Gardening in the Midwest

Perennials shine in this garden

Today we ’re in the Midwest shoot the breeze Vanessa Lehnhoff ’s beautiful garden .

Hostas(Hostahybrids , Zones 3–9 ) are a staple of Midwesternshade gardens , and for good reason : They thrive through cold snow-white winters and look great through summertime heating system . Just protect them from hungry deer and they give enceinte smasher for very trivial employment .

Astilbe ( Astilbechinensis , Zones 3–8 ) is another stalwart of the tone garden . It is intolerant of wry territory but otherwise easy to please , and it rewards the gardener with masses of frothy blooms in summer when refinement gardens are often looking a bit dull .

look down at the front garden , shrubs offer a sturdy green backdrop for blooming perennial .

Peonies ( Paeoniahybrids , Zones 3–8 ) are often check in their big , blowsy , twofold - flowered forms , but unmarried peonies like this have a simplicity and grace of just a single row of petals around the bright chicken stamen in the plaza . individual peony are also less likely to founder over than the heavy , many - petaled forms .

On the unexpended side is aSiberian iris(Irissiberica , Zones 3–8 ) , and on the right is a variegated Dalmatian iris ( Irispallida , Zones 4–9 ) , which has colourful striped foliage in addition to the fragrant lavender blooms .

A premix of summer - blossom perennial : pinkgarden phlox(Phloxpaniculata , Zones 4–8 ) and surprise lily ( Lycorissquamigera , Zones 5–9 ) with lily-livered improbable coneflower ( Rudbeckialaciniata , Zones 3–9 ) .

Close - up of astilbe coming into bloom with a carpet of Funka behind it .

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