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Sunny Garden plants
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items Array of perennials and annuals to plant in your sun gardens.
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Vegetable Garden
For sun spots
My favourite plants in my gardens. From flowering perennials to shrubs and perennials.
Echinacea is my go to. They love the sun, butterflies, bees and humming birds love them. Come in so many colours
Echinacea purpurea (Eastern purple coneflower) | Native Plants of North ...
Love love love this mounding blue grass. Adds great contrast to any garden. Pairs well with flowering plants or taller grasses or mass planting
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue Fescue) - Gardenia.net
Love as a boarder or pairs well with low growing mound grasses like Elijah blue or low growing perennial flowers
Karl Foerster - Feather Reed Grass - Calamagrostis acutiflora
Beautiful on their own or to fill in spots you don’t know what to grow. Flowers start our green to white to two tone pink on top and white on the bottom in late summer to a dusty rose in fall.
Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea
This is absolutely stunning on an old stone house or on the side of the house along the fence.
How to Grow and Care for Climbing Hydrangea
Plant the seeds and watch them grow all summer long! Make sure to cut dead blooms off for more flowers to grow.
How to Grow Zinnias: Bold Blooms All Season
Watch this beauty grow on old vine and watch the magic happen. Come in so many colours
Clematis Vines | Largest Selection in Canada - Wildwood Outdoor Living
Beautiful burgundy/red leaves from spring to first frost,then to a golden colour for fall. Easy to care for, just plant and watch it grow
Buy Acer palmatum dissectum 'Waterfall' Japanese Maple
Not only did I work here for (AVK) 17 years, they have a great selection of perennials, shrubs, grasses and annuals!
Connon Nurseries
I have a new love for dalhias. I grew some and they just add a country feel to any garden. Or add some colour to areas you don’t know what to do with.
Dahlias: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Dahlia Flowers
Smells amazing and makes every garden. It not only repels mosquitoes it attracts butterflies, dragonflies, hummingbirds and bees. Can be used in aromatics, baking ,tea and oils.
How to Grow Lavender Plants: Care & Growing Guide
When planting clematis make sure to find the perfect trellis for your size of plant. I like to use wood ones to start then after a year or two add a nice metal one for your clematis to grow up and around.
Tips for Choosing the Right Clematis Trellis
Weather planting these in your veggie garden or main flower beds these are pollinator attractor. Bees , hummingbirds birds etc. also a food source for birds
Growing Sunflowers: The Complete Guide to Sunflower Care
Beautiful in the garden and great for a vase with other flowers from your garden.
Easy to grow and split
Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles' (Spike Speedwell) - Gardenia.net
I fell in love with these flowers over the summer. They love the sun and remind me of a sunflower and a dandelion.
Open with the sun and close in the dark reseed like a dandelion. Great to keep to plant more In the spring. Water as needed but not mu...
How to Grow and Care for Gazania
Lantana plants come in an array of colours. Yellow, pink, red, orange etc. I use lantana in container pots in full sun. They love the heat and humming birds love the sweet nectar. Pairs well with Cana lilies , ipomea, , begonias , Lemon grass
Lantana - Tough Plants With Colorful Flowers
Vegetable Garden
Radishes are the easiest to grow in your garden and the quickest. Radishes take about 2-3 weeks to grow, I plant mine in afternoon sun morning shade. Only water for 2 days then let them grow.
Radish: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Uses
For the best carrots plant in a row, shade in the morning and full sun afternoon. Water for a few days and then let them grow. Water as needed but do better in dry conditions
How to Plant Carrot Seeds (for Maximum Germination)
Grow your tomato’s in afternoon sun! Do not over water as it will cause blyte and you will not have a good harvest. Plant 2 feet apart as they will need room to grow.
Tomatoes
Celery is slow to start from seed. Once the celery is planted in the garden put it with other veggies that love water. Plant with lettuce,and cucumber and any other veggies that need a lot of water. Once the celery takes off you will be amazed. I har...
Celery – The Incredible Seed Company Ltd