Japanese anemone

There’s a pink or white fall-blooming Japanese anemone that signals the end of summer when it flowers.

Fragrant nicotiana; tall, pale-yellow red hot pokers; cosmos; Japanese anemone; asters; spiked purple hyssops; lilies; and rose mallow.

One shade bed holds Japanese anemone; pink astilbe; and tall, purple meadow rue, which Cathy allows to self-seed each year.

There are grasses, rhododendrons, Japanese anemone and more in every shade of green — dark green, lime green, green-green, chartreuse — some with variegated leaves.

In summer, a sweep of Japanese anemone ‘White Swan’ holds airy flowers aloft.