Tough plants

Tough Plants for Northern Gardens (2003)

Low Care, No Care, Tried and True Winners by Felder Rushing

Lists annuals, bulbs, grasses, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines.

Best annuals for beginners are begonias, celosia, coleus, dusty miller, gomphrena, moss rose, pansy, periwinkle, sweet potato, and zinnia.

Best bulbs for beginners are chives, crocus, daffodils, gladiola, grape hyacinth, hosta, and iris.

Best perennials for beginners are artemisia, coneflower, daylily, goldenrod, phlox, rhubarb, saponaria, sedum, violets, and yarrow.

Best shrubs for beginners are flowering quince, forsythia, hollies, lilac, rose of sharon, and spirea.

Best trees for beginners are crabapple, japanese maple, maple, saucer magnolia, star magnolia, and winterberry.

Best vines for beginners are climbing roses (some), cypress vine, goldflame honeysuckle, hyacinth bean, moonflower, and wintercreeper.

Features many more lists, lots of nice color pictures, and plenty of good gardening advice.

Another book that I should probably buy instead of just reading the library copy.