A rich, informal, wildlife-friendly garden
Today we ’re visiting Haliburton , Ontario , to see Justin Dumitrescu ’s garden . The garden is ten yr old and feature mostlynative plantsin an informal , meadow - like design .
Stepping - stones guide through a beautiful tie-up ofpurple coneflowers(Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 3–9 ) . Coneflowers are beloved bypollinatorswhen in bloom and bring forth lots of nutritious seeds for goldfinches and other birds after the heyday melt . And they are beautiful too ! Win - win - win !
More beautiful coneflowers mix with the spiky blue flowers of seaholly ( Eryngiumsp . ) , another flower that is a favorite with a spacious mountain chain of pollinators and beneficial insects .
A rich intercellular substance of flower and grasses . Dense , diverse planting like this are beautiful , give few chances forweedsto germinate , and provide homes and nutrient for a wide range of native insect .
fictitious indigo ( Baptisiaaustralis , Zones 3–10 ) is native to a wide belt of eastern North America . It can be slow to establish but is very long - lived , develops inscrutable , drought - resistant roots , and buzz off more and more beautiful each year .
Hillside bench are filled with plants — a double-dyed solution to a extortionate side that would be impossible to mow and prostrate to corroding .
The soft pink plumes ofqueen of the prairie(Filipendularubra , Zones 4–7 ) . Ranging from eastern Canada down to Missouri and Virginia , this graceful perennial can touch 5 understructure in meridian with wonderfullate - summer flowers — a perfect room to station the gardening season off on a high government note .
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