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A Wonderful Summer Border Idea with Easy-to-Grow Plants

Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders

Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Perennial Planting, Perennial combination, Summer Borders, Fall Border, Crocosmia Lucifer, Montbretia Lucifer, Thuja occidentalis Degroot's Spire, festuca glauca blaufuchs, geranium rozanne, pennisetum orientale, sedum jose aubergine, red cauli

If you are looking for a low-care and long-lasting summer or fall border idea, you may want to try this combination of evergreen shrubs, ornamental grasses, colorful perennials, and low-growing sedums. Wonderfully bold, it combines flower colors and shapes to create a spectacular effect.

The recipe is quite simple: interplant Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, Geranium ‘Rozanne’, Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ (Blue Fescue), Carex comans Bronze-Leaved (New Zealand Hair Sedge), Pennisetum orientale (Oriental Fountain Grass), 2 lovely Sedums for contrasting blooms, ‘Jose Aubergine’ and ‘Red Cauli’, as well as the ravishing Thuja occidentalis ‘Degroot’s Spire’ (American Arborvitae).

Most plants are deer resistant, and drought tolerant and have won prestigious awards. They make excellent fresh cut flowers that can be pleasantly enjoyed at home too.

Enjoy from summer to fall, weeks of drama in your garden!

Garden Information

Hardiness 6 - 8
Heat Zones 7
Climate Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden

Plants In This Garden

Alternative Plants to Consider

Sedum ‘Desert Red’ (Stonecrop)
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ (Cranesbill)
Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’ (New Zealand Hair Sedge)
Crocosmia ‘Emberglow’

Learn About These Genera

Crocosmia (Montbretia)
Sedum (Stonecrop)
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 6 - 8
Heat Zones 7
Climate Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden
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