Hellebores

http://yougrowgirl.com/hellebore-huh-lessons-from-the-hellebore-whisperer/

Fascinating interview about one of my favorite plants.

I wanted to call our garden Hellebore Haven, but it turned into Aster Disaster.

Native Asters

http://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/smart_gardener/native_asters_shine_garden

I love the native asters, some of which are reliably hardy here and are great pollinator plants.

They can be aggressive spreaders, which I consider to be a positive attribute.