Our backyard is mostly a vegetable garden now. The individual plots are gradually expanding until there will soon only be walkways between them.
I love this!
Tending to that takes time.
So we’re trying to create a fuss-free front yard, filled with small perennial plots.
One of those plots is the Purple Iris bed.
I like the greenery of Iris plants so my initial thought was to have it be ALL Irises.
It is very green right now. All green. Too green.
It needs a couple pops of color.
My revised plan is to have one pop of color be a hydrangea we were given when we first moved into the house. That’s a fairly easy-to-care-for later blooming perennial.
Another pop of color will be a cat’s pajamas cat mint we invested in a couple years ago. That’s another easy-to-care-for perennial that blooms all season long.
I need a third easy-to-care-for mid summer+ blooming perennial that overwinters well.
I’m having a lot of fun searching for that perfect plant.
(smiles)
