Gardenia

A Lovely Contemporary Garden Idea

This lovely contemporary garden, rich in texture and interest, features a dining terrace with a cedar patio table cantilevered over an area richly planted with drifts of Verbena, Nepeta, Agastache and Lavandula. All of this delicately veiled by Deschampsia cespitosa.

Garden Ideas, Landscaping ideas, Agapanthus africanus Albus, Agapanthus Northern Star, Agapanthus Silver Moon, Agastache Black Adder, Deschampsia cespitosa, Eryngium bourgatii, Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle

A Luminous Perennial Planting Idea with Echinacea pallida and Veronicastrum

This pretty and low-care perennial border, in the prairie style planting, is composed of two vigorous perennials which will add drama in your garden from mid to late summer.

Summer borders, Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Perennial Planting, Perennial combination, Perennial Meadow, Echinacea pallida, Pale purple Conflower, Globe thistle, Echinops Ritro Veitch's Blue, Agastache rugosa

A Beautiful Fall Border Idea with Asters, Verbena and Grasses

Summer might be over but the gardening season is not as evidenced by this beautiful late-summer garden which marries small and medium-sized plants with great fall colors. You can easily replicate it in your own garden.

Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Perennial Planting, Perennial combination, Summer Borders, Fall Borders, Aster frikartii Monch, Verbena Bonariensis, Helianthus Lemon Queen, Stipa tenuissima, Rhus Typhina

A Lovely Backyard Retreat with Achillea, Festuca and Grasses

A plant combination which is long-lasting, drought tolerant and low care. Enjoy weeks of color while doing virtually nothing!

Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Perennial Planting, Perennial combination, Summer Border, Achillea Terracotta, Festuca glauca Elijah Blue, Achillea ‘Summer Pastels', Buxus sempervirens, Carex comans forsted curls, Stipa tenuissima

A Lovely Border Idea with Achillea, Agapanthus and Grasses

This charming summer border is a marriage of colors, shapes and textures. Fairly easy to replicate at home, it combines the blue rounded clusters of Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) with the rich golden-yellow trumpets of Hemerocallis 'Bonanza' (Daylily) and the flat, honey-colored umbels of Achillea 'Walther Funcke' (Yarrow).