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If you need help designing a perennial bed, just ask, we have expert advice!

Perennials are a great value for year after year color. We have a great selection of perennials for you.

I’ve added Echinacea to my list of favorite perennials. There are so many colors, they’re very hardy and they have a long bloom time.

If you have a part-shade spot, try Campanula “Sarastro”. You will get ½” long bell-shaped purple flowers. This plant will often rebloom 4-5 times throughout summer.

If you haven’t planted garden phlox, “David”, try this one in a grouping. It makes a dramatic statement-and it’s white. I think that’s why it’s so showy. I also like the garden phlox, “Nicky”. It’s a very bright purple, and put that next to “David”. WOW!!

I get asked all the time, how to take care of perennials, once the customer gets them home. You MUST water the containers EVERY DAY until you plant them. You can keep them alive all summer, in the container, but it’s more work. So the sooner you plant them, the easier it is for you.

Make sure the soil is well worked up, and we recommend adding a 1 gallon container of mushroom compost to the hole, and working it into the soil. Plant your perennial into this mixture. Than water well. You will have to water this plant at least once/week. It needs 1? of water a week. When it starts to get into the heat of summer, water twice/week.

Sometimes time can get away from us, but the plants still need water. You can plant all summer and fall, you just have to remember to water your plants. When the weather starts to cool off in the fall, the ground needs to stay moist. After a hard frost, cover your perennials with a 3-4" layer of mulch. Leaves and mushroom compost work well.

See you soon!

Diane’s Favorite Sun Loving Perennials
	Yarrow Silver Mound Asclepias Asters Coreopsis Centaurea Ice Plant Dianthus Echinacea Liatris Mallow Bee Balm Evening Primrose Peony Penstemon Russian Sage Phlox Gaillardia Gazania Geranium Grasses Daylily Heuchera Hibiscus Shasta Daisy	Potentilla Coneflowers Sedums Salvia Hen & Chicks Stachys Veronica Wisteria

2010 Perennial of the Year
Baptisia, australis		Baptisia, australis grows 3-4’ tall and is topped with foot long flower spikes of purple pea flowers. It blooms in mid-late spring. When the plant is done blooming, it still holds interest in the garden with its elegant blue green leaves. It’s perfect for the back of the border or in a naturalized garden. Baptisia mixes well with other sun loving plants, such as echinacea, salvia, grasses and coneflowers. Baptisia is very hardy, easy to grow, and very long lived.

click to enlarge	Create a Perennial Bed 12 x 4 bed 1. Salvia 2. Echinacea, purple 3. Coreopsis, Zagreb 4. Phlox, creeping 5. Dianthus, Zing Rose 6. Russian Sage 7. Grass, Karl 8. Sedum, Autumn Fire 9. Veronica 10. Oenothera 11. Daylily