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Hi Kallie, I wouldn't say there are must haves, the only thing must have is that you like it. Hardy, inexpensive and fragrant are great requirements. In my garden I try for primarily white flowers, now adding white foliage by way of hosta to prolong the light in the garden when things are not in bloom. Asiatic lilies are great, bloom before the Orientals. Asiatics are generally inexpensive and bloom for a long time, I don't find them fragrant though, at least not like the trumpets or the Orientals. I see you listed Lollypop, that is an Asiatic, it blooms first here for me..then followed by the Stargazer which is an Oriental and fragrant, later in the season my Casa Blanca open, my favorite lily. Actually I can't say that, Madonna lilies are wonderful too. I think annuals carry the show alot, so I use a lot of them too. You can count on them to reflect the light..expecially the shiny white impatiens. Any way you look at it or do it, I am sure you'll enjoy it. The thing is, if you are looking for constant white in bloom you need to vary what you have in there..for the most part, annuals bloom all summer long, so if you have favorite shrubs or scents include them. If it were me I'd chose my Dwarf Mockorange Minnesota Snowflake, blooms for a long time, entire shrub covered in deliciously fragrant double white blooms. Maybe a white peony, some white daffodils for the spring..Mt Hood, Polar ice, Colblanc, maybe some frittilaria melagris alba...all not too expensive if you start out slow. White iris are pretty, stand out and are inexpensive. There are white garden mums for later in the season, and of course there are the annuals, just about everything comes in white ( ok, an exageration, but there are a lot) Just be mindful of your sun/shade/moisture and mature plant size when planting. Of course, the moonflower is not to be left out, you should experience it at least once. ( Annual vine ) Well, good luck, hope this helps somewhat...JoAnn

I would love to have a Black Magic, Ink Spots, or Black Jade rose bush. I am also looking for a Blue Moon rose bush. If anyone out there has any of these please contact me at dragonflygirl99@yahoo.com Thanks Beth

Hi there, I am not sure what you mean by 'blue moon', do you mean the annual blue morning glory vine that you seed each year? As for yellow trumpet, campsis radicans, they really aren't hardy in your zone (at least in my experience). A climbing rose is a nice idea, but probably wouldn't get tall enough plus they love full sun, which you don't have. Maybe research/check into these vines... dropmore honeysuckle: This one might do okay in shady conditions, mine at the side of the house gets 2 hours of sun and still blooms. virginia creeper: doesn't really bloom (not showy blooms) but dependable and can fill up a lattice. Also maybe check out hops vines and clematis such as jackmanii. usually they like sun but my clematis does okay in a part shade. Glen