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Summer Gardens In Full Bloom
Well, it’s not too late to plant some awesome seasonal color. Plants with the brightest, boldest colors love hot sunshine, but you can even brighten up some shady spots with the right choices.
A great landscape contains layers of plant materials. Evergreen trees and shrubs provide a year-round background. Some even bear flowers or berries. Deciduous trees and shrubs offer other opportunities for colorful leaves and blooms. Consider Weigela, “Wine and Roses”, Prunus Cistena (Purple Leaf Sand Cherry). Two great trees that flower during summer are Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle) and Hibiscus Syriacus (Rose of Sharon). Varieties offer flowers of red, hot pink and even blue.
Flowering shrubs like hydrangea come in many wonderful color varieties, especially some of the newest ones. Look for the “Great Cities” series. Some hydrangeas bloom in summer, others not until fall, so be sure to read the labels!
Shrub roses such as the “Knock Out” series bloom from Spring through frost.
Perennial plants (those that grow back year after year) flower at their own special moment of the season, generally for several weeks each. Rudbeckia (Black Eye Susan), Echinacea (cone flowers), Garden Phlox, Asters, Hemerocallis (various forms of Day Lillies) are all reliable for great summer color in the garden. A particularly stunning plant is the perennial form of Hibiscus which grows up to 5ft. tall with lunch-plate sized flowers in red, pinks, white or swirled combinations. In shadier areas of the garden, consider trying Monarda (sometimes called Bee Balm) which is available in red, pink and purple.
The final layer for garden color comes from annuals, plants that only live in your garden for a single growing season. Some of the most jaw dropping color impact comes from this group of plants. Annuals come in all shapes and sizes too. Think about using some tropical varieties this year, such as Hibiscus “Rosa-Sinensis” and Canna. Magnificent Passiflora (Passion Flowers Vines) and Ipomoea, (Morning Glories Vines) easily grow to 15ft. in one season and will often re-seed themselves the following year. Lantana, Dahlias and Yubi Portulaca are all fairly drought-tolerant choices and are available in many vibrant color combinations.
Where more water is available wonderful low growing plants such as Wave Putenias, Impatiens (shade tolerant) and Verbena can blanket large areas with masses of brilliant color.
So this summer, go for the WOW! Be bold and try something new. Look online or visit your local garden center to get inspiration. Most of all have fun and enjoy nature’s gifts of the season.
by Mary Rosenvinge | Garden Rooms, Northport, NY 11768
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