Hard to Kill Perennials

Still perfecting your green thumb...well don't worry I have a list of some of the hardest to kill perennials.

One of my favorite perennial is the Shasta Daisy. I love to see fields of daisies growing.

⦁    Shasta Daisy- with this little garden super star, make sure to get the low growing variety such as the snow-cap, this prevents the need for stakes. You can extend the life of these by pinching off spent blooms.

⦁    Bee Balm  These little wonders perform best for you in full-sun and if you want to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, bee balm will definitely be a great addition. Hardy in zones 3-9 and combines well with other wild flower type flowers such as, purple cone-flower, Shasta daisy, rudbeckia.

⦁    Stella de Oro’ Day-lily- This is a re-blooming day-lily, that loves full sun. Hardy in zones 3 to 9. Combines well with: Siberian iris, purple cone-flower and bee balm.

⦁    Purple Cone-flower (Echinacea purpurea) is an all time favorite for it's ability to attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Combines well with: bee balm, toad-lily, Siberian iris and Russian sage. Hardy in Zones 3 to 8.

Gardening in the Fall

Many gardeners do not even consider fall gardening because of the winter frosts that might make an early appearance.  On the contrary, fall gardening will result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are sometimes sweeter and milder than those grow in the summer and offer a brand new taste to the same old veggies.


These plants were all done late Fall (November).

Green Peppers

Our tomato plants had dozens of flowers in November. Texas is so hot most of our veggies started to take off in September.

What you choose to grow during you fall gardening will depend on your available space and what you like to eat, just like spring plants.  Even the crops that enjoy the heat, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, okra, and peppers, will produce until frosts hit, which can be pretty late in the year in southern areas.

However, there are some plants that will quit towards the end of summer like snap-beans, summer squash, and cucumbers.  If these vegetables are planted around the middle of the summer they can be harvested until the first frosts as well.  Hardy, tough vegetables will grow until the temperature is as low as 20 degrees, but those that aren’t as strong will only be able to grow through light frosts.

Cute Corner Pergola

Asian Landscape