A Colorful Garden Path
Winning Plant Combinations, Plant Combination Ideas, Garden Path Ideas
Create a beautiful garden path or walkway with this colorful and long-lasting plant combination idea that will enchant your walks for weeks from spring to early summer. 3 outstanding low, sprawling, mat-forming perennials have been selected, all of them with such profuse blooms that they completely obscure their handsome, semi-evergreen foliage!
Tip: Use this perennial combination idea to create bold, vertical effects and let these 3 trailing plants, richly cascade over rocks, low walls or the edge of raised beds. Perfect for the rock garden too!
All plants are deer and drought tolerant. Enjoy!
Garden Information
Hardiness |
3 – 7
|
---|---|
Heat Zones | 3
– 8
|
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid,Late) Summer (Early) |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Maintenance | Low, Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders , Edging , Pathways |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden , Informal and Cottage |
Botanik Foto
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 | 3 – 7
|
---|---|
Heat Zones | 3
– 8
|
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Mid,Late) Summer (Early) |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Maintenance | Low, Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders , Edging , Pathways |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden , Informal and Cottage |
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Aurinia saxatilis (Basket-of-Gold)
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Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen Candytuft)
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Phlox subulata 'Emerald Cushion Blue' (Creeping Phlox)
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