Coneflowers are great flowers. They are a nice splash of color and add some nice height to the garden.
Holly hocks are another great plant for height in the garden. They come in a great variety of colors as well. They also come in doubles.
Maximillian sunflowers look so bright and cheery. I love the bright yellow color!
I love lilacs! They are very fragrent and come in a variety of colors. The purples, pinks, and white aren't the only varieties available. They also come in yellows and bi-colors. I had never seen a lilac quite like the sensation lilac that I had in my other garden. It is a traditional lilac color, but the edges are white. Unfortunately all of my research has found them to be hearty to only zone 4, while the rest of them seem to be good plants through zone 3. I'm looking into weather or not it's a typo on the one lilac variety, I sure hope it is! They're GORGEOUS!
MMM. Who can resist the sweet alluring fragrence of the peony? While they are short lived flowers, they are a great addition to any garden.
Daylilies add a wonderful splash of color to the garden as well. I like the colors in this one. Who could resist it's dainty charms?
Beautiful delphiniums also add a wonderful color variety to the garden.
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I love every one of your choices! We only have deer around during the winter, and I've never seen any in our garden, so, lucky us, I guess.
I was just reading about this at another garden blog
http://back2theland.blogspot.com/
Her climate zone is warmer than yours, but one good plant mentioned was Russian Sage. It has a nice height, is drought tolerant and deer resistant. I don't know your climate zone, but it grows very well where I live (Canadian Hardiness Zone 3b/4a) and our winters can go to -35 degrees Celsius, sometimes worse while our summers can get to +35 degrees Celcius or higher.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. You were asking about the eggs I sewed. I came up with the idea myself, then hunted around on the internet to see if anyone else had tried it. There weren't any patterns so I experimented. After making a ball and a strawberry shape I finally got it right. You need six identical pieces of fabric that taper at either end and are wider at the center. I got out a real egg to help get a feel for the right shape.
The main thing to remember about deer and plants is that plants may be deer-RESISTANT but they aren't deer-PROOF (I know you wrote that, but for newbies we oughta stress that, because a lot of people don't know). Deer will try almost anything if they're hungry. And I'm sorry to tell you they will eat daylilies.
Anything with scented or prickly foliage will deter them, so as Amy says, Russian sage, but also lavender, artemesia, yarrow, globe thistles, sea holly, among others--providing they're hardy to your zone, of course.
Wow Cinj, those gorgeous photos sure woke me up! Now I'm ready for summer!
Cinj, you did a nice job gathering some beautiful flowers.
Have you seen deer in your garden in the summer or just the winter? Sometimes it's a matter of changing their pathway, they like to follow the same pattern each time (or so I've heard).
My daughter is on her way back to school now. I didn't get to visit much with her here, her boyfriend came to spend the day and they seemed to have much more to say to each other than to me :-) Still, it was so nice to see her so happy. She's had boyfriends before but this is the first time I've see her go gaga over somebody and he obviously feels the same way about her.
k&v- Nice of you to stop by again. While I've never actually seen the deer in my yard, I know they're around since they completely devoured an entire arborvitae this winter. I do see their tracks all over in the snow. They must come in the middle of the night or something. I never really noticed many problems last year, but then again I never really had many plants last year.
amy- Thanks for the visit. I've heard both that I can't have sage and that it's for zone 4 and warmer, so I guess I'll just have to wait and see what I can buy once the nurseries open. I just may have to try to make some of those neat eggs. It might be a fun project to attempt to make with the kids.
jodi- Thanks for the clarification for those who don't know. I have seen those plants names come up in my research too, but they seem to disappear when I type in my zip code so I'm not sure that I can plant them in zone 3?
ofb- I like seeing these flowers right now. They help me get in the mood for summer even though there's still over a foot of snow on the ground here. Glad I could help you too!
Melanie- Actually I've only seen deer one time, otherwise there's just tracks and other evidence that they've been there. Thanks for the tip though.
It's always great to see a loved one happy.
Fabulous flowers and some of my favorites...I have never had luck with hollyhocks or delphiniums, don't know why, wish I could grow them.
I am always glad when you stop by my place!
Gail
Thanks Gail, I like them too. Glad you stopped by to visit for a while. I haven't heard from you in a while!
Truth be told I've only ever planted peonies, lilacs, and coneflowers out of the ones I put up, so I guess I'm not sure how well I'll do. The only plant *so far* that I've discovered I can't grow for the life of me is the rose. I guess I'll have to see how I do with any others after I plant them?
Your research will pay off. I wouldn't want to waste money on deer food either. I ordered a bunch of seed so if the deer eat those plants it won't be as much of a loss as if I bought the live plant. I think you need to try a knock out rose! Please!
Anna- I will see if I can find any up here. I really do love roses. Seeds really do make a lot of sense instead of buying the expensive already grown ones. I sure wish I hadn't left all of my greenhouse stuff and starter trays at the other house. I could be planting some seeds right about now. Cheesehead thinks it's a waste of time, he'd prefer to pay through the nose for the plants at a nursery. Next year I'm going to start all of my own annuals. I am also going to look into plant propogation for some of the plants I'm not sure on. I have many great plants already. I need to find someone to trade plants with!
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