Fall Planting Perennials! 🍁🍂 :: Proven Winners Best for the West Perennials, Zone 9

[@inspiringgardenkorner]

I do the No dig method on this Georgia clay. One thing I do is scalp the grass where I’m laying the new bed, then wet the ground before adding cardboard, that might help seeing your ground is so dry and you immediately plant. One more suggest wet the cardboard before you add compost that will help soften cardboard and make it easier to work with seeing you are planting immediately

[@christileewall]

Excellent suggestions. I'm on black clay in Dallas, Texas area. I do Dowding's No Dig also. It works beautifully.

[@cindyannefontenot]

@@christileewallI’m in Houston and starting a garden club with my elementary students…planning on doing the no till method…Thanks for tips. I need to figure out what we can plant in fall and a drip system to use that isn’t too costly. As of now, I’m trying to figure out funding for it all.

[@robertbaker9775]

Yes, I enjoyed every minute of it, Janey! Purple and orange are a smashing combo! You're making fantastic headway! Linda 💜🧡💜🧡💜

[@gardeninsite]

We live in metro Atlanta and have heavy clay soil. My husband and I designed the gardens around the visitor center at our nearby National Battlefield Park, which has over 3 million visitors each year. The original soil, when we started designing the gardens, was SO hard…trampled and compacted by all those visitors! We layered tree trimming mulch about 3 to 4 inches thick and let it break down for a year before planting. The soil was amazing after that. It was a great solution for a tough garden project.

[@inspiringgardenkorner]

@@cindyannefontenot GM Cindy with your project being tied to school network girl with Home Depot, Lowes or your area garden centers to see if they will sponsor you. You might be able to get the supplies you need. Best of luck! Plus so impressed that you are teaching elementary kids about gardening 👨‍🌾

[@marialicemorgan19]

Janey. You need to try Farmers Defense arm sleeves. They protect your arms from the sun, cuts and rashes. They are moisture wicking. I’m in New York’s hot humid summer climate and they are comfortable.

[@MaryLynne2]

Was just scrolling through Comments to see if someone suggested this! Loved hearing Joe Lamp’l from ‘Growing A Greener World’ say that he used those sleeves for the first time this year and they were a game-changer!

[@djgarrett8096]

And as a Floridian, they are fabulous protecting my arms against the roses and awful prickly palms.

[@mzkimmer93]

Beautiful! A Mexican Bird of Paradise would fill in that back space with orange impact! Excited to see what you choose!

[@marycalderon9363]

Is that also known as Pride of Barbados? They get pretty big, so it would have that beautiful impact.

[@mariannhanclich3899]

Haven’t seen any of your wonderful posts lately 😢. Hope you and your family alr doing well. Enjoy your gardening and home activities ❤.

[@tinafuller3086]

Looks beautiful, and I think an orange PRIDE OF BARBADOS would look stunning in the back!

[@judyarmstrong3299]

Janey. I'm concerned. I look forward to your videos every day and there has not been a new one since last week. I hope everything is okay with you! You are my favorite KZbinr!

[@summitsandy]

Gentle reminder - - I have hundreds of California Poppies seedlings ready to share if you'd like them - - -they volunteered in a new 8x20' planter box and I REALLY don't need that man! They are a little more than an inch tall and could be easily scooped up and replanted in clumps without disturbing them too much. [I live in Davis near your old house, so probably near your new house too] Sandy

[@kim-is9tq]

Great design! Wondering if you have seen Danielle's garden at North lawn Flower Farm?? She has very inspirational videos and one of the best gardens on KZbin! I truly appreciate you sharing your space and enjoy watching it all come together so beautifully. Thank you!

[@digsindirt4490]

Before I forget… Janey I *highly recommend* the Farmer’s Defense gardening sleeves. They’re so awesome. I wear them because when trimming tomatoes because I’m allergic to the leaves. 100% worth every single penny.

[@sandraelliott2624]

I agree with getting a pair or two Farmers Defense gloves. I used them when I dug up some Bears Breeches Acanthus , which has prickly leaves. They worked perfectly. They are on sale now and make a great gift for a gardener.

[@judymckerrow6720]

You know I live about 10 miles from Walters Gardens and I have NEVER visited their gardens. We’re a transplant from Wisconsin and have lived here for 30 plus years and until recently I didn’t know you were able to walk through their gardens. I have driven by they’re gardens many many times and I just didn’t know that part of Walters is open to the public . 😢 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃

[@DigPlantWaterRepeat]

😱 go Judy go!!!!

[@evanorvell8368]

I did the same thing in my new east Texas garden--no till with cardboard, compost, and mulch,--then planted directly in it. I had NO weeds for 4 years! My garden is mostly purple/blue and apricot/orange. They are complimentary colors (opposites on the color wheel). Love my Cat's Pajamas, too. I've been able to divide it after a year or so, and am spreading it around my garden.

[@DebbieJenkins-jn1dh]

For the back. . . Tall orange cannas.

[@debbiehoagland548]

Love your videos. I know there's the urge to get everything done in a short amount of time and to make it look perfect. But we the viewers are loving watching the process and how it's coming together. It's very relatable which is what i love. You're doing a great job

[@heathermcelroy7171]

I totally agree. Seeing the gradual progress on the huge transformation planned by Janey and Micheal Glassman keeps this garden relatable.

[@denisewax5396]

Maybe a evergreen behind the sage to start to soften the fence, even though it looks awesome😊

[@gardeningsouthern-stylewit8826]

I just wanted to mention to you the Back to Eden Method: the premise is a basic no-till gardening method where you layer on fresh woodchips every couple of years that slowly break down, feeding the plants, trees, and fruit with a perfect 7.0 pH balance. This is the film and I think you would really enjoy watching it. My first impression of those little plants in your central garden was the nursery school song "A lonely little petunia in an onion patch..." The soil there is just dust and It appears to me that whatever soil is there needs to be weighted down with something to protect and add to it. If you were to add the wood chips you could put "paths" in the wood chips and make us "feel" like there are beds there. Forgive my presumption. However, you may not have a place to get wood chips and you may have already thought of that. I also recommend a hula (stirrup) hoe that would get those weeds pretty quickly...I think. This video is much more satisfying to me because I can imagine the bed there. I also recommend I do enjoy your videos. Love your new home and yard. I once had 2 acres but hubby retired we moved to Panama City and Hurricane Michael and my husband's Alzheimers brought us back to the town where he once practiced law. You and Jason make a great team and you are so charming you are fun to watch. I live in Zone 8b in Dothan, Alabama so I am hot and humid while you are hot and dry. Pine trees are prevalent here so my soil is acid and azaleas, camellias love the pine straw. But I am learning so much from you! Thank you so much!

[@lisahostetler7053]

Proven Winners At Last roses would look so pretty behind the Russian sage!! 😍 I LOVE Russian sage and it's a perfect no fuss plant to pair with roses. My theory is, roses need pruning/fertilizing/watering etc, so pair it with something you can let to fend for itself lol! I'm a lazy gardener, I know...

[@cynthiatooley4577]

Linda Vater had on some garden sleeves. You just pull them on. Do your planting and remove them. No heavy long sleeved clothing for the heat

[@gardenscape-NCal]

I also do the lasagna layering doing one section at a time. I mow the weeds. Lay the cardboard. I add the compost-soil. I add the amendments: bio-char, chicken or rabbit poop, Mineralyte, and red-cap mushroom-top fungai. I top with another layer of planting soil, and mulch. If the ground is very clay, I add gypsum. The soil is #1. It is where you begin. It can take 6 months to a year to have concrete clay DIRT turn into the most gorgeous SOIL doing the lasagna method. If the plants are acid loving, then I also add oak leaf mold. Once established I add bone meal for the plants, and blood meal for the vegetables. I get all of my soil, mulch, and rock from a landscape quarry near the local dump.

[@WJoyeR]

Don't worry about what we say. Do it your way, and have fun!

[@pat9604]

It is going to be beautiful! Think about firebush for the back.

[@cindyfulk8853]

I suggested the same thing! So many good suggestions.

[@susangautier787]

I really like your music: it’s fresh and fun. I need to tell you a fun story about the hoedag tool. They’re also called hoedads. They were used in the 1970’s by the hippie tree planters, also called Hoedads, in Oregon and Idaho. My brother-in-laws were in that group. They used that tool to plant baby trees in the clear cut forests and camped out while they worked. The work fit their lifestyle while giving them something to do to help give back to Mother Earth. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

[@easternsecrecy9777]

I'm glad you decided to focus on sections. I think it's the right way to go. I get overwhelmed just putting myself in your shoes.

[@dawnreynolds519]

Sunorita shrub rose from proven winners. Do a slight berm and put those behind the Russian sage. That might be pretty. Good to zone 9. What a fun project!!

[@RoGardens]

A large grouping of butterfly weed would be amazing back there. I was instantly like...hmm maybe I need some red hot poker in my garden too!

[@lorrainemcwhorter2796]

It’s going to be beautiful❣️❤

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Morning Everyone 🥰🥰

[@jeriwebb700]

Good Morning!

[@GreenGranny]

You could put a chaste vitex tree in that larger spot or a beach vitex which is a smaller shrub size vitex. They're both purple. They fit the best for the west theme. Turtle bay nursery carries both. I absolutely love that you are addressing this type of planting. Our climate is so challenging to grow in. I'm always on the hunt to find youtubers that address it. Thank you for your content!!!

[@digsindirt4490]

Ooh yeah. Vitex would look great! And she can cut it down every spring in Z9 if she wants to keep it smaller.

[@asaliden4584]

Did you know that even in Sweden (yes, I live there) Vitex grow and thrive. 😁

[@myrusticgardens]

Yeess! A Vitex would be gorgeous. I love “Flip Side”. It does beautifully for me in 8b.

[@cherylmonopoli2896]

Hi from Australia.We're going into Spring!! I love it!! Great watching you too 😊

[@sylvietherrien5617]

Hi Janey! I’m watching from Cape Cod, MA. I think I saw some wood pellets leftover near your metal garage…I’m thinking about your industrial romantic theme that Michael Glassman suggested and maybe you could dismantle those and create a pathway that way! For now it would be inexpensive and you could change it later as money and inspiration come!

[@dianelybarger6194]

That is a nice big spot back there, how about an orange Pride of Barbados, has fern like leaves and reblooms. It is zone 8 to 11, heat and dry tolerant and would eventually fill that space. Would be very unique.

[@grammasworld]

It's a gorgeous combination. Looking forward to seeing it next year. I used carboard to kill out the space for a pathway. Worked great on everything except the Bermuda grass (which you were hacking into little pieces, each of which will root with your plants). Be prepared to dig it forever. Three years later I'm still fighting it, and under the mulch and still-not-rotted completely cardboard it is long, strong and WHITE (bc no sun). The Spanish friars brought it here to plant around the missions. If I run into Father Serra in the afterlife I'm going to kick him in a shin for it.

[@mariasmith6438]

If there is enough space I have two small tree options to suggest: 1. Sparkling Sprite crabapple which produces orange fruit 2. Flame Thrower redbud, which has gorgeous foliage in shades of red & orange all season. Both are rated to zone 9.

[@judyingram-kh1vm]

Awesome suggestions I live in ne Oklahoma in zone 6B and sometimes 7A. Their are alot of plants that so many different zones can use in their flower garden's.

[@sabrinassuburbangarden9448]

Good morning.

[@jeriwebb700]

Good morning from Southern Califoria!

[@beverlysmith9854]

I know how hard is to focus. We moved in our cabin 4 years ago. I started gardening with a blank slate.You have so many ideas in your head all at once. Very hard to focus.😀

[@LavenderandBluebirds]

So fun that you have space to plant a little more to add to your composition! Gaura, lantana, butterfly bush, a large salvia (maybe in a magenta) would all work nicely! And…California fuchsia has silver foliage with orange flowers if you need more low plants for the front. 💕

[@larainewoodruff3739]

It looks like you’re not worried about gophers. So lucky !! Absolutely beautiful garden bed. ❤❤❤

[@terriejohnson4884]

Love seeing the first garden bed going in. ❤. Remember to leave space behind your beds so you can walk behind. With you having larger beds, this will be very helpful

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Hapoy fall everyone one! Time to plant perennials so exciting!

[@jeriwebb700]

happy fall to you too!

[@jonscott3564]

A Midwest gardener here. Love watching new projects develope. I also love your California poppies and could see them mixed in with the kniphofia.

[@evitaslittleparadise]

Torch lilies and Russian Sage. What a beautiful combination! That bed will look gorgeous next year. Have a wonderful weekend, Janey!😊

[@pattischolten7303]

This will be a lovely first garden bed! I was thinking a Mexican Bird of Paradise in the back. I had one and it was taller than my fence. Just gorgeous. It has the wispy vibe which would contrast with the heavy citrus. Oh - I don't know if anyone mentioned to you about citrus - the best fruit grows on the lower branches. I took a plant science class college level and the instructor was a local arborist. He said to not prune off the lower branches. But, being from the Palm Springs area - I saw lots of trees that were trimmed up. I guess if you want the most oranges you can get - don't trim the lower branches, but if you want it to be ornamental looking, get the loppers out!

[@marleneegan-hm7lr]

This is sooo exciting to see some mass planting on your property! Funny thing is I used that same photo you did of the Russian sage and the orange( zinnia) for inspiration and I’m waving for Russian sage and a hot papaya echinacea to arrive in the mail. I love that color combination too.

[@LauraPenn82]

There are advertisements for farmers defense sleeves on Facebook. I’ve not tried them yet, but may work to help keep your skin protected without having to wear a sweatshirt. My skin often gets irritated by different plants as well.

[@anne7667]

I sure hope you and your family are all ok. We haven’t had a new video from you this week, I look forward to seeing your videos every weekday. You are such an inspiration. I have limited energy due to some illness I am coping with but love to get out in my garden every chance I get. I am in 9B also, in Novato. I believe you said your grandmother lives here. Stay safe and well. 😊🌷🌸🌲🐇😎 2:23

[@kmsch986]

I planted a row of catmint in front of our country house and it was hilarious bc all the “neighborhood” barn cats migrated to our house and would roll around in it all day. I ended up with four strays living in the bed and under our deck so I had to make little cat houses for all of them. I didn’t realize they liked it almost like catnip!

[@jeriwebb700]

That is so funny!

[@lw2131]

Bet you don't have any problems with mice or voles!

[@upnorth21]

I am more and more attracted to purple and orange plantings, so unique and fun. I'm sure you want that to be all Perennials, so it will be fun to pick something orange for the back corner. For annuals I tried the Queeny Orange Lime Zinnia and Inca Zinnia and they were such a pretty combo of orange and textures!.

[@jenmason40]

I live in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 zone 5 & I grow catnip & cat's pajamas that Grow amazing. Even when I cut them back in summer they get another fantastic flush. My cat's pajamas still look fresh. Be careful with your catnip that it doesn't dry out from high temperatures. Mine took a beating from heat. I moved it so it could get some shade

[@marthamyers]

Hi! Loving all of the ideas for the new garden! I live in Virginia, and it is so interesting to see how different but similar our growing conditions can be. A Candy Corn Spirea would be beautiful in the open space. Can't wait tonsee how everything develops!

[@SandraHall-g4s]

I got a pair of farmer's defense sleeves and like how they protect my arms without making me very hot. You may find they work for you too.

[@BettyMyers-vf9tg]

I know lantana does well in your area….Miss Huff would be a pretty orange option behind the Russian Sage. I love your channel and can’t wait to see everything you’ve got planned come to fruition ❤

[@chocopie4798]

Great work Janie, have you thought trimming underneath of those fruit trees, at least 2 ft high, it will look nice and clean and will bear more fruits. Just saying 🌳🌺🌷🌻🏡🌳

[@BirdieSeven]

I am In Springfield, MO, zone 6, and cat mint is the backbone of my garden. We have had consistently hotter summers, and catmint continues to be a trooper. No clue what type mine is, as I got my starts at least seven years ago from friends who were thinning theirs out. Have just kept dividing mine. Have NEVER been able to grow lavender (sad), so catmint is my ‘lavender’! My clumps have grown up to six feet across! They bloom beautifully! However, they are too large to cut back mid season, so I just do it once a year. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!

[@cindyfulk8853]

Oh, Janey! A Fire Bush plant would look wonderful there! 4-15’ tall and 2-6’ wide bush with orange flowers. Sometimes called Hummingbird Plant.( Hamelin Paten) Drought tolerant. Can grow a couple feet a year. Zone 8-11. Or a Firecracker Plant would look nice, too. Zone 9-11. 3-5’ mound. Orange tubular flowers. Hummingbirds love them. Smaller than Firebush, but maybe 3 of them back there? Just a couple suggestions. 😉 Love your choices for purple and orange!

[@daiseegray9110]

I live 30 minutes from Walters Garden, I’ll need to visit next year when the gardens are flourishing. This is going to be stunning 🌼🐝

[@Rotten_Ralph]

Flame bushes are delightful and tall and orange and red… just a thought from a fellow 9b gardener in Central Florida

[@kathyhill5974]

For orange - maybe a Mexican Bird of Paradise bush. They are orange and grow in the heat. They are deciduous. Love the purple and orange combo!

[@zeetalzee5582]

When i need long sleeves for planting in warm weather, i wear an oversized men's button down. I get them at the thrift shop! :)

[@lindamurphy1439]

Good for you Janey! You will feel so good about completing the orchard and enjoying the sense of accomplishment. The goats? If they can get onto your property, it might not go well. Please keep an eye out. Love your channel and watch every video.

[@mardisteffenhagen]

You are so smart to do it an area at a time !!! It will keep you focused on what you’re doing!!!

[@ChrisieCouncil]

I know you’re loving getting your hands dirty! I think jumping around your property is fine-a little here and a little there. Chicklet™ Orange Trumpet Bush would be awesome-has a vibe that matches the red hot pokers!

[@alidalane6447]

I love watching the transformation of your new property. Easy does it when you have so many places to garden in😊 I love my Russian sage. I’m in Idaho and it’s still in full bloom. It’s beautiful as a backdrop and it’s a major bee attractor. Thank you for your lovely and educating posts 💚🌻

[@jenniferkessener1111]

That will look beautiful! Great you figured out what gave you a rash. Long sleeve linen shirts are comfy in the heat! I wear to protect from bugs!

[@JustBeingNiceGR]

Such a lovely color combination!! For something tall in the back you could do an orange Bougainvillea, a Tecomaria Capensis, or a big Strelizia. A purple Duranta Erecta would look good as well

[@kcook2256]

All your hard work is going to pay off beautifully.🌞

[@barbarasidel9012]

Mass planting in a large area really works. That garden you showed us at Walters Garden was beautiful!

[@texassummer9603]

AT LAST rose behind would be gorgeous!

[@annbailey311]

Janie look for some of those gardening sleeves. You just pull them on your arms. Might help prevent rashes and would be much cooler than a sweatshirt.

[@Lorilovesgardening]

Janey, I think iceberg roses would be beautiful behind the denim and lace. The white would look great with the purple and orange. They bloom all summer for me in zone 7a. I also think purple cone flower would be pretty.

[@vickiehollandburch1285]

I love that garden tool. I have two of them and had them for five years and they are wonderful!

[@aimeesgardens]

The Lady of Shallot rose (David Austin) would look gorgeous behind the Russian sage! It's a beautiful peachy color! That garden bed is going to be so pretty!!!

[@joycerichardson1810]

Oh, that is such a gorgeous rose!! I have Lady Emna Hamilton, another David Austin rose, with a wonderful fragrance.

[@HollyceWeber]

Just a thought… Orange honeysuckle would be beautiful! Add some height and fullness. Beautiful orange blooms and the hummingbirds love them. We have them here in So Cal 9b. I think you saw the Mexican honeysuckle when you did your survey in Davis. Might be perfect! You’d space is looking beautiful!!! Can’t wait for next spring!!!♥️

[@bagichaandlife]

We would have loved to see an unboxing video of the plants you got from Walters Garden..that would have been so cool Janey..love the orange and purple combo you are going for :)

[@FlowerPatchFarmhouse]

I often have to remind myself to focus on one area when I get overwhelmed with all that the gardens need but once you focus on an area and bring it in line, when things feel chaotic, you come back and view it to remind yourself how good it feels to see the accomplishment. So now the Walters Gardens display is on my list of places to visit, maybe when I go to Cultivate next year would be a great time. This area is going to be stunning! I LOVE my Cat's Pajamas Nepeta, it is such a fabulous performer in my garden!

[@lynamsden7681]

I also find myself jumping around my garden/yard. You are inspiring me to concentrate on one area at a time. It's so hard though!

[@mavisjones4750]

I did a planting of kniphofia and Russian sage earlier this year with the exception that I put my kniphofia behind the Russian sage. Have Shasta daisies, dianthus and sedum in front of them. The kniphofia should get taller than them but based on this first season in the ground, I'm not so sure. I have the Cat's Pajama catmint in another area of my yard / garden. Love that plant.

[@deegill1113]

It’s autumn 🍂! Looks like it’s coming along, I’m enjoying every second of the new property!

[@katherineridings7937]

Nice work, Janie. Your work ethic, kindness and passion for gardening is so inspiring. Thank you, again, for bringing us along on this process. So genuine!

[@madonnaschmid7707]

1 or 2 Lady of Shallot, English shrub rose, would look great in the back corner:) They are a peachy, orange color.

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Janey🌺 . What abeautiful plants they looks so pretty and you arranged them beautifully in the ground . I love the purple color of the flowers and orangenext to each other . Janey you can plant behined them the shrub Ixora the orange flowers also hibiscus or rose or azalia ... Have awonderful day .🌺🌻🌺

[@JoyfulJerseyGardening]

Some Proven Winners Sunjoy Neo Barberry dotted around that bed would add some beautiful orange color!

[@tammiwelch2736]

We call the orange one “Lion’s Tails” I love them

[@kathyhill5974]

A consideration for some orange blooms - Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis). They are an evergreen shrub with tubular orange flowers. Grows about 8’ x 8’. Does really well in the heat in the Phoenix area. Good luck!

[@kolomentseva]

For the leftover space with some larger orange something, maybe lion's tail shrub or Indian mellow flowering maple (more silvery foliage too)

[@mirandasimmons7519]

You should put an ornamental tall grass in the open spot. I would do a PW "Lemon Squeeze" or something that gets wide too.

[@darlenencambria]

Janey have you seen the arm sock for gardening. That will protect you from that plant. I’m in zone 9 but on the central coast. Glad your are doing the best of the west plants. 🌻🧡

[@danieladistefann7601]

You might plant orange BOUGAINVILLEA. Also, all this plants has similar need for water.....🌺🌹

[@myrusticgardens]

I just put in my 3rd good sized no-dig bed too! It’s so satisfying! I enjoyed the look of it even more once I dug out a small edge around it, to define the bed against the surrounding grass. 👍🏻 Thank you for the recommendation on that tool, too!!

[@ThePieceFullGarden]

Ooooo I love this combo!! Purple and orange were our wedding colors 💜🧡 I love watching this space transform, you are doing great Janey!

[@julietaylor9638]

Good morning, I too have plants, like tomatoes, that make my arms itch. A friends gave me a pair of arm covers called “Farmers Defense”. I didn’t use them for a long time because I thought they would be too hot, but I finally tried them, and now I use them whenever I am doing a gardening activity I which my arms might get scratched or start itching. They really have been a game changer for me, and they wash up beautifully. You might order a pair just to try!!!

[@vickyhamilton2039]

You could plant At Last Rose bush from proven winners beautiful orange clustered rose bush

[@staceyalarcon4027]

I think a witchita blue juniper would look great back there and provide some evergreen interest.

[@bonniereed4218]

Can't wait to see what you choose for the back! Nice job Janie!

[@dksgardenoasis]

A double take peach quince from Proven Winners would definitely fill out that area. And it's great for your zone. But only blooms in the spring but it's gorgeous!

[@ronstader7976]

Love this idea

[@JamieAlbright-hz7ij]

Flower Bed look's Great🌺🍁🌱🏵🌸💐

[@valautolady358]

I have the same problem with some plants. I rash and itch for days. Bought some arm sleeves from Farmers Defense and I love them. Bought an extra pair just in case. Wear them every time I garden now.

[@SandraGrimes-rt9we]

Good Advice with focusing on one area, as you accomplish things in one area it will ease your stress, you will see progress. When we built a new home many years ago, we planted our front foundation plants and single large tree in a berm area the first spring, we were able to maintain this area before starting a super long privacy planting area in the fall. The next spring we planted the side yard and arbor with planting berm closer to our home. Final fall was adding a humongous back patio with sitting wall and planting at the base of the patio. By breaking the areas into sections you can see the progress and keep them maintained.

[@ImeldaDixon]

Hi Janey looking amazing already, little by little

[@debrasherron2843]

I think your new bed will be beautiful next spring.

[@sherrylbarker1591]

Have you ever looked into a shrub called LionsTail also know as Leonotis leonurus? My gardening zone is 9b aIso. I have one in my drought tolerant flower bed and I love it! It blooms orange and when the blooms die back it leaves a wonderful little ball that is also pretty and does not need to be groomed. They can get quite large. They are a great for cut flowers as well. They are also considered a medicinal plant and are part of the mint family. Looking forward to all the beautiful new plantings. FYI - always wanted to put Cats Pajamas in my garden and you inspired me to try it, thank you.

[@SandraGrimes-rt9we]

Think about winter interest behind the russian sage. Everything else will be dormant during the cold months.