Thank you saltcedar for the reply, I have uploaded better quality pictures of the same plants again, in a different post today. Please take a look and see if you can identify them.

I love angelica gigas for its architectural leaves and for the fabulous flowers - intriguing in bud and wonderfully scented in full bloom. The effect is a bit like castor bean (Ricinus communis) although it doesn't have the mysterious foliage color of the red castor bean varieties. It makes up for this with its flowers, which really look great for a very long period. It is usually teated as a biennial or short-lived perennial; in my garden, it reseeds at just about the perfect pace. I've read here that some people don't like the white form, angelica archangelica; I grow and love that one too because it blooms earlier, and it is quite a bit taller and even more architectural. I also love crambe cordifolia when it's in bloom - HUGH sprays of dainty white sweetly scented flowers with terrific branching patterns that make the stems as ornamental as the flowers. The serious down side of this plant is its foliage; it's a member of the cabbage family, and is a magnet for every plant-eating insect in the known world. Depending on the surrounding plants to hide the basal foliage (at about 2' tall and about 4' around) might be a problem. IN the right location, though, this plant is an absolute knock-out.

There is a perennial ageratum, commonly called mist flower, scientific name Conoclinium coelestinum (no, I didn't remember that, and won't try to pronounce it ;-). It is native to southeastern U.S. and is reportedly winter hardy to zone 5.

It could be 'Peace', which was/is very popular. Back in the day, it seemed like everybody grew 'Peace' and 'Mr. Lincoln'...at least in Dallas, TX. My grandfather grew them. Mom grew them. Neighbors grew them. Here in Portland, I still see large 'Peace' roses growing in older gardens. My current neighbor's mother who would be 95 if she were still living today grew it. In fact, my neighbor's mother's rose is still in the back garden. I'll see if I can get a photo or two. 'Peace' is an interesting HT in that it can be pure cream in the shade or during cloudy stretches but develops reddish tinted edges in strong sun, like some of my favorite Tea Roses. I detect a light, pleasant scent. My husband says 'Peace' is highly scented. 'Peace' does hit 6 feet tall in 50 years. My 'Mr. Lincoln' must be close to 60 years old, and it is 9 feet tall, even with pruning. Blooms are huge! I hope you are growing 'Peace'. I love its history, its popularity, the great beauty of its blooms, my family connection to it and the fact that it is such a tenacious midcentury HT, still firmly rooted wherever new residents have allowed. Carol