Plant I might also be prostrate rosemary, depending on where you are (hardy to zone 7.) Rub the leaves lightly and sniff your fingers; rosemary's scent is distinctive and I find it lovely. I am pretty sure that Plant C isn't Polygonum. It looks to me like one of the wild goldenrods. If it has fuzzy stems and leaves it's rough goldenrod, if it's smooth, most probably Canada goldenrod. They seed around pretty prolifically and will also spread by runners, so you probably want to get rid of this. Several of the others you will probably want to remove: the barberry which in the eastern and midwestern parts of the country are seeded by birds into the wilder areas and is quite prickery; the oriental bittersweet which will also seed invasively (thanks to the birds) in many parts of the country and is perfectly able to strangle and pull down large trees; your tree seedling unless you want a tree there since the bigger they get the more work they are to remove. The artemesia should have a large bottomless pot or other barrier around it unless you want to constantly be battling with it to prevent it from smothering other plants and taking over your garden. You should religiously deadhead (cut off old blossoms) from the lemon balm as soon as possible after blooming because this plant will seed prolifically and you will have to be constantly pulling it out of other plants, the lawn, etc. Just thought I'd give you some warning to prevent some of the problems I am now dealing with on my property.

boday: Thanks for explaining. Here in the Netherlands we definitely have 4 seasons though I am sure no where near as severe as your zone 4. On our record coldest winter we were still within the Zone 7a range but generally we are Zone 8. Campanula: I am very familiar with buxus blight. It is quite the scourge! Many people on my block have buxus and I have been inspecting them all for blight. It is something that worries me too!!. I know box takes a long time to grow. 15cm a year under ideal conditions. Since my box will be purchased at 30cm height and maintained at that height I am not too concerned about waiting a few years for it to really fill in. I would consider something different if I wanted a taller hedge. I will look into your suggestions right after I finish writing this. I do love an English Garden and I'd be a fool to not at least entertain the advice of an English gardener! Also here is what the garden looks like to date. Sorry it is such a dark picture. It is all still a work in progress. This was taken just yesterday. The gravel just went in the day before.

Wow, those worked out really nice, what a diff a little rain makes, huh? Looks like an actual real life prairie. I was wondering if you sowed liatris in that area? I'm curious to see how they do if you did. That plant I dug up to save from development was growing in stiff clay, the sticky red kind that glops up the shovel when you dig, or to be more accurate, breaks the handle of the cheapie spade you bought for the trunk of the car to have on hand just in case. Those liatris were nice & upright growing in the clay but they crawl like snakes in my yard but then so do some of the Kansas ones that were growing in that good loamy soil the ditch along that country road. You got both types of seed. Los Lunas bluestem from HCG came up real strong this year. I've got lots of seedlings which look really beefy compared to other types, its a seed variety rather than grown from clones. I was wondering yesterday how it would do down there? It was selected for dry hostile soils and desert conditions and its a nice light blue in summer with good fall coloring. Speaking of beefy, you ought to see the size of the stems on the Standing Ovation, the leaves are really wide for a bluestem too. One look in person rather than pictures online and you know exactly why those are touted to be flop proof. Its another thats supposed to be good for less than good soil in harsh conditions. Of course, the downside is the high cost and fact that I don't think they will come true from seed. Time will tell.... Los Lunas in mid August, baby plants. One was lodging but the others stood straight. We got a lot of rain in spring, hopefully they will be more upright without all the water. Thats a Gulf Muhly to the right. I dug it out yesterday and plugged in 6 more Los Lunas for a colony. I want that prairie look like you have.

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chamaedryoides (blue oak sage) any Salvia darcyi (Darcy's sage) any Salvia engelmannii (Engelmann's sage) any Salvia farinacea (mealycup sage): Augusta Duelberg … Evolution … Evolution White … Henry Duelberg … Rhea … Strata Salvia guaranitica (anise sage): Argentine Skies … Brazil … Kobolt … Van Remsen Salvia holwayi any Salvia koyamae (Japanese yellow sage) any Salvia napifolia: Baby Blue Salvia nemerosa (woodland sage): Amethyst … New Dimension Blue … New Dimension Rose Salvia patens (gentian sage): Blue Angel … Cambridge Blue … Patio Deep Blue … Patio Sky Blue Salvia penstemonoides (big red sage) any Salvia roemeriana: Hot Trumpets … Red Dwarf Salvia semiatrata (pine mountain sage) any Salvia spathacea (crimson sage or hummingbird sage) any Salvia splendens: Early Bonfire … Lighthouse Red … Lighthouse Purple Salvia superba (sage): Adora Blue … Blue Queen Dwarf … Merleau series … Rose Queen Salvia taraxicifolia (dandelion leaf sage): any Salvia transylvanica (Transylvania sage): Blue 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