This reblooming daylily makes a huge statement with its dramatic color. The large flowers are a lovely pink shade with deep burgundy eyes and ruffled petal edges lined in the same vivid burgundy.
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PLANT OF THE DAY – DELICIOUS NOUGAT CONEFLOWER
What’s the best thing about Coneflower? They are a perfect specimen for a wildlife garden. attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Delicious Nougat is a compact variety with creamy white petals and a puffy, lime green center.
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PLANT OF THE DAY – PHENOMENAL FRENCH LAVENDER
Lavender is such a wonderful specimen for a garden for so many reasons. Phenomenal French Lavender will not disappoint at any level. It has an elegant growing pattern and displays a sweetly fragrant mound of silver foliage combined with purple-blue flower spikes. Along with its ornamental attributes, it’s edible.
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DECORATING YOUR FRONT YARD
One of the biggest trends in 2023 outdoor living is a focus on front yard design. While backyard living spaces will always be a priority when it comes to usable living space and expanding living spaces, we’ve noticed a trend toward dressing up front yards for visible curb appeal.
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PLANT OF THE DAY – BLUE JEAN BABY RUSSIAN SAGE
What makes Blue Jean Baby so special? For one, it’s a shorter, more compact variety that is super full with upright stems that resist flopping over. It’s one of the earliest to bloom, beginning in Midsummer and continuing to produce blooms into the Fall.
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OCTOBER LANDSCAPING TO DO LIST
It’s beginning to look a lot like Fall. Cooler temps, a little more rain, and some dreaded nor’easters. But that doesn’t end the landscaping season and certainly shouldn’t keep you from completing some important tasks and fun decorating ideas.
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PLANT OF THE DAY – DWARF JAPANESE GARDEN JUNIPER
Described as “a dense mound of ground-hugging branches that radiate from the center” this plant has a bonsai style and tight foliage with a blue-green tint. If your style of garden is Asian/Zen, contemporary, or even slightly rustic, then this plant will feel right at home in one of your beds or even as a potted accent plant for your patio or zen rock garden.
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SEPTEMBER LANDSCAPING TO DO LIST
What to do? What to do? Where to start? If you’re anything like me, the idea of planting your fall annual color is already on your mind. Of course, you’ll wait until the end of the month to plant those violas and pansies, but it doesn’t hurt to see if there are any new varieties out there.
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TOP GARDEN TRENDS FOR 2022 – PART 2
Blurred lines. Bring both the indoors out and the outdoors in. Make the line between the two much less distinguishable. Your entire property is your home. Take advantage of your spaces.
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TOP GARDEN TRENDS FOR 2022 – PART 1
We all know that the best gardens are the ones that bring you the most joy. While trendy may not be your thing, it’s fun to see what’s trending with landscaping designs.
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