Product Description

The easy part sun garden plan is a great introduction to gardening, containing six perennials and one shrub that will provide blooms from early spring to fall. All of the perennials are long blooming, and each has unique foliage that contrasts with the other plants in the plan.

These plants are all tough, low-maintenance, dependable, and deer-resistant, thriving in part sun or part shade. They prefer medium to moist organically-rich soil conditions and may need extra water on a dry site, in hot dry summers, and during their first summer.

This part sun garden plan comes with rectangular and kidney-shaped options and its compact five foot by ten foot size keeps installation and maintenance manageable for busy people. These plants should be readily available at many retail nurseries, and substitutes are offered by some. This freestanding plan is part of a series of easy blooms gardens for full shade, part shade, and full sun.

Design Attributes

• Light Level: Part sun
• Moisture: Moist to Average
• USDA hardiness zones: 5-8
• Bed Size: 50 sq. ft. or roughly 5’ x 10’ in size
• Bed Type: Freestanding
• Bed Shape: Rectangular and kidney-shaped plans included
• Difficulty Level: Beginner
• Deer resistant: Yes
• Bloom Color: Purple, pink, and white (may vary depending on cultivars chosen)
• Foliage Colors: Blue-green, purplish, green
• Foliage Duration: 1 evergreen and 2 semi-evergreen perennials, 1 deciduous shrub
• Percent US Native: 57%
• Number of Species: 7 total (1 shrub and 6 perennials)
• Number of Plants: 31
• Region: US East Coast, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northeast, and Southeast
• Designed by a professional landscape designer so you can enjoy the process without stressing out over all the choices!

• PDF download #1 includes:
  • Plan layout drawing
  • Plant quantities
  • Descriptions of plants with photos
  • Alternates/substitutes, if applicable
  • Bloom calendar
• PDF download #2 includes:
  • When to plant
  • Types of plant nurseries
  • Plant container sizes
  • How to save $ on plants and tools
  • How to prepare your bed
  • Techniques for planting (they’re not what you think!)
  • Caring for your new garden
• Plants are NOT provided as part of this plan; this is a PDF planting plan ONLY!

Additional information