Our Forgotten Garden Flowers

This PDF publication is about growing unique, memorable flowering plants that were once popular but later fell out of favor or were overshadowed by newer varieties.

It lists neglected plants you can include in your garden beds and borders. They aren’t totally lost, but could become popular again because of special qualities such as color, simplicity, charm, and even fragrance. 

Many are still available through specialty nurseries and seed catalogs. Most gardeners replace older plants and, eventually, forget them. But some gardeners help retain them and later reoffer them as “antique” plants. 

The species and varieties listed in this publication are classic flowers (like classic cars), offering unique qualities that were once popular but are now largely ignored. Here, you can learn about them and reintroduce them into your flower gardens.

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