Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) add so much to the summer landscape after their spectacular spring bloom. This variety, ‘Forest Pansy’, has gorgeous purple leaves that create a wonderful contrast to other foliage. They’re easy to find and easy to grow, too.
Plants
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Assassin bugs are actually beneficials! They don’t harm your plants and they eat other bugs that do- by repeatedly stabbing them and sucking out their juices. Nature- it’s so violent!
Never too many planters!
I’m crazy about all these colors together.
Well, how are your tomatoes?
This scorching heat is really bringing the tomatoes along nicely here in the DC area. Don’t forget to water, especially if you’re growing in pots!
Awesome Astilbe
Astilbe are such a wonderful late spring flower, and they are amazingly deer-resistant in our DC area! You can find them at most nurseries, blooming now.
Little Acre Flowers’ Peony Party!
DC locals, if you need special flowers, Little Acre Flowers has them!
I went to a flower-arranging class there last night and was absolutely charmed from start to finish! Champagne, cheese boards, gorgeous flowers, truly useful instruction, and a beautiful take-home bouquet- sign me up for the next one!
Woodland Retreat
It’s such a pleasure helping to develop this woodland garden. There are many challenges when you live with deer, but it can work!
I love Haddenstone
Haddenstone makes the most beautiful garden ornamentation! Just ordered a pair of these for a large home and I can’t wait to plant them up!
I love Boxwood!
Winter Rose, aka Helleborus
One of the hardiest, prettiest, most deer-resistant winter plants for our region.
