Perennial Blog

Vigorous, tough, disease free, non-flopping, dense and really good ground covering, aromatic, completely deer and rabbit resistant, all summer flowering, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator magnet! And even when not flowering still highly ornamental native perennial! Who wouldn't want that? Pycnathemum muticum with Monarda sp. in naturalistic garden, designed and maintained by ©Andrew Marrs Garden Design   But nothing is ideal… Read more

It’s always wonderful and useful to visit gardens. To see how plants are combined, how the plant needs are met or not, or how the plants perform. If they are pushed to their limits, still manage and why so. How the growing strategies are knitted together, if the color palette tunes well. There’s always something new to discover and learn, even if you see mistakes or early stages of establishments. I’ve traveled and visited many… Read more

Hello fellow gardeners, I got totally excited, that the spring is very close, and the bulbs are sprouting, early perennials budding and Crocuses even blooming! So, I started to cut down all the perennials, that had been growing in the front yard. It was 4th of February, here in Bloomington, IN, zone 6. Yes, earlier than usual due to mild January. Climate patterns change each year. January here was very mild and crocuses were trying to bloom a… Read more