Lush plantings fill every corner with beauty
Today we ’re see Philip Mueller ’s beautiful garden in a suburban area of St. Louis .
The lushbordersare take with flora . In the foreground here , aJapanese maple(Acer palmatum , Zones 5–9 ) and the gold - leaved‘Sun King ’ aralia(Aralia‘Sun King ’ , Zones 4–8 ) bring greattextureand color just from foliage .
There are layer of beauty here , starting with zinnia in the front ( Zinnia×marylandica , one-year ) , working through perennial , and being backed up by swelled bush , like thisoakleaf hydrangea(Hydrangeaquercifolia , Zones 5–9 ) loaded down with flower .
A mix ofshade - have it away perennialsgrow together , giving a dense , ground - cover arras of foliage in dissimilar sizes , colors , and textures . Planting perennial close together like this gives a expectant full look to the garden and also gives little distance for weeds to produce . These are raise under a sweet baymagnolia(Magnoliavirginiana , Zones 5–9 ) which has at least a couplet flowers opened . Sweet bay magnolia do n’t have the most gaudy flower exhibit , but theirfragranceis incredible , with just a few blooms take the whole garden .
A grassypathset withstepping - stonesleads through the garden .
Spigelia ( Spigeliamarilandica , Zones 5–9 ) , a beautiful perennial for ghost , is native to thesoutheasternUnited States and has these incredible carmine - and - scandalmongering efflorescence in summer . Here the yellow in the flowers is pick up by theground coverof golden creeping Jenny ( Lysimachianummularia‘Aurea ’ , Zones 3–9 ) .
I love how the way draw the eye into the garden , and then the archway and purple trellis beyond hint at more beaut to explore .
Potted kangaroo paw ( Anigozanthoshybrid , Zones 10–11 ) with its pink flowers ( left over ) echoes the color of thepurple coneflowers(Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 4–8 ) perfectly .
The circular arch form a perfect frame , with the garden beyond it a attractively composed picture .
Garden phlox ( Phloxpaniculata , Zones 4–8 ) is a great aboriginal perennial with beautiful flush that manypollinatorslove .
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