this one's not so green, but still a winter lovely
remember those Euphorbias I ordered from the Weird Dude place?
and this one would feel left out if I didn't include her too, even tho you've already seen her on a comestroll
There are quite a lot more evergreen perennials in the garden than the few posted here, but these caught my fancy last month and the fairies inspired the others.
this one's not so green, but still a winter lovely
remember those Euphorbias I ordered from the Weird Dude place?
and this one would feel left out if I didn't include her too, even tho you've already seen her on a comestroll
How come nearly all your plants are shade and damp lovers, is it just that you love the challange? I particularly like the fairy with the beech leaves cap. I can't keep Fatsia japonica, just too cold here.
No rosemary, lavender or thyme? My favorite evergreens in my garden. And another favorite is nandina. Not that she's green. But she's an ever-red. She carries her lovely red berries even now. And, four-nerve daisy. Blooming for the past month. And Bowles' wallflower, blooming for the past couple of weeks but always a lovely silver. I know, I know, if I'd only share a picture...
I promise I do have a garden somewhere among the muck and mess. Yesterday I stared at the wind blowing in plastic bags which promptly attached themselves to my Aristrocrat Pear. Today's challenge will be to climb a ladder and see if I can get them off and me afraid of heights, should be a scream.... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Maggie, the weirdest thing going on right now is no blooms from my rainlilies, yet we've had thunder off and on for weeks and nada blooming from the sweet things. You?
My rain lilies never bloom til hot weather Gail. What kind do you have?
Am glad you contributed to the list. I didn't even get to the herb beds with the camera, or try to cover the shrubs. And there are lot more evergreen perennials out there - it could be an entire new site!
Which fairy do you like best Gail?
I was typing my answer to Terry's post when yours came in - glad I checked the page before posting. It would have looked like I was ignoring you! Hope you have a good landing ;-)
Loved your comments Terry - it inspires the captions that I was too foggy to come up with last night!
It's all in the placement, or growth cycle, or the variety. Such as the top arum is dormant during our hot summers like the crocus. The columbine is the yellow Texas native Aquilegia longissima. The short spurred English ones never survive for me. I need to change the alt tag on the Fatsia (begging fogginess again) It lives on the south side, under a tree that doesn't drop its leaves till March - but I could lose it to one of our freak cold spells. I try to remember to cover it with a sheet when there's a chance of that. One time I missed it and it froze to the ground, but it came back up from the roots. The coralberry is native - spreads too easily from underground tho. The Stachys loves it here, if it gets enough drainage. And I'm very excited about the variegated fern on the bottom. Need to go check its name tag, but am thinking its native to Korea. All are growing in shade except for the crocus and Stachys b. lambs ear. Our weird dude friend assured me these Euphorbias do well for him in his part of Virginia, with similar summers to ours. These E's get morning sun, afternoon shade - so far, so good.
For our distant visitors I should have mentioned that these are 'evergreen' in this zone - on the border of 7&8.
And, I was hoping to get yous guys reaction to those fairy friends. 
Just had a thought - There are already so many pics on this new thread, that anyone else is welcome to start a new thread under the topic, like we did for our critters and such. Just click on the gray bar at top of page to start a new thread. Or we could categorize the threads by shrubs, conifers, bulbs, herbs, ect. I know Terry sure has some great wintergreen pics
Maggie, I was afraid to comment on the fairies 'cause I kept thinking "I don't remember seeing those in her garden before!" I didn't want took appear to be a nimrod for not noticing them before....but they must be new? They are not only lovely figures, the colors are great! How tall are they? It was nice of them to pose for you during the daylight. Mine only come out at night.
Nimrod and Foggy. What a team!
They range from 7 to 12" tall and are outdoor dwellers - day or night ;-) Their detailing is so dear. I have looked a long time for some that pleased me this much. I won't say the name that came with Terry's favorite - its not a gardeners favorite plant, so we will just know that one by 'Beechy'.
Well, I love them all. Do I dare ask -- were they purchased locally? Where one might copy another? Or are they one of a kind? Either way, can't believe you went garden shopping and didn't call me!
I'm on the hunt for about 3 pallets of native limestone for a patio/pathways. Anyone want to recommend their secret find where it's the least expensive? Terry, sorry, but whatever you recommend will be too much hauling. Looking for a local source...
Gail, I have used Whiz-Q-Stone off 820 afew times. I like them....or I guess Sid Parker Stone Company or Big Chief Stone Company....Good Luck....
The real Fatshedera 
and an evergreen honeysuckle 
Sorry Maggie, like Gail's, my fairies only come out at night.
A parent of the Fatsia - thanks for the pics Terry and for rubbing it in I have a weird dyslexia about saying fatshedera for fatsia and saying verbena for lantana - brain says one thing and mouth says the other! There's a longer list that of it,, but no need to own up to all of them at once ;-) Texans grow a durable honeysuckle that blooms white flowers in winter that you might like - Lonicera albaflora. My Lon 'Pink Lemonade' stays quite evergreen and almost always has blooms on it for the Valentine bouquet, err boo'kay. That's when I cut the flowers off for the house, before giving it a pre-spring cut-back I was delighted to see it at a garden in the south of England one day.
I have noticed a lot of stone joints around Weatherford, but haven't priced anything in a long while. I'm needing a few flat lime ones myself - too bad the foundation excavation only produced boulder-shaped ones!
I'll be able to show you were to buy the fairies in a few days Gail. Was glad to hear you liked them too.
Please can you tell me where I can purchase the fairies?
Thanks
Hello Rosemary,
The above post was made when we offered them for sale on a past web store. I could still help you procure some of the styles, but I noticed you wrote from the UK and we are in Texas. However, I could arrange an overseas shipment if you are still interested. You can e me at
maggie@maggiesgarden.com for more info.