Mr. Jonathan Wynne, a Certified Nurseryman and Nursery Manager for Atlantic Garden Centers, presented an educational and informative slide show on perennials at the March 2002 Thalia Civic League meeting. Perennials are those stalwart champions of the established landscape. Mr. Wynne explained a way to establish a landscape of perennials without renewing it all on an annual basis. A listing of perennials you might use are as follows:

Title                                                              Pronunciation                                             Common Name
Hosta                                                           hos'ta                                                                Plantain lily
  H. albomarginata
Hosta With Lily
Hosta                                                           hos'ta                                                                Plantain Lily
  H. `Halcyon'
Hosta                                                           hos'ta                                                                Plantain Lily
H. albomarginata
Athyrium                                                     uh theer ee um                                                 Japanese Painted Fern
 A. niponicum `Pictum'

Title                                                              Pronunciation                                             Common Name
Lamium                                                       lay'mee um                                                      Dead Nettle
Houttuynia                                                  hu tow nee'a                                                    Lizard's Tail
Asarum                                                       a sa'rum                                                           Wild Ginger
Echinacea                                                   ek in ay' see a                                                 Purple Coneflower
 E. purpurea
Veronica                                                     veh ron'i ka                                                     Speedwell
  V. `Sunny Border Blue'
Salvia `May Night'                                    sal'vee a                                                           Sage
Coreopsis                                                   ko ree op'sis                                                    Tickseed
  C `Moonbeam'
Penstemon                                                 pen stem'un                                                      Beard's Tongue
  P. `Husker's Red'
Astilbe                                                       as til bee                                                            False Spirea
   A. `Sprite'
Perovskia                                                  pur rov skee a                                                   Russian Sage
Rudbeckia                                                 rood bek e'a                                                      Black eyed Susan
   R. `Goldstrum'