Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders
This colorful plant combination will cheer you up for weeks from early to late summer. Easy to replicate, this naturalistic planting is ideal for lazy gardeners who wish to put very little effort into a beautiful and low-maintenance garden.
This gravel garden lends itself to Mediterranean-style plants such as Silvery-gray Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott’s Ghost), scarlet Heleniums ‘Moerheim Beauty’ and ‘Sahin’s Early Flower’, rich violet-blue Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’ (Lavender), lime-green Euphorbia cornigera (Horned Spurge) and Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass) whose silky flowerheads move gracefully in the slightest breeze.
Deer or rabbit resistant, all plants provide plenty of nectar and pollen for visiting insects, and make excellent cut flowers too!
| Hardiness |
7 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 8 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Rabbit, Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage |
GAP Photos//Jo Whitworth - Design: Sarah Taylor
| Hardiness |
7 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 8 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Rabbit, Deer |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage |
Recreate this garden. Specify the percentages you would like to have of each plant and input the dimensions of your garden space.We'll give you a shopping list so you know how many plants you need.
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty' (Sneezeweed) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' (Sneezeweed) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Eryngium giganteum (Miss Willmott's Ghost) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Stipa tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' (Lavender) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Euphorbia cornigera (Horned Spurge) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.
Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.
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