Product Description

This full sun garden plan is a great introduction to gardening, containing five perennials and one shrub that will provide easy long blooms from early spring to fall. These plants are all tough, low-maintenance, dependable, and deer-resistant, thriving in full sun. They prefer average to dry soil conditions and are drought tolerant, although they will need a little more water to get established in their first year. One of the perennials is evergreen and two more are semi-evergreen depending on your climate zone. The contrasting texture of their foliage means that they will look good together.

This freestanding full 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. This design is part of a series of easy blooms gardens for full shade, part sun, and full sun.

Design Attributes

• Light Level: Full sun
• Moisture: Average to Dry
• 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
• Difficulty Level: Beginner
• Deer resistant: Yes
• Bloom Color: Pink, lavender, yellow, orange
• Foliage Colors: Green, blue-green, purple-green
• Foliage Duration: 1 evergreen and 2 semi-evergreen perennials. Shrub is deciduous and loses its leaves.
• Percent US Native: 50%
• Number of Species: 6 total (1 shrub and 5 perennials)
• Number of Plants: 27
• 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!

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