![]() ![]() It will spread up to 20 inches (51 cm) wide and bloom all season long. This 2023 All-America Selections Perennial winner that is hardy down to -30 ☏ (-34.4 ☌) is the first groundcover shasta daisy. This extends to flowers, with Leucanthemum Carpet Angel being a clear must-have. I tend to gravitate towards frilly and flouncy things. ![]() Bakker Nurseries Leucanthemum Carpet Angel It may have a delicate bloom, but Yukon Sun roses sit atop hardy plants that are pest and disease resistant. This gorgeous rosebush with yellow blooms is compact, growing about one meter high (39 inches) by one meter wide. In 2023, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, is introducing its latest addition to the 49th Parallel Collection: Yukon Sun. I’ve written about some of the modern roses that have been bred to have greater pest and disease resistance, as well as being quite hardy in cold climates. Echinacea Artisan™ Yellow Ombre did well in my low-maintenance front yard garden. The plants attract pollinators throughout the growing season, and when they start to dry out, also provide great fall and winter interest. It’s an All-America Selections regional winner that is low maintenance and hardy down to -30 ☏ (-34.4 ☌). This one was a standout in my dry front yard perennial garden. I have a rainbow of blooms, from pink and red to yellow and orange. ![]() I grow a lot of echinacea plants on my property. New plants for 2023 Echinacea Artisan Yellow Ombre This article is where I discuss the eye-catching new plants that cross my radar each year. That trip gave me an extra sense of appreciation for the work that goes into plant breeding. I love to share my experiences with new favorites, as well as plants that are on my ever-expanding “must-grow” list.īack in 2017, I got a behind-the-scenes look at how growers come up with new plant introductions, while attending the California Spring Trials with the National Garden Bureau. Then, I watch them closely to see how they perform in my growing zone and take a lot of pictures to share with fellow green thumbs. The annuals and perennial plants I dig into gardens or arrange in pots. The seeds will be started under grow lights in spring or direct-sown in the garden. Sometimes, the plants themselves (or seeds) arrive on my doorstep to trial. This whimsical beauty fastens with a glorious beaded clasp of black & white freshwater pearls with glass seed bead accents.My introductions to new plants come from an array of sources-trial garden visits, emails from growers and colleagues, gardening presentations, garden catalogs, etc. Full moon white Freshwater Coin Pearls & faceted Aquamarine gems sparkle amidst the undulating waves. The other side, a dramatically stormy sea of Freshwater Stick Pearls - black pearls, each sporting incredible luminous nacre of peacock overtones (a mixture of green, blue-green, rose, silver, copper and aquamarine). His tail fin leaves a wake of luminous, shimmering gems - tassels of wee freshwater seed pearls, freshwater coin pearls, faceted Aquamarine rondells & faceted Labradorite drops.įor the necklace: one side is a bead-woven rope, a dark as midnight ocean of seed beads which ebbs & flows in lovely waves, capped with dreamy Freshwater Pearls from storm cloud grey to silvery moonbeam to full moon white. His body is stuffed with Freshwater Pearls that bubble up in a lovely twist from his fishy lips. The varied lusters (aurora borealis, satin, pearl.) play with the light as he swims. ![]() The Koi Fish was meticulously bead-woven by hand, using wee little glass seed beads in a beautiful palette of charcoal, graphite, silvery moonlight, coral, sun-kissed sand and wave-cap white. ![]()
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