Denise's Native Perennial Garden
There is a drainage ditch that runs along the back and one side of our property. The soil is heavy clay and hardpan. Instead of letting the weeds takeover, I decided to create a pollinator friendly, native perennial garden. This has truly been a labor of love due to the difficult planting conditions, a slope and heavy clay soil. I still battle the weeds, like trumpet vine, crabgrass, chickweed, queen anns lace, ragweed, dallisgrass, spurge, and buttercup, to name a few (some plants others may consider a weed, I call a native perennial, like goldenrod and big bluestem grass). It is true, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
My reward is watching the many butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, birds and multitude of other pollinators that my garden attracts. This is also my trial garden. I see which perennials can survive and thrive in the heavy clay soil.
Scroll down to view the gallery of my native perennial garden in spring, summer and fall.
My reward is watching the many butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, birds and multitude of other pollinators that my garden attracts. This is also my trial garden. I see which perennials can survive and thrive in the heavy clay soil.
Scroll down to view the gallery of my native perennial garden in spring, summer and fall.
