Plants are a natural choice for walkway borders whether the swooping line of a tightly shorn boxwood leading to a dramatic sea view or the soft edge of hostas on the charming path to a poolside patio. After all, like a room without baseboards, a garden without walkway borders is unfinished.
Delphinium are perennials grown for their eye-catching spikes of colorful summer flowers. Their regal blooms come in gorgeous shades of blue, pink, white, and purple. They can bloom with single, semi-double or double flowers which are called florets. Tallest varieties can grow to 5-6 feet tall and 2 feet wide, however, dwarf types are also ...
By Jennifer Poindexter Do you have a growing location with full sunlight that would be a perfect location for perennials? If so, it's vital to understand which perennials are hardy in your planting zone and which can handle direct sunlight. If you plant perennials in the wrong planting zone, they may only serve as annuals […]
There's a nearly endless array of plants that thrive in full sun, adding color to beds, borders, and containers. Perennials come back from year to year, providing enduring …
Perennials often have a shorter blooming period than annuals, but there are plenty of perennials that bloom all summer and come back year after year.
Explore the charm of low growing perennials to elevate your garden's aesthetics. Unearth a variety of species that offer vibrant colors, textures, and ground cover beauty. Dive into our guide for top picks and planting tips for flourishing perennial gardens.
Are you on the lookout for low growing perennials for full sun that bloom all summer long? We've got a fantastic collection of short perennial flowers perfect for sunny spots in your garden or landscape.
If you want to create a stunning garden edge or border with short perennial plants, you will love this list of 61 low growing varieties. You will find plants with different colors, shapes, and blooming seasons to suit your preferences and climate. Learn how to grow and care …
Learn how to grow beautiful perennials that can thrive in dry conditions. Discover 14 drought-tolerant plants that will add color and texture to your garden.
Low-growing perennials play a vital role, infusing your garden beds, walkways, paths, and borders with with a symphony of vibrant blooms, intriguing forms, and a textured foliage tapestry at the very base, all hugging the earth.
These flowers will thrive in sunny gardens and will come back year after year with bright, colorful, easy-to-care-for blooms.
These hardy perennials can thrive in part sun, full sun or shade, high heat or freezing temperatures, and still bloom beautifully every year.
These perennials add tons of color and interest to border gardens through the growing season.
Ornamental grasses such as fountain grass are ideal for planting along borders, paths, or driveways that receive full sun. Dwarf varieties grow to two to three feet tall and three feet wide and feature fine green foliage in the summer that produces pinkish "foxtail" blooms in late summer to early fall.
Perennials are the heart of many ornamental gardens, adding color and texture. If you can make them happy, they will stick around for years and get larger and even more floriferous, so it is important to choose plants that are suited to your growing conditions. Those conditions will include soil, sun exposure, hardiness zone, and the …
In this guide, we're showcasing 15 top short perennials that bloom all summer long.
What's the #1 way to make your flower borders look more exciting? Plant flowering perennials of different heights. For the back of the border (the part that actually borders your house, hedge, etc.) go …
Finding the perfect balance of perennials in Florida can be a challenge due to the high heat and humidity that the state is well known for. Even with the heat and humidity, there are plenty of perennials that love a more tropical environment! In this article, we look at our favorite perennial plants that can survive in the hot, humid, Florida …
Looking for low maintenance plants with beautiful flowers that will grow well in full sun (even in the South!)? These full sun perennials are all outdoor plants that like direct …
Looking for some full sun perennials for your hardiness zone 8 garden? Check out our favorite sun loving plants that thrive in this zone!
Ligularia. With the not-so-charming nickname of Ragwort, these flowers grow very well in partial sun. They produce tiny, cheerful yellow blooms, but the real treat is their lovely, ornamental-looking foliage in a deep …
If you live in this area and want to grow perennials in your garden that will be able to survive the winter, you are going to need to be a bit particular with the plants that you choose to grow. In this guide, we are going to take a look at 15 flowers that can grow in zone 5 so that you have a better idea of what to plant. 1. Delphinium.
If you live in USDA hardiness zone 7, you likely have plenty of areas in your garden that get drenched in full sun conditions. If you've decided to add some perennials this season, finding the perfect pairing for sunny climates can be a bit of a challenge! In this article, we take a look at our favorite sun friendly perennial plants for zone 7 gardens!
The blanket flower is a hybrid between two different types of gaillardia flowers (a perennial gaillardia () and an annual gaillardia ( )) and has adapted to thrive in hot, dry, full-sun …
Find plants that like full sun and heat with these top 20 expert picks. Grow these sun-loving, heat-tolerant plants for a lush, vibrant garden all summer.
The best border flowers enhance your garden by softening hard edges and accenting the lines of pathways and planting beds. Flowering annuals and perennials planted along …
It grows to heights of 4 to 5 feet with a spread or 10 feet, depending on the cultivar. It does best in humus-rich, moist soil that drains well, but will tolerate poor or sandy soil. This sun-loving plant prefers full sun, but will grow in partial shade. It is hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 through 8.
This perennial's petite pink pom-pom flowers bring cheer to borders from late spring to early summer. Even when not in bloom, its grassy foliage is attractive at the front of a …
Lend a little cottage garden charm to your perennial border with hollyhock. Known for its tall spires of colorful blooms, hollyhock is the perfect back-of-the-border plant. They grow all summer, from June through September, and these tall perennial flowers make excellent cut blooms for grand arrangements.
Available in shades of pink, white, and red, astilbes are some of the best perennials for shady, moist spots. Plant a swath of these perennial flowers for a memorable display year after year. Growing Conditions: Full sun or part sun and consistently moist, well-drained soil. Size: Up to 3 feet tall.
Low-maintenance perennials that tolerate full sun are ideal for landscaping your front or backyard. Full-sun perennial bulbs and flowers are typically easy to care for, requiring minimal attention and pruning to grow and bloom. The beautiful, low-maintenance, full-sun perennials return year after year, filling gardens with color, texture, and …
The 12 Best Full Sun Border Plants. 1. Veronica (Veronica officinalis) Veronica, also known as speedwell, is a clumping perennial that features eye-catching flowers that tend to …
The best border flowers enhance your garden by softening hard edges and accenting the lines of pathways and planting beds. Flowering annuals and perennials planted along borders guide the eye while providing pops of color.
