Flowers

Now for the dream flowergarden/landscaping.
This is of course meant to be for a mid-atlantic/Appalachian environ.
It would be a relatively naturalized area for birds, butterflies, and native plants.

Native:
purple coneflower/echinacia
beebalm, mostly red, some white
native butterfly bush, orange
sunflower
poplar
wild cherry
wild persimmon
wild mulberry
native azaleas
queen Anne's lace
sweetpea vines
morning glories
turk's cap lilies or other native species
bergamot
phlox
milkweed
goldenrod?
wild rose, trained.
maples
oaks
sassafras
red bud
dogwood
ferns
lamb's ear

Non Native:
autumn seedum
coral bells
marigolds, zinnias, and lavender for cutting
old-variety iris (for smell)
old-variety lilac, pref. white (for smell)
hydrangea
various daylillies
gladiolas
lawn-naturalized crocuses
peonies
hostas
verigated loriapy
boxwood
lantana

Dream Garden

So, with only 6 tomato plants remaining (out of like, 24) I am beginning to fantasize about what my ideal garden would consist of.

Herbs:
2 20' hedges basil (think pesto for a year.)
1 5' hedge italian parsley
1 4' hedge dill
1 4' hedge cilantro

Squashes:
4-5 Staggered timing zucchini
"" "" yellow crookneck squash
"" "" burpless or other small-seed cucumber
5 vines sugarbaby or other pie pumpkin variety for canning
2-3 assorted carving pumpkins/decorative squashes ie turban, white, jumbo.
1 hubbard
3 delicata heirloom vines <3
1 butternut
1 spaghetti

Chilies:
6 rows of 12 anaheim, new mexican, or california chiles (for mass roasting & freezing)
1 row of 12 assorted color bell peppers
3 rows of 12 poblano (salsa fresca & roast/freeze)
2 rows traditional thin red for ristras/decoration.

Other:
1 row 12 corn, any kind.
5 eggplants (if viable)
3 'beanpole tent's of okra
5 beds mixed greens/lettuce
2 beds swiss chard 'lites' variety
leeks
bush-style greenbeans
Indian veggies (like the cucumber okras.)

Tomatoes:
4 assorted heirloom varieties for eating fresh, ie Cherokee Purple
1 pear tomato
1 cherry tomato
1 row roma tomatoes for canning (pasta sauce)
4 rows earlygirl/beefsteak/other hybrid high acid for canning (whole)

Root:
1 row parsnips
1 row carrots
1 row mixed turnip/beet
1 row yukon gold potatoes
1 row NE red (or 'new') potatoes
garlic
onions (yellow/white)

Fruits:
4 watermelon vines "moon and stars" variety, or other early harvest
2 cantaloupe/muskmelon vines
1 Brown Turkey fig tree
1 apple (any hardy variety, golden delicious or heirloom)
3 sour cherry trees
cultivated wineberries and black raspberries
5 blueberry bushes, landscaped.

In pots or flower plantings:
rosemary
thyme
lavender
oregano
lemon balm

flower garden tomorrow. it's way past my bedtime.