Green A, B, Cs

White Lady Nature sees fit to dump a bunch more white stuff on us,  it's a good time to visit my gardens and the surrounding woodlands to compile my list of 60 plants gathered this year.
We begin with a giant allium (that's the onion family). This closeup photo was taken by my husband.

This is one of the most fragrant plants in my garden. The whole of Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) smells of black licorice. And the bees just love it. In the fall, as the bees get dopey with the cooling air, you have to careful if you pick this to add to a bouquet because you make pick a bee at the same time.

Autumn joy is one of the last plants to bloom. It's a sedum (sort of the camels of the plant world) and its thick leaves remind me of a jade plant.

A bachelor button still in the bud. This is one of my favorite plants with a deep blue that takes on a purplish hue as the flower ages. They look spectacular with the their neighbors, the yellow evening primrose.

Barberry is hardy, doesn't draw harmful insets, doesn't need much attention—and is one of the biggest pests in our woodlands. This barbed shrub escaped from the garden a long time ago to invade our woodlands where it grows in big patches. Getting rid of it is difficult because of the thorns. Too bad it's so good looking.