This plant combination is anchored by attractive foliage in varied textures, but there's plenty of blooms to enjoy over a long season. Geranium Rozanne mingles and tangles with an easy-care shrub rose to provide blooms for late spring, repeating in periodic waves into the fall. The irregular, upward sweeping shape of the Wissel's Saguro Lawson cypress paired with large leaves of the oakleaf hydrangea, and the compact, rounded form of the box honeysuckle create an architecturally interesting composition. Carpeting the ground is a tapestry of blue fescue with a hen and chicks variety selected for large rosettes and reliably burgundy foliage color. In fall, Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen's foliage develops an outstanding deep red color as it goes dormant. Extend the winter hardiness of this plant combination by replacing Lonicera n. 'Twiggy' with a different finely-textured evergreen shrub with yellow/gold foliage.
Zone:
7, 8, 9
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Needs:
Average, Regular / Even
Style:
Cottage, Naturalistic, Northwest Eclectic
Features:
Fabulous Foliage, Fall Color, Flower Fest, Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form
Focus:
Curb Appeal, Mixed Border, Pleasing Seasonal Flow
Seasons of Interest:
Fall, Pleasing Seasonal Changes, Spring, Summer, Three Seasons of Interest
Maintenance Level:
medium
Maintenance Tasks:
Deadheading, Prune annually
Inspired by garden created by Erin Ray Landscape Design in Portland OR, USDA Zone 8.
Wissel's Saguro Lawson Cypress
Type:
Conifer, Tree
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade, Afternoon Sun, Filtered Sun
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Beyond Blue Fescue Grass
Type:
Grass / Grass-Like, Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Rozanne Hardy Geranium
Type:
Groundcover, Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Twiggy Box Honeysuckle
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Part Sun, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
7, 8, 9
Oso Easy® Paprika Rose
Type:
Rose, Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Pacific Shadows Hen and Chicks
Type:
Groundcover, Succulent
Exposure:
Full Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10