Garden plan
By: Garden Gate staff
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Make an entrance!
If you’ve ever seen a structure set in a lawn without a few plants around it, you know how lonely it can look. It needs the plantings to tie it to the rest of the garden. This arbor is a transition separating one area of the garden from another. A gently winding path, as well as beds filled with interesting plants, encourage folks to slow down and enjoy the journey.
Keep clicking to find out which plants make this structure a part of the garden!
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Juniper Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Sea Green’ Type Evergreen shrub Blooms Bright green foliage all year round; easily sheared or pruned Light Full sun Size 4 to 6 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Sea Green’
Type Evergreen shrub
Blooms Bright green foliage all year round; easily sheared or pruned
Light Full sun
Size 4 to 6 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Persicaria Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Golden Arrow’ Type Perennial Blooms Dark red spikes midsummer to fall; gold to pale green foliage; not invasive Light Full sun to part shade Size 24 to 36 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 7 Heat-
Persicaria
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Golden Arrow’
Type Perennial
Blooms Dark red spikes midsummer to fall; gold to pale green foliage; not invasive
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 24 to 36 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 7
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 7 to 1
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Salvia Salvia Mystic Spires Blue (‘Balsalmisp’) Type Tender perennial Blooms Blue-purple flower spikes all summer Light Full sun Size 18 to 36 in. tall and wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 10 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
Salvia
Salvia Mystic Spires Blue (‘Balsalmisp’)
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Blue-purple flower spikes all summer
Light Full sun
Size 18 to 36 in. tall and wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 7 to 10
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
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Potentilla Potentilla fruticosa Frosty® (‘Monsidh’) Type Shrub Blooms Frosty white flowers from late spring into fall; easily pruned Light Full sun Size 18 to 24 in. tall, 24 to 36 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa Frosty® (‘Monsidh’)
Type Shrub
Blooms Frosty white flowers from late spring into fall; easily pruned
Light Full sun
Size 18 to 24 in. tall, 24 to 36 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Helenium Helenium Mardi Gras (‘Helbro’) Type Perennial Blooms 1 to 2 in. diameter flowers in rusty shades of red, orange and yellow from mid- to late summer Light Full sun Size 30 to 40 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 8 Heat-tolera
Helenium
Helenium Mardi Gras (‘Helbro’)
Type Perennial
Blooms 1 to 2 in. diameter flowers in rusty shades of red, orange and yellow from mid- to late summer
Light Full sun
Size 30 to 40 in. tall, 18 to 24 in. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 3 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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New Zealand flax Phormium tenax ‘Atropurpureum’ Type Tender perennial Blooms Dark burgundy swordlike leaves Light Full sun to part shade Size 3 to 5 ft. tall, 2 to 4 ft. wide Cold-hardy USDA zones 8 to 11 Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax ‘Atropurpureum’
Type Tender perennial
Blooms Dark burgundy swordlike leaves
Light Full sun to part shade
Size 3 to 5 ft. tall, 2 to 4 ft. wide
Cold-hardy USDA zones 8 to 11
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 12 to 1
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