Hydrangeas are my number one priority, and YAY the "Endless Summer" variety apparently grows well in Ontario.
The bed at the front of the house is shaded/partially shady most of the day, so I like the idea of two hydrangea bushes flanking the big window.

Unfortunately, the soil here does not drain well so I'll have to do some digging and other gardening like things to get an appropriate bed going on for hydrangeas.
As for what I want immediately underneath the window, I turned to Canadian Gardening's list of perennials, and googled each plant name to see what it looked like. If I liked what it looked like, I wrote down the name. Once I had my list, I researched each plant a little more thoroughly (Dave's Garden was incredibly helpful) to find out where it might thrive, it's size, colour, etc. White Flower Farm was also a great resource for finding shade happy perennials. I took notes, because I would be totally overwhelmed trying to remember everything if I didn't.
I know there are a lot of other options out there, but again, I don't want to be overwhelmed. So I'm on the lookout for the following plants for the front bed:
- Blue Monkshood (tall)
- Astilbe chinensis (medium)
- Pink Turtlehead (tall)
- Sweet Woodruff (short)
- Ghost fern (medium)
- Lenten rose (short)
- Mertensia virginica (short)
- some species of Trillium (short)
I wish I could say that I would get started on this this weekend, but that would be a lie. I'm wedding dress shopping on Saturday, and we're tiling the shower walls on Sunday and Monday! At least that's the plan.
Have a good weekend!
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