Motherwort

"According to the early writers, there was no better herb than Motherwort for "strengthening and gladdening the heart.""

- Maida Silverman (1977) A City Herbal: Lore, Legend, & Uses of Weeds

I have been treating it like a noxious weed. Who knew?

Leonuris cardiaca

Wildflower Information

http://wildflowerinformation.org/default.asp

Huge amounts of information on wildflowers.

Haunted Hales Corners

Hales Corners - Whitnall Park

For a sure sighting, head to this massive park and watch for a woman in a white gown holding an infant. Sometimes she talks and sometimes the baby cries. She appears in several locations throughout the park, but for the best view stay in the parking area. She appears around 11pm.

- page 292, in the Haunted Wisconsin section of Wisconsin Day Trips (2005) by Mary M. Bauer

Lavender

Lavender is a tender perennial that should be planted in well-drained soil in as much sun as possible, said Ron Pesche of Luxembourg Gardens in Franklin.

- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (link here)

Ron Pesche is one of my favorite growers.

Dwarf Japanese Maples

(recommended by Mike Groarty)

Butterfly
Hoshi kuzu
Pixie
Red Elf
Waterfall

Wild parsnip

Wild parsnip to be exact, a perennial weed with sap that is harmful to human skin and is so corrosive it can cause blisters as severe as a second-degree burn.

- Star Tribune (link here)

No wild parsnips in the garden yet.

Wild Ones

http://www.for-wild.org/

Very preachy advocates of native plants.