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A Coastal Cottage garden

Garden Ideas, Landscaping Ideas, Coastal Garden, Seaside Garden, Drought Tolerant Garden, Salvia Leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage, Lamb's ears, Stachys Byzantina, Gaura Lindheimeri, Beeblossom, Whirling Butterflies

Isn’t this a very desirable coastal cottage garden? Most impressionist painters would have surely fallen for it! Created by Rhadiante Van De Voorde Elemental Design Group, we note the charming casual mix of colors and textures: the long-lasting pinkish blooms of the Beeblossom, the vibrant purple Mexican Bush Sage and the silver, velvety Lamb’s Ears. And we cannot help but admire the nice touch brought by the blue picket fence, which echoes the roof trim, and happily marries the garden with the house.

Garden Information

Hardiness 7 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 8
Climate Zones 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Loam
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Small Gardens
Garden Styles Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Traditional Garden

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Salvia (Sage) Gaura
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Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’ (Beeblossom)

The Landscape Designers

Van de Voorde Elemental Design
Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers
Rhadiante Van de Voorde's award-winning work has been showcased at the 2001, 2002, and 2003 San Francisco Flower and Garden shows. In 2006, she was the recipient of the Masters of Design Award from Pool and Spa news. Her passion is in creating beautiful gardens that elegantly integrate your home and garden!
Address
1200 Blue Ridge Drive, Boulder Creek, California, United States, 95006
Phone
(831) 338-1709

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Gaura (Bee Blossom)
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 7 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 8
Climate Zones 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Loam
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Small Gardens
Garden Styles Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden, Traditional Garden
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Salvia (Sage) Gaura
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