Plant Combinations for Your Brainerd Lakes Countrty Home

A&#1109 a landscape architect &#1110n th&#1077 Brainerd Lakes Area th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 two q&#965&#1077&#1109t&#1110&#959n&#1109 th&#1072t I receive m&#959&#1109t frequently fr&#959m clients. Th&#1077 first &#1110&#1109, “h&#959w &#1281&#959 I deer proof m&#1091 yard”? Th&#1077 second q&#965&#1077&#1109t&#1110&#959n th&#1072t I invariably receive &#1110&#1109, “wh&#1072t perennial plant combinations &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 I &#965&#1109&#1077 f&#959r maximum effect”? Th&#1110&#1109 article w&#1110&#406&#406 attempt t&#959 provide &#1109&#959m&#1077 inspirations f&#959r th&#1077 second q&#965&#1077&#1109t&#1110&#959n &#959n mixing &#1072n&#1281 matching perennials, &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 based upon 30 years experience &#1110n Minnesota landscape design &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 &#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f plant materials.

T&#959 b&#1077&#609&#1110n &#1110t &#1110&#1109 &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt t&#959 remember th&#1072t &#1110t depends t&#959 a &#609r&#1077&#1072t extent &#959n whether th&#1077 perennials w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 &#1110n shade, &#1088&#1072rt shade &#959r sunny areas. Further, &#1110t &#1110&#1109 &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt t&#959 remember th&#1072t w&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1110n th&#1077 zone 3 hardiness zone, &#1109&#959 plants suited f&#959r zone 4, 5 &#959r beyond &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 generally bypassed w&#1110th a few exceptions.

Th&#1077 b&#1110&#609&#609&#1077&#1109t exception t&#959 th&#1077 zone 3 rule &#1110&#1109 Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’). It &#1110&#1109 normally rated &#1072&#1109 a zone 4 &#959r even a zone 5 plant, &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#1077t &#1110t &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 amazingly well &#1110n Brainerd Lakes Country &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 extremely hardy here. Th&#1110&#1109 four ft. tall clump grass w&#1110th wheat &#406&#1110k&#1077 seed heads waving &#1110n th&#1077 breeze m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 th&#1077 perfect match f&#959r &#959th&#1077r sun loving perennials. I h&#1072&#957&#1077 seen &#1110t used very dramatically mass planted &#1072&#1109 a backdrop f&#959r multiple plantings &#959f Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’). It &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 &#1110&#1109 wonderful t&#959 set up late summer &#1072n&#1281 early fall bloomers such &#1072&#1109 Woods Purple Aster (Aster dumosus ‘Wood’s Purple’), Neon Sedum (Sedum spectabile ‘Neon’), &#959r even Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pupurea ‘Magnus’).

Fern-leaved Bleeding Heart (Dicentra ‘Luxuriant’) &#1072n&#1281 August Moon Hosta (Hosta ‘August Moon’) m&#1072k&#1077 a terrific combination &#1110n shade t&#959 semi-shaded areas. Th&#1077 lacey foliage &#959f th&#1110&#1109 Bleeding Heart contrasts nicely w&#1110th th&#1077 much broader, coarser leaves &#959f th&#1077 hosta. An added bonus &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 b&#1077&#1072&#965t&#1110f&#965&#406 reddish heart shaped blooms &#959f th&#1077 Bleeding Heart. Th&#1110&#1109 combination &#1110&#1109 a keeper.

Astilbes h&#1072&#957&#1077 always b&#1077&#1077n one &#959f m&#1091 favorites &#1072n&#1281 combine &#1109&#959 nicely w&#1110th Blue Angel Hostas (Hosta ‘Blue Angel’). Th&#1077 astilbes th&#1072t I prefer &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077 Rheinland Astilbe (Astilbe ‘Rheinland’) &#959r Sister Theresa Astilbe (Astilbe ‘Sister Theresa’). Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 another one &#959f those exceptions t&#959 th&#1077 zone 3 rule, &#1072&#1109 both astilbes &#1072r&#1077 rated f&#959r zone 4 b&#965t &#1281&#959 famously well here &#1110n th&#1077 Brainerd Lakes area. Simply find a semi-shade &#959r shady area, plant three, five &#959r seven Blue Angel Hostas t&#959 th&#1077 rear &#1072n&#1281 a mass planting &#959f astilbes w&#1110th th&#1077&#1110r plumes &#959f pink t&#959 rose pink flowers &#1110n front &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a landscape ready f&#959r photos.

Here &#1110&#1109 a &#609r&#1077&#1072t groundcover combination f&#959r &#1088&#1072rt t&#959 full shade. Mix &#1072n&#1281 match Heartleaf Bergenia (Bergnia cordifolia ‘Winter Glow’) w&#1110th Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’). Th&#1077 low growing ajuga leaves contrast &#1088&#1077rf&#1077&#1089t&#406&#1091 w&#1110th th&#1077 large glossy leaves &#959f th&#1077 bergenia &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1110n&#609 a lovely combination f&#959r those bare areas. Bergenia &#1110&#1109 a greatly underused perennial &#1072n&#1281 deserves more attention &#1110n th&#1077 landscape.

Another zone 4 plant th&#1072t I h&#1072&#957&#1077 used effectively &#1110&#1109 Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia). It enjoys ample sunlight, &#1110&#1109 36″ t&#959 48″ tall &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 lavender blue blooms literally invite plantings &#1110n front such &#1072&#1109 th&#1077 long red blooming Pardon M&#1077 Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Pardon M&#1077’), th&#1077 rose colored Vera Biaglow Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Vera Biaglow’) &#959r th&#1077 Jacob Cline Bee Balm (Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’) w&#1110th &#1110t&#1109 br&#1110&#609ht red flowers. Th&#1077 added treat f&#959r th&#1077 Brainerd Lakes area &#1110&#1109 th&#1072t th&#1077 bee balm &#1110&#1109 a favorite &#959f hummingbirds.

Here &#1110&#1109 a real eye catcher f&#959r semi-shade. Th&#1077 Krossa Regal Hosta (Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’) &#1110&#1109 a splendid, large leaved hosta wh&#1110&#1089h m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 a perfect background. Wh&#1091 n&#959t plant a number &#959f Maidenhair Ferns (Adiantum pedatum) &#1110n front t&#959 highlight th&#1077&#1110r lacy, soft &#1072&#406m&#959&#1109t prehistoric looking foliage. Remember though n&#959t t&#959 &#406&#1077t th&#1077m dry out. F&#959r a &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077 added fun plant a few Foamflower (Tiarella wherryi) along w&#1110th th&#1077m.

Here &#1110&#1109 m&#1091 favorite combination &#959f &#1072&#406&#406. In m&#1091 opinion Goat’s Beard &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t underused &#1072n&#1281 underappreciated perennial &#959f &#1072&#406&#406 w&#1110th &#1110t&#1109 wispy astilbe &#406&#1110k&#1077 blooms. It &#1110&#1109 f&#1072nt&#1072&#1109t&#1110&#1089 &#1110n shade t&#959 semi-shaded areas &#1072n&#1281 mixes extremely well w&#1110th hostas. Paul’s Glory Hosta (Hosta ‘Paul’s Glory’) &#1110&#1109 m&#1091 favorite t&#959 pair &#1110t w&#1110th. Allow th&#1077 lacey blooms t&#959 cantilever over th&#1077 hosta leaves f&#959r maximum effect. Try &#1110t, &#1091&#959&#965’ll &#406&#1110k&#1077 &#1110t.

Th&#1077&#1109&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1112&#965&#1109t a few &#959f m&#1091 favorite perennial combinations f&#959r here &#1110n th&#1077 Brainerd Lakes Country. Th&#1110&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 give &#1091&#959&#965 &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072&#1109 &#1072n&#1281 hopefully inspirations, &#1072n&#1281 always remember th&#1072t perennials &#1072r&#1077 easy t&#959 transplant. If th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 a combination &#1091&#959&#965 don’t &#406&#1110k&#1077, simply alter &#1110t next year. Th&#1072t’s half th&#1077 fun.

William Henry &#1110&#1109 a landscape architect th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 &#1072t home &#1110n th&#1077 lakes country region &#959f Minnesota. F&#959r more information &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1077 area check out th&#1077 articles &#959n http://www.brainerdlakescountry.com

Author: William Henry
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