Spring Came on Forever (1935) This novel is of two Nebraska pioneer families from settlement to the 1930’s. Elsewhere an artist of the romance, here Aldrich turns romance on its head. The heroine is Amalia Holmsdorfer, one a of a band of German immigrants who settle on the prairie. From her late teens to her mid-eighties, she confronts and defeats the forces of nature and society that discourage or ruin others. Her life might be a modest triumph but for one detail: she marries the wrong man.

Flowers in this garden include: Tall Purple Phlox Bouncing Betts Peonies Milkweed Butterfly Bush Dwarf Iris Cleome Red Hibiscus Surprise Resurrection Lilies Balloon Flowers Petunias in the Soap Kettle Pink Yarrow Spiderwort Hollyhock Stonecrop groundcover Grape Hyacinth Dianthus.

This garden is sponsored In Recognition of Chet and Valda Bornemeier.