A beautiful getaway garden
By: Garden Gate staff
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Get privacy and a great view
While fences add privacy, extra screening can make outdoor leisure activities even more relaxing. A row of trees and shrubs work well to block the view and create interest and color, just like you see here.
Check out the illustration for some hardscaping inspiration — the circular patios help break up straight lines and a fire pit is a centerpiece, as well as a popular gathering spot.
Then click ahead to learn more about all the plants in this garden.
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Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii Columnaris’ Type Tree Blooms NA Light Full sun Size 15 to 18 ft. tall, 5 to 8 ft. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Hetzii Columnaris’
Type Tree
Blooms NA
Light Full sun
Size 15 to 18 ft. tall, 5 to 8 ft. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball® (‘Abetwo’) Type Shrub Blooms Green to white flowers up to 12 in. across from early to late summer Light Full sun Size 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball® (‘Abetwo’)
Type Shrub
Blooms Green to white flowers up to 12 in. across from early to late summer
Light Full sun
Size 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Astilbe Astilbe ‘Bridal Veil’ (‘Brautschleier’) Type Perennial Blooms White blooms in early summer; needs regular moisture to look its best Light Full sun to full shade Size 24 to 30 in. tall, 18 to 20 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9 Heat-tolerant A
Astilbe
Astilbe ‘Bridal Veil’ (‘Brautschleier’)
Type Perennial
Blooms White blooms in early summer; needs regular moisture to look its best
Light Full sun to full shade
Size 24 to 30 in. tall, 18 to 20 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Hardy hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Summer Storm’ Type Perennial Blooms Pink blooms from midsummer to early fall; plants are slow to emerge in spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 48 to 60 in. tall, 40 to 48 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9 Heat-
Hardy hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Summer Storm’
Type Perennial
Blooms Pink blooms from midsummer to early fall; plants are slow to emerge in spring
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 48 to 60 in. tall, 40 to 48 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Switchgrass Panicum virgatum ‘Dust Devil’ Type Perennial Blooms Purple panicles in late summer; leave foliage standing through winter for interest and as shelter for birds Light Full sun Size 48 to 54 in. tall, 30 to 32 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum ‘Dust Devil’
Type Perennial
Blooms Purple panicles in late summer; leave foliage standing through winter for interest and as shelter for birds
Light Full sun
Size 48 to 54 in. tall, 30 to 32 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Perennial geranium Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ Type Perennial Blooms Blue-violet flowers in early summer; leaves turn red and orange in fall Light Full sun to part shade Size 12 to 18 in. tall, 24 to 30 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8 Heat-tolerant AH
Perennial geranium
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’
Type Perennial
Blooms Blue-violet flowers in early summer; leaves turn red and orange in fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 12 to 18 in. tall, 24 to 30 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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Gloriosa daisy Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ Type Perennial Blooms Red flowers with a burgundy center from early summer to fall Light Full sun to part shade Size 18 to 24 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 8 (but reseeds in colder zo
Gloriosa daisy
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’
Type Perennial
Blooms Red flowers with a burgundy center from early summer to fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 18 to 24 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 8 (but reseeds in colder zones)
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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