Planting a few garden possibilities

Here are new varieties of plants you will want to consider for your garden.

•If you find violets a little boring, check out Tiger Eyes viola - old gold fretted in black. White Flower Farm.

•A serious hydrangea with bold, pink color is Masja, one of the beloved macrophyllas. The compact shrub grows in partial shade. Heronswood.

•It's from Illinois, so Sangamon River Prairie Phlox should be tough enough for us. High Country Gardens.

•Miss Lucy is a light pink Oriental lily billed as the first double. Burpee.

•When you start growing hardy geraniums or cranesbill you might want to include the blue and white Splish Splash. Heronswood.

•Astrantia Moulin Rouge is exotic and grows 18 inches tall with some shade. Burpee.

•Something showy for the shade garden - Turk's Cap Siberian lily boasts fragrant red flowers. High Country Gardens.

•For lovers of tropicals, Mandela's Gold is a strelitzia or bird of paradise in yellow rather than the more common gold that is available in seeds. Thompson & Morgan.

•Velvet Lips is a hellebore with real color for part shade. Heronswood.

•When we're talking grasses Pink Mist Plains muhly is showy with reddish-pink seed heads. It needs sun and it doesn't like a lot of moisture. High Country Gardens.

- Deborah Donovan