Robust and extraordinarily beautiful, Nectaroscordum siculum (Sicilian Honey Garlic) displays showy clusters of gracefully drooping bell-shaped flowers combining cream, pink and green tints rising on a tall, leafless stem atop blue-gray, twisted basal leaves. Blooming in late spring or early summer, the flowers are then followed by decorative, erect seed pods in late summer which may be dried for winter decorations. Easy to grow, undemanding and beautiful, this plant is a great addition to the landscape.

Award-winner Sedum 'Herbstfreude' or 'Autumn Joy' is probably one of the best of all border sedums. Vigorous, hardy, carefree, good-looking, with a season of interest lasting more than 6 months from early summer until well into winter, who could resist? Easy to grow, this standout perennial forms a 2 feet tall (60 cm) clump of thick, fleshy blue-green foliage topped with flower buds resembling broccoli. Gradually, these densely clustered buds will reveal tiny, star-like soft raspberry pink flowers in mid to late summer, which will softly change to rich rose and then coppery-rust in the fall as they die.

Multiple award-winner, Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' is a favorite of many gardeners for its unique, glowing dark purple stems and stunning, vertical spikes of rich, violet-blue flowers appearing in late spring or early summer. Very striking when in bloom, they last for weeks and bring strong color and form to the landscape. Drought tolerant and deer resistant, this Salvia is a real magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds and bees! Reliable and compact, it grows in round clumps of gray-green, aromatic foliage up to 18-24 in. high (45-60 cm) and nearly as wide.

Award-winning Allium schubertii is grown for its unique and attractive display of loose, star-shaped, rose-purple flowers that bloom in giant, spherical umbels, up to 9-12 in. wide (22-30 cm), in late spring to early summer. They rise atop clumps of strap-shaped, blue-green, basal leaves which wither as the flowers begin to bloom. This spectacular bulbous perennial can be forced indoors in colder climates. Seed heads dry after bloom, and can be left for ornamental purposes or picked for flower arrangements. When the flower head ripens, the inflorescence detaches from the stem and rolls down the garden, thus dispersing the seeds.

Cultivated both for its culinary uses and its ornamental value, Allium fistulosum (Scallion) is a clumping, slowly spreading, evergreen, perennial onion. In late spring to early summer, it produces attractive, ivory-white, globular to somewhat elongated flowers, packed with up to 100 flowers. They rise atop hollow blue-green stems above the basal foliage of linear green leaves. Fast-growing and very easy to grow, Scallions are hardy, take up very little space, and are excellent in oriental stir fries, soups, or salads. Usually mild, the flavor tends to be spicier during the summer. This edible, bulbous perennial remains green virtually all year round.

Dianthus 'Laced Monarch' is a very charming modern Border Pink with double purple-pink blooms richly laced with burgundy. Elegantly rising atop a compact cushion of evergreen, gray-green foliage, the delicately fragrant blossoms are enthusiastically produced in succession from late spring to late summer, making 'Laced Monach' an awesome addition to the front of the border or patio containers. Easy to grow, it attracts bees and butterflies into the garden. Growing up to 12 in. tall and wide (30 cm)

This fabulous Wallflower (Erysimum x linifolium) should be in every garden! Easy to grow, it provides months of highly colorful blooms from mid-spring through fall. Brilliant, rich mauve four-petalled flowers are held in a dense raceme well above an attractive gray-green foliage that is evergreen in mild winter areas.