Catmint grows from 12 inches tall to 36 inches tall, depending on the variety. In one season, it can spread up to 3 feet so give it plenty of space and divide it every three to four years. It generally dies back to the ground over the winter. ...
Rabbitscan wreck a garden in no time. A 2-foot-tall fence with mesh will help keep them at bay. Because they burrow, either set the mesh at least 6 inches below ground, or bend it and extend it a foot away from the bottom of the fence, staking it securely. Deer,too, can eat th...
Size: 12 to 16 inches tall, 32 to 36 inches wide Bloom time: Early fall Color: Silver foliage, yellow flowers This native cultivar forms a low, wide mound of foliage that keeps its shape all season. It's reliably perennial and does not spread by underground runners. Use as a filler ...
Catmint Nepeta Faassenii Care Size & Growth Catmint can grow to a height of 1′ or 2′ feet tall with a spread as great as 3′ feet. The attractive, fragrant grayish-green foliage is slightly furry. Flowering & Fragrance The plant produces showy, fragrant blooms in shades of lavender blue...
and then starts up again in summer into fall. Its flowers are a pale purple that deepens during the second bloom. And while older lilacs can grow into large, gangling shrubs that top out around 10 feet tall, a Bloomerang lilac stays more compact at about four or five feet tall and wide...
Native to North America, elderberry trees can be found growing wild. The American Elderberry can grow up to 12 feet tall and wide. The plants start producing berries when they are two to three years old. If you can’t use all the elderberries produced by your tree, don’t worry, they...
(Agastache), Russian sage(Perovskia), lavender(Lavandula), yarrow(Achillea), oregano(Origanum), catmint(Nepeta)and calamint(Calamintha). Four-o’clocks(Mirabilis)and larkspur(Delphinium)are said to act as decoys by attracting rose-loving Japanese beetles to eat their poisonous leaves, but they do...
Full sun—at least six hours daily—is ideal for dianthus, but it will tolerate partial shade. Carnations do poorly in heat, although the flowers need ample sunlight to help them stand tall, which makes them unsuitable for southern gardens. ...
Thuja Green Giant –Because it has genes from the Redcedar, this plant, the best hedging plant you can grow, is also resistant to deer. Holly (Ilex)– Almost all hollies are left alone by deer. No wonder, with their spiny leaves. Both American holly and the different kinds of Japanese...
fragrant cutting garden is going to go out of style, except perhaps in HOA-dominated suburbs where style isn't allowed in the first place. Let's look at a few cottage garden options, moving roughly from the short plants at the front of the border to the tall, dignified sentries and ana...