Paths, pavers, and purple plants exploded on the Gardenista Instagram feed this year; here's a look back at our most popular posts. Not a follower yet? We'
Returning home from Chelsea yesterday and on waking this morning my main recollections of the show were all infused with colour, my brain still awash with the contrasts and blends which lent a part…
Ornamental grasses are one of the most useful types of plants you can use in your landscape designs; here are five ideas to get you started, plus lots of beautiful grasses to achieve your favorite look.
In mid-June, I found myself back in Palo Alto for my younger son’s graduation weekend. Since my body was on East Coast time the day after I arrived, I decided to head for the Elizabeth Gamble…
In this article, I’ll take you through 35 unique tulip garden layout ideas to spark your imagination and help you find the design that works Read More
Spectacular Perennials for a Cutting Flower Garden Landscape! Have you thought about creating your own cutting flower garden? A private cutting flower garden for your...
Roses, Salvia and Geranium always make a pleasing trio as outlined in this summer border. Here, the blossoms of English Rose Bonica, bred by Meilland, combine their soft rose-pink color and cup-shaped form happily with the vertical, deep purple and white spikes of 2 lovely Salvias and embrace the violet-blue flowers of Geranium.
Transform the look of your garden by growing these beautiful Groundcovers With Purple Flowers for bright and elegant hues in your landscape.
Balloon flower adds a cheerful touch of blue to sunny garden borders. Learn all about this hardy summer-blooming perennial favorite now on Gardener’s Path.
Talk about boosting your curb appeal.
Perovskia 'Blue Spire'PerovskiaHÖJD: 100 cmBLOMNING: Aug-Sept
These are always such a breathtaking display of blue-purple every spring to summer, here in Florida. Jacaranda Trees are very large fast growing trees that reach 25-40 feet tall Perennial zones 9-12 This is for 25 seeds
A jaw-dropping casual path winding across a superb mix of drought resistant and salt friendly plantings. This naturalistic, colorful and low maintenance scene has been brilliantly created by Lankford Associates Landscape Architects, using 3 drought resistant perennials, a long-lasting blooming shrub and a couple of ornamental grasses.
This lovely contemporary garden, rich in texture and interest, features a dining terrace with a cedar patio table cantilevered over an area richly planted with drifts of Verbena, Nepeta, Agastache and Lavandula. All of this is delicately veiled by Deschampsia cespitosa.
A lavish mix of colours
With soaring temperatures and hosepipe bans, it's useful to know which drought tolerant garden plants will benefit greatly from the summer heatwave.
The Agapanthus, commonly referred to as the Lily-of-the-Nile or the African lily plant, displays large masses of striking blue or white flowers atop a tall and slender stalk. Learn more about this pla
Photo: Adam & Cathie. Crop & processing: me. Highest Explore position: #3.
Vinca minor (Lesser Periwinkle) is a vigorous, evergreen mat-forming perennial with glossy dark green leaves and large lavender blue flowers from mid-spring to early summer. Borne over a long period, they continue to flower intermittently throughout summer into fall and are valuable for enlivening dark areas. The long, trailing stems root at the nodes as they go along the ground to form a dense carpet of rich foliage. Excellent for suppressing weeds, this vigorous periwinkle is one of the most popular and widely used groundcovers.
Dramatic and versatile, perennial Salvias are wonderful plants to enjoy over a long season of interest. Blooming in shades of blue, violet, pink or white, they usually peak in late spring or early summer but may continue to produce new blooms through summer and in fall. Fragrant, they are combined with other aromatic plants in this mixed border
Try a few alliums in your flower gardens this season and discover the grace and good manners of these under-appreciated perennials.
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