13 Stunning Plant Combinations That Look Great Year Round

[@maryk1668]

I like how natural your combinations look. Not commercial, just pleasing and peaceful feeling.

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you Mary! You’ve described exactly the mood I strive to create and feel in the garden. I think I’ve become much more comfortable over the years planting what I like where I like it, as long as the plants can grow well in their spots. Less formal, more natural…more me. 🤗

[@kimmicannon5629]

Great combinations. Thanks so much for the inspiration. Happy Autumn!

[@GardenSanity]

My pleasure Kimmi! So glad you enjoyed them! 🌼🌲💛

[@maddart4445]

So gorgeous

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you!

[@Wiiziiful]

I have Bobo hydrangeas and Millennium alliums. And also a great spot to add some Rosy Posey agastache.

[@GardenSanity]

Sounds like a plan! And a beautiful combination, as Bobo hydrangeas are stunning!

[@JoyfulJerseyGardening]

Beautiful combinations Laura! In my back flower bed, I have a Cryptomeria Globosa Nana with some Proven Winners Wild Rose Heuchera planted around it. I love the texture of the evergreen next to the large colorful heuchera leaves. Especially pretty in the Spring before perennial flowers have started to fill in.

[@GardenSanity]

Oh my that sounds so pretty! I love a great evergreen + colorful foliage plant combo! Do you have your Wild Rose Heuchera in sun or shade? I know they can handle both, so I was just curious . . . as I love this variety and might want to add it into a more sunnier spot or two or three!

[@bengalcat7337]

My favorite in my garden is red knockout roses with autumn joy sedum. Love all your combinations and going to try a few.

[@GardenSanity]

Oh that's a unique combination! 🌹The wonderful green color of the sedum with the darker green leaves of the Knock Outs must look so striking, not to mention the flowers on both - especially at the end of Summer going into the Fall season! Love it!😀

[@mahmudachowdhury9563]

Hello, what an inspiring video! It’s the first one I’ve seen on your channel, and I’ll certainly check out others. I loved the geranium rozanne in front of a shrub idea, and will try that with a physocarpus, as I have both of those. In my garden, I love my combination of stacchys lambs ear with erigeron in my rockery. I also have a sunshine blue caryopteris with a mini ring of sedum just in front, which are just coming into their own and looking great! Thank you for this video- it gave me confidence to see how the rozanne will look, as I’ve never grown that before.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks for sharing! I love the idea of Rozanne with your Physocarpus - very unique pairing! And the fuzzy Lamb's Ear with Erigeron is a favorite combination of mine, as my parents have them growing together in their landscape! I just planted a Caryopteris this year in my new drought-tolerant bed, but want to wait until next year to see what I might add to the bed. I have several perennials growing near it, but my beloved Sunsparkler Wildfire Sedum actually died from too much rain. (It figures I plant a drought-tolerant bed and then we get way too much rain this Summer.) 😀

[@GreenGranny]

My climate is very different, hot and dry. Agave do amazing here. I have a row of very large blue agave americana with praire sun rudbeckia in front of it. That yellow just pops on that background of pale blue.

[@GardenSanity]

Oh wow, the colors and texture must be stunning! Pale blue, yellow and even the green centers of each flower - fabulous combination! 🩵💛💚

[@myredrose45]

I have the doubleplay candycorn spirea planted in front of my emerald green arborvitaes.

[@GardenSanity]

Oh what a great combination! I bet the Candy Corn leaves really stand out in front of the green Arborvitaes! 🧡💚👍

[@willaerley7140]

Under my Bloodgood Japanese maple, I have alternating Jack Frost Brunnera and various coral bells. I also like Autumn Frost hostas mixed with the blue blooms of my TinyTough Stuff hydrangeas. I think everything goes well with Boulevard Cypress.

[@GardenSanity]

Love those colorful leaves and flowers - especially the Autumn Frost with Tiny Tuff Stuff! Pretty combo! 👍 And yes, you know I’m a huge fan of Boulevard Cypress! 🌲💚

[@jeangurnee]

Nice! I just planted a Bloodgood and was trying to figure out what to plant underneath. The citronella and southern comfort coral bells look like they would shine.

[@willaerley7140]

@@jeangurnee Definitely. My favorites are Carnival Watermelon and Peachberry Ice.

[@SiriM-s1b]

I love these combinations. I have not seen many of the plants you mentioned in our local nursery -- winter heath, Rosie Posie :(. We are zone 6 and they seem to be perennial in our zone too.

[@GardenSanity]

The Kramer's Red Winter Heath I have seen every Spring (in early Spring) sold locally at Home Depot, which always surprises me because it isn't a common shrub. But that's where you might find it next year. I have never seen Rosie Posie locally around here either, so I ordered them online. The pint-sized plants I bought grew very quickly once the heat kicked in. (I got them from Great Garden Plants online, if you're interested.) 👍😀

[@SiriM-s1b]

@@GardenSanity Oh thank you for letting me know! I will definitely keep an eye out at HD next year. I have never ordered plants online but I guess they work! Will give it a try too.

[@GardenSanity]

@@SiriM-s1b If you've never ordered plants online before, watch this video of mine, as I offer plenty of tips and things to be aware of BEFORE you even decide to place any orders. Hopefully this will help! Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5SXqJ1je9WWaMksi=_cyPCtRBQ3EQZa6g 🌱🌺💚

[@SiriM-s1b]

@@GardenSanity Laura -- super helpful!!!

[@GardenSanity]

@@SiriM-s1b So glad it helped!

[@christinemarie2264]

My geranium roxanne was defoliated by oriental beetles. I hope they come back in the spring. I just put them in to shade the roots of a clematis. It worked beautifully, until the beetles showed up. 😢

[@GardenSanity]

Oh Christine, that's horrible about the beetles! 😭 Although beetles can fly in from other landscapes next to yours, as a preventative you might want to try putting a grub killer in your garden soil and/or lawn. There's many products out there - organic and chemical options - as those grubs are what turn into beetles. 🪲 You've inspired me with the idea of planting Rozanne to shade the roots of Clematis! I imagine it looks stunning, and although I'm still deciding on a place for at least one Clematis in my landscape, I'll definitely be planting Rozanne at the base! Fabulous idea! 💙

[@nitnelav1]

I got some (winter heath) Heather plants. I was wondering how you would prune the Heath plant after flowering?

[@GardenSanity]

You’re in luck, as I have 2 videos for you: Pruning Heath: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJakdXqIhLmAi5Ysi=lGkajPT-5y2VQyjz Removing Dead Stems from Winter Heath: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnndYaVpdpeDn80si=ws0_MWYzcQWNZ7T2 These should help! 💜🩷

[@juanisgarden5356]

Amazing 😊

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you! 😊