P. saccharata cultivars. Naylor Creek has a huge list encompassing many species and cultivars. There are many I marked to share with you, but I'm running out of time and space, so here are a couple I really want.

Pulmonaria rubra 'David Ward' has foliage that is totally different from my 'Mrs. Moon'. She's all spotted with silver, but these leaves almost look like a Hosta with their white streaking and edges; the shape is a bit different, too, not to mention the coral color of the flowers. I really need this plant!

The super ruffling along the edges of the lanceolate leaves on P. x 'Silver Streamers' is also quite different from any that I have, although I just added P. longifolia to my collection, with leaves that are quite long, but not ruffled. From the photo, it also looks like the leaves on this cultivar are nearly totally silver. I not only need this one, I want it, too!

Tiarella

So many plants - so little time! Well, I'll leave you with only a couple of the many cultivars of this grand woodland plant that appeal to me. This genus has a wide range, being rated hardy from USDA zones 3 to 9. They're undemanding woodland plants that thrive in moist, humusy soil and shade. If you don't grow some - get some!

Tiarella 'Dark Eyes' has leaves blotched in black, but it's the flowers that captivated me in this photo...totally unlike mine and seeming rather like spun sugar.

'Cygnet'

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