Thanks for the comment on the hellebores...They deal with dry, don't need
pruning, seed around a bit and the blooms in winter are wonderful!

Right now, I'm beginning to think of heucheras and tiarellas as a favorite.
Bloom season is now but for the heucheras, it's not all that spectacular. The
foliage stays around all year and with the burgundies of many of the heucheras,
it's wonderful in winter.

Also, can't leave out green-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia Herbstonne). They grow 5-6
feet tall but are sturdy enough not to need staking (however, a really hard
downpour when they're in bloom does knock them down.)

Where's everyone else's favorites?

Marcy