joshuas-garden.com

Four Northern Natives For Your Garden

Winter in all its frozen coldness is upon the landsape. The ground in your garden is frozen hard. What can a landscaper do? Writing a garden list seems like the one activity left. Some plants that should be on any northern gardeners wish list are these mid west natives: Coneflower, Black-eyed Susans, Moonbeam Coreopsis and False Indigo. What does it matter if your plants are native or otherwise? Any gardener worth their dirt knows that choosing native plants for your garden saves water, time, money and helps the environment by providing food for local wildlife.

Coneflower or Echinacea is a native plant that is a wonderful contribution to any garden. Mother nature approves of this pink lady because of the food she provides in your garden. It looks lovely when planted with other native plants and some ornamental grasses and some carpet roses. This plant’s roots are well adapted to dry weather and clay dirt. A prolific reseeder this plant will spread nicely over the years. A beloved native that no garden should be without.

Black-eyed Susans are the one native garden no garden should be without. Black-eyed Susan(Rudebeckia) will bloom with abundance in orange/yellow and brown. These lovely native perennials will add dramatic effect to your landscape for years to come. These native plants act like a natural bird feeder in your landscape. These natives grow and spread quickly and will soon be quite wondrous to behold. They are an adaptable garden choice because they can go just about anywhere in the sun or shade and they are very drought tolerant. These are wonderfull native flowers that every garden can benefit from.

Moonbeam Coreopsis is a delightful addition to any garden. These late bloomers keep on blooming well into fall. It has a unique lemon yellow color as opposed to the very common orange yellow one sees everywhere. This native perennial is of medium hight is perky,pretty and abundant. Moonbeam Coreopsis is good for your wallet, because a little goes quite far. It is drought tolerant, has abundant blooms and it thrives in clay and poor soil.

If you are looking for ways to add blue to your garden, False Indigo(Baptisia) is the native plant for you. Any gardener who has been around the yard once or twice knows that blue flowers are hard to come by in the garden. You can’t go wrong with this brilliant blue native. It may take some time to get established but it is well worth the wait. This native is hardly dull with its fabulous blue blooms. This native can tolerate full sun, part shade, drought conditions, flood conditions and solid clay soil.

All of these natives would be outstanding selections for any garden. They continue to look good and contribute to your garden even after they are done blooming. A touch of ornamental grass, some gazing globes and some cool garden decor and your wish list is complete!