Featured Plants
Seasonal Progression
Build a landscape for tough sites, capable of surviving animal browsing with this plant mix. Sprinter® Boxwood anchors the scene in early spring while Happy Face® Potentilla mix in early season blooms. Late spring, ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ will blanket garden borders in numerous indigo flowers. Soon after in early summer, Firefly Achillea lifts brightly colored umbels like landing pads above the foliage. Midsummer, lavender-pink globes of Allium ‘Serendipity’ punctuate the composition, mingling with reblooming nepeta and persistent potentilla. Sprinter® boxwood’s evergreen bones carry the garden into winter.
Environmental Requirements
| Light | Full Sun |
|---|---|
| Moisture | Light, Moderate |
| Soil | Loose, Well-drained |
| Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Features | Deer Resistant, Long Season of Bloom, Low Maintenance, Pollinator Friendly, Tolerates Clay Soil |
Plants in this EZ Scape™
Firefly Yarrow (Achillea)
Excellent Leaf Texture • Pollinator Favorite • Attractive Seedheads
Height: 20-32″
Spread: 28-38″
Zones: 3-8
Primary Season of Interest: Summer
Secondary Season of Interest: Spring (Foliage) and Fall (Seedheads)
Care Tips: Easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid planting in rich soil. Once flowers have faded, cut plant back by half.
'Serendipity' Ornamental Onion (Allium)
Pollinator Friendly • Deer & Rabbit Resistant • Summer Interest
Height: 15-20″
Spread: 10-15″
Zones: 4-8
Primary Season of Interest: Summer
Secondary Season of Interest: Spring (Foliage) and Fall (Seedheads)
Care Tips: Easy to grow in any soil in full to part sun. Deer and rabbit resistant. If desired, trim stems after it has finished flowering.
'Cat's Pajamas' Catmint (Nepeta)
'Cat's Pajamas' Catmint (Nepeta)
Rebloomer • Pollinator Friendly • Deer & Rabbit Resistant
Height: 12-14″
Spread: 18-20″
Zones: 3-8
Primary Season of Interest: Spring
Secondary Season of Interest: Summer and Fall (Rebloom)
Care Tips: Prefers full sun and average, well-drained soil of low to average moisture. Plants respond well to shearing to promote rebloom.
Sprinter® Boxwood (Buxus)
Blight resistant • Deer resistant • Evergreen
Height: 2-4′
Spread: 2-4′
Zones: 5-9
Primary Season of Interest: Year-round
Care Tips: Will perform well in all sun exposures, as it is extremely shade tolerant. Needs moist, well-draining soil with neutral or alkaline pH. Pruning isn’t required, but it will respond well to a trim in late spring after new growth emerges.
HAPPY FACE® Yellow Potentilla (Dasiphora fruticosa 'Lundy')
Supersized flowers • Long blooming • Very hardy
Height: 2-3′
Spread: 2-3′
Zones: 2-7
Primary Season of Interest: Late spring to fall (all new wood flowers)
Care Tips: Will perform best in full sun – a minimum of six hours of direct light and up to all day sun. Adapts to most soils, except those that remain wet. Benefits from yearly trimming and periodic rejuvenation pruning to remove thickest stems.
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