A Charming Garden Idea with Thyme, Lavender and Other Shrubs
Plant Combinations, Summer Borders, Patio Gardens
This charming garden includes ribbons of soft color in a romantic planting style and timeless simplicity. Packed with deer and drought resistant plants, this garden is a delight in terms of fragrance, forms and texture. At the foot of ravishing Cornus kousa shrubs (Japanese Dogwood) are easy to grow perennials and aromatic shrubs offering a very long season of interest extending from spring to fall.
Many plants have won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Garden Information
Hardiness |
6 – 8
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage , Mediterranean Garden |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Thymus - Thyme Great Plant Combination Ideas with Allium Great Plant Combination Ideas with Artemisia Great Plant Combination Ideas with Buxus - Boxwood Great Plant Combination Ideas with Cornus - Dogwoods Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges Great Plant Combination Ideas with Geranium - Cranesbills Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lavandula - Lavender
©Clive Nichols
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
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage , Mediterranean Garden |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Thymus - Thyme Great Plant Combination Ideas with Allium Great Plant Combination Ideas with Artemisia Great Plant Combination Ideas with Buxus - Boxwood Great Plant Combination Ideas with Cornus - Dogwoods Great Plant Combination Ideas with Euphorbia - Spurges Great Plant Combination Ideas with Geranium - Cranesbills Great Plant Combination Ideas with Lavandula - Lavender
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Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' (Ornamental Onion)
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Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana' (Wormwood)
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Thymus 'Silver Posie' (Common Thyme)
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Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' (Sage)
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (Lavender)
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Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White' (Cranesbill)
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Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi' (Kousa Dogwood)
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Euphorbia x martinii (Martin's Spurge)
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Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' (Boxwood)
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