Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Summer Borders, Fall Borders
Filled with statuesque perennials planted in large drifts, this border will explode with color from early summer until frost.
Fairly easy to recreate, this planting includes plants that are easy to grow, drought tolerant, require low care and are disease-free! Most of them are deer tolerant too!
| Hardiness |
5 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
2 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
Credit: GAP Photos/Elke Borkowski
| Hardiness |
5 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
2 - 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid, Late) Fall |
| Maintenance | Low, Average |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Drought |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
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| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Heliopsis helianthoides 'Asahi' (False Sunflower) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Liatris spicata (Blazing Star) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Origanum 'Rosenkuppel' (Ornamental Oregano) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Sedum telephium 'Karfunkelstein' (Stonecrop) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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