columbine, 100, 158, 159,
38 7, 388
comfrey, 43, 324
‘Axminster Gold’, 324
Commelinaceae, 332
common bleeding heart, 201
common foxglove, 202
common sage, 130
common sneezeweed, 230
common yarrow, 144
compass plant, 314
Compositae, 65, 142, 144, 145,
154, 161, 162, 163, 164,
165, 169, 170, 176, 181,
18 5, 187, 190, 191, 192,
1 93, 203, 205, 208, 216,
230 , 233, 234, 240, 247,
248, 257, 258, 259, 301,
302, 306, 314, 315, 316,
320 , 322, 325, 326, 336
compost
adding into an existing
garden, 382
calculating amounts
needed, 42
nutrient content, 35–36
from raked leaves, 391
suppression of soil-borne
diseases and, 35
as top-dressing, 54
types, 36–39
weeds in, 36
composted biosolids, 37
composted manure, 37–38
composted municipal sludge,
73
composted sewage, 72
coneflower, 204
‘Herbstsonne’, 302
‘Milkshake’, 79
conifers, 129, 380
copper fennel, 64, 214
coralbells, 241
‘Palace Purple’, 240
Coreopsis, 26, 50, 65, 344, 350,
356, 37 5
Coreopsis grandiflora, 190 ,
346, 348, 349, 352, 358,
359, 361, 362, 366, 367,
372, 37 4
‘Badengold’, 118
deadheading, 25
‘Early Sunrise’, 190, 191
‘Goldfink’, 190, 191
Coreopsis lanceolata, 25, 103,
104, 118, 1 91
Coreopsis tripteris, 191 , 192,
352, 364
‘Flower Tower’, 192
‘Lightning Flash’, 192
Coreopsis verticillata, 192 ,
34 7, 352, 359, 361, 362,
366, 372, 37 4
‘Creme Brulee’, 193
‘Golden Showers’, 25
‘Moonbeam’, 25, 184, 193
as a “petal dropper”, 104
‘Rosea’, 193
‘Zagreb’, 193
‘Coronation Gold’ yarrow, 142
Corydalis lutea, 297, 298
Cota tinctoria, 193 , 344, 346,
348, 352, 356, 359, 361,
362, 364, 367, 368, 369,
372, 374, 375
‘Golden Rays’, 193, 194
‘Moonlight’, 194
cottage garden look, 100
Crambe, 358, 360, 369, 371,
37 5, 377
Crambe cordifolia, 194 , 351,
355, 357
Crambe maritima, 195, 344
Crassulaceae, 310
creeping Jenny, 268
creeping lilyturf, 263
creeping phlox, 288
crimson scabious, 253
crocosmia / Crocosmia, 349,
352, 357, 360, 363, 366,
37 0, 371, 372, 374, 375
‘Emberglow’, 195
‘Emily McKenzie’, 195
‘George Davison’, 195
‘Lucifer’, 79, 195
crown rot, 132
culinary oregano, 277
cup plant, 315
cushion spurge, 208
cutting back
after flowering for
aesthetics, 91, 366–367
to basal foliage after
deadheading, 111–112,
367
deadheading vs., 107
to delay flowering, 107,
112–113, 116
easing the process, 107
before flowering, 91, 112,
114–115, 368
to the ground or to basal
foliage, 92, 109, 110, 111
for height control, 107, 112,
114, 116, 368
pinching vs., 114, 117–118
in planting / maintenance
schedule, 384, 387, 388plants left for winter
interest, 381–382
for prolonging life, 119
pruning in conjunction
with, 108–109
shaping while, 111, 113
in stages, 109
to stimulate growth, 88,
118–119
timing of, 107, 108, 114–115
before traveling, 113
when planting in
containers, 4 9
cutting back techniques
for specific plants. See
Encyclopedia of Perennials;
specific plant names
cutting down, 87, 119, 131–133
Cyanus montanus, 181dahlias, 45, 126
daisies, 55
daisy family, 65
dame’s rocket, 119, 239
daylily, 237
‘Apricot Sparkles’, 238
‘Big Time Happy’, 238
‘Custard Candy’, 238
deadheading, 98–99, 104
division, 80, 81
‘Happy Returns’, 238
‘Little Business’, 238
‘Mini Pearl’, 238
‘Pardon Me’, 238
‘Purple de Oro’, 238
reblooming, 55, 238
‘Rosy Returns’, 238
‘South Seas’, 238
‘Stella de Oro’, 238
‘Stella’s Ruffled Fingers’,
238
‘Strawberry Candy’, 238
thrips as pest of, 72
‘Tuscawilla Tigress’, 238
deadheading
basic methods, 96–99
biennials, 95, 384
cutting back vs., 107
effect of weather on need
for, 95, 100
to extend bloom period
or promote repeat
bloom, 87, 95, 356
frequent, 25–26, 104
to the ground or basal
foliage, 99, 360
to a lateral flower, bud, or
leaf, 97–99, 359–360, 367