Oops! I accidentally posted this in the perennials forum, when I meant to post it here. I hope it's okay if I repost it.

This is my second year as a gardener, and as part of my attempt to jump in with both feet, I have kept fairly accurate records of when blooms start and fade. I'm starting the fall redesign, and I typed up the list by month so that I could figure out some nice pairings and try to have things blooming throughout the year. Since I had it typed up I thought I'd share. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. This list doesn't include my heather bed or my native plant garden in the back yard. Entries with a question mark indicate that I'm kind of guessing or being optimistic. January: Camellia 'Yuletide'? Grevillea victoriae? Mahonia x media 'Charity'? Sarcococca humilis February: Hammamelis 'Arnold Promise' Hellebore hybrids Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'? Sarcococca ruscifolia March: Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Hammamelis 'Arnold Promise' Hellebore hybrids Rhododendron Starry Night Ribes sanguineum Trillium ovatum April: Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Dicentra formosa Hellebore hybrids Primula 'Blue Diamond' Pulsatilla vulgaris Rhododendron 'Starry Night' Ribes sanguineum Skimmia Trillium ovatum May: Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Camassia quamash Dicentra formosa Great camas Hellebore hybrids Heuchera sanguineum Lithodora 'Grace Ward' Lupines Penstemon procerus Primula 'Blue Diamond' Pulsatilla vulgaris Skimmia Trillium ovatum June: Aquilegia formosa Aruncus dioicus Brunnera 'Jack Frost' Camassia quamash Dicentra formosa Grevillea 'Canberra Gem' Heuchera sanguineum Lithodora 'Grace Ward' Lupines Mimulus orange Nepeta 'Walkers Low' Penst. serrulatus Penstemon procerus Rhododendron 'Purple Splendor' Veronica Xerophyllum tenax July: Agastache 'Tutti Frutti' Aquilegia formosa Aruncus dioicus Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Fuchsia 'Ricartonii' Grevillea 'Canberra Gem' Heuchera sanguineum Mimulus orange Monarda 'Jacob Kline' Nepeta 'Walkers Low' Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP Penstemon serrulatus Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe' Veronica August: Agastache 'Tutti Frutti' Aquilegia formosa Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Crocosmia Orange/Yellow Fuchsia 'Ricartonii' Mimulus orange Monarda 'Jacob Kline' Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe' Teucrium 'Purple Tails' Veronica Zauchneria californica September: Agastache 'Tutti Frutti' Aquilegia formosa Crocosmia Orange/Yellow Fuchsia 'Ricartonii' Mimulus orange Monarda 'Jacob Kline' Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe' Teucrium 'Purple Tails' Veronica Zauchneria californica October: Agastache 'Tutti Frutti' Aster 'Hella Lacy' Fuchsia 'Ricartonii' Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe' Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' Teucrium 'Purple Tails' Tricyrtis 'Gilt Edge' Zauchneria californica November: Tricyrtis 'Gilt Edge'? December: Camellia 'Yuletide'?