from the editor
Every year starts with such good intentions. This is the year I’ll tame my borders: Get rid of the spindly perennials, those that are elbowing others out of place and those that just don’t seem to fit. I’ll stop acquiring single plants and tucking them into bare spots, come up with a coherent plan, and exercise more restraint with my color palette. Then spring happens. Garden centers start filling their tables with new plants (see page 22 to peruse some of 2021’s new introductions). Friends start passing out seedlings. And perfectly healthy and seemingly well-behaved plants start emerging in the garden. It seems so cold-hearted to ruthlessly dig them out and I often decide that I should watch them for another year. Unfortunately, plant collecting doesn’t always lend itself to a well-designed…