An array of perennials complete the border, bring instant color, height and texture to the landscape. The following plants are used:
- Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus Africanus), which produces large midnight-blue blooms (figure A). This variety is winter hardy, but other varieties may need to be moved indoors in cold areas.
- Daylily (Hemerocallis), in a shade of lemon yellow (figure B), is planted next to lily of the Nile.
- Splish-splash cranesbill (Geranium Sanguineum Striatum), pink flowers with bronze foliage; a ground-hugging, winter-hardy plant (figure C), planted under the dahlia.
- Beard tongue (Penstemon), a tall, heat-tolerant, cold-hardy variety, with deep-throated pink (figure D) and purple (figure E) flowers.
- Pink spice cranesbill (Geraniun X 'Pink Spice'), a European variety, with pale-pink flowers (figure F).
- Hummingbird salvia (Salvia Grahamii), an excellent border plant, loved by hummingbirds.
- Goblin basket flower (Gaillardia X Grandiflora), an excellent perennial, develops into large clumps and produces orange-hued blooms.
- With the plants in place, ornamental garden art is installed to provide additional interest to the border (figure G).
RESOURCES :
Whitewater Rock & Supply
Whitewater Rock and Supply
Whitewater, CA 92282
Email: wwrock@aol.com
Website: www.whitewater-rock.com
Plants from Monrovia Horticultural Craftsmen
Monrovia Horticultural Craftsmen
Website: www.monrovia.com
Bulbs from the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center
Contact: Sally Ferguson
The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Email: sferguson@bulb.com
Website: www.bulb.com
WOLF-Garten of North America, L.P.
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612-455-1500
WOLF-Garten of North America L.P.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612-455-1500
Website: www.ohmygarden.com
Whitney Farms
www.whitneyfarms.com
Garden Maker Software
Garden Maker Software
Email: mo@moplants.com
Website: www.moplants.com/garden_maker_software.html
GUESTS :
James Folsom
Botanical Curator
The Huntington Library, Art Coll./Botanical Grdns.
Email: jpfolsom@huntington.org
Website: www.huntington.org
Kate Karam
Garden Designer
Los Angeles, CA
E-mail: gardensla@aol.com
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