A Pretty and Long-Lasting Garden Idea with Outstanding Plants

Perennial Combinations, Plant Combinations, Border Planting Ideas, Summer Borders

Garden Ideas, Border ideas, Perennial Planting, Perennial combination, Summer Borders, Salvia Caradonna, Astilbe Detuschland, Geranium Rozanne, Geranium Sanguineum, Hosta crispula

This fascinating border has been created by landscape architect, Dina Deferme, for her own garden. Get inspired and re-create the same relaxed atmosphere in your own garden. Combine outstanding perennial plants such as Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ (Japonica Hybrid), Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ (Sage), Hosta crispula (Curled Plantain Lily), Rose ‘Skylark’ (Ausimple), Achillea millefolium (White Yarrow) and 2 ravishing Geraniums, ‘Rozanne’ and sanguineum Var. striatum, and enjoy the spectacle of your lush flower borders for weeks!

Most plants are drought tolerant, deer or rabbit resistant, and enjoy a very long season of interest.

Garden Information

Hardiness	6 - 8
Heat Zones	5 - 8
Exposure	Full Sun
Season of Interest	Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Maintenance	Low, Average
Water Needs	Low, Average
Soil Type	Loam
Soil pH	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts	Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas	Beds And Borders
Garden Styles	Informal and Cottage

Plants In This Garden

Astilbe 'Deutschland' (Japonica Hybrid)

An excellent Astilbe variety that should be grown in all gardens, Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ (Astilbe japonica) features masses of luminous, pure white, pyramidal-shaped flower plumes that stand out in the night garden. Quite showy, they rise gracefully in early to mid-summer, on strong, erect flowering stems above an attractive mound of fern-like deep green, glossy foliage.

Hardiness	4 - 9
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Seasons	Summer (Early, Mid)
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics	Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' (Sage)

Multiple award-winner, Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ is a favorite of many gardeners for its unique, glowing dark purple stems and stunning, vertical spikes of rich, violet-blue flowers appearing in late spring or early summer

Hardiness	4 - 9
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy

Hosta crispula (Curled Plantain Lily)

Clump-forming, Hosta crispula is a handsome shade-loving perennial that is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in borders or as a specimen plant. Easy to grow, it forms attractive, dense mounds of showy, ovate, dark green leaves, wavy-margined, and with creamy markings cheerfully bringing color to shady areas!

Hardiness	3 - 8
Exposure	Partial Sun, Shade
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics	Showy

Rosa Skylark (English Rose)

Rosa Skylark is a lovely variety of shrub rose which produces clusters of semi-double, deep pink, cup-shaped flowers, delicately paling to lilac-pink over time. When fully opened, they reveal a white heart and conspicuous golden stamens.

Hardiness	6 - 9
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy

Achillea millefolium (White Yarrow)

Achillea millefolium (White Yarrow) is a graceful perennial wildflower that produces an abundance of huge, flat clusters, 5 in. across (12 cm), packed with 20-25 creamy-white flowers.

Hardiness	3 - 9
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics	Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy

Geranium Rozanne (Cranesbill)

Geranium Rozann is an exceptional, unique, and unsurpassed geranium selection. There are not enough superlatives to describe this fabulous perennial.

Hardiness	5 - 8
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Characteristics	Plant of Merit, Showy

Geranium sanguineum var. striatum (Bloody Cranesbill)

A lovely free flowering variety of the sanguineum species, Geranium sanguineum var. striatum (Bloody Cranesbill) is an eye-catching prostrate perennial with soft pink, cup-shaped flowers with darker pink veining, up to 1.5 in. wide (4 cm).

Hardiness	4 - 8
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Seasons	Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Characteristics	Plant of Merit, Showy

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Astilbe Hosta Salvia (Sage) Geranium (Cranesbill) Rosa (Rose) Achillea (Yarrow)

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Alternative Plants to Consider

Astilbe ‘Bridal Veil’ (Arendsii Hybrid)

Rosa ‘Dusky Maiden’ (Floribunda Rose)

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Blue Hill’ (‘Blauhugel’ Sage)

Salvia x sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ (Wood Sage)

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Hardy Perennial Salvias (Sage)

Achillea (Yarrow)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

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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.