Four new plants for my zone 5 garden 🌿
Four new plants for my zone 5 garden 🌿
I’m planting four new (or to me) plants from the Southern Living Plant Collection in my zone 5 garden.
⇨ It’s a Breeze Red rose: https://southernlivingplants.com/the-collection/plant/its-a-breeze-groundcover-rose/
⇨ Heart Throb hydrangea: https://southernlivingplants.com/the-collection/plant/heart-throb-hydrangea/
⇨ Little Miss Figgy: https://southernlivingplants.com/the-collection/plant/little-miss-figgy-dwarf-fig/
⇨ Senecio Skyscraper: https://southernlivingplants.com/the-collection/plant/skyscraper-senecio/
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Love all the new plants!
I would probably underplant the succulent with thyme.
No question, I would choose the dichondra silver falls (which I’m in love with) for the drama. I would probably keep it trimmed and thinned.
I would use lemon coral sedum.
I’d do the Silver Falls, love the frog hope he’s happy! If he stays put give us an update!
white alyssum would be pretty or lemon sedum
1st one is better that flows over the edge of the tall aloe
I very much like the 3 mints you planted! I think it looks great with the plant! Will you have to spray it for deer? And I’m assuming you will also be bringing that inside for the winter.
Hope the frog 🐸 is ok.
Since senecio is a drought tolerant plant, I’d plant something with similar watering needs. I’d pair it with Baby Blue Eyes, which has beautiful blue flowers and is low growing with succulent like stems.
I like the idea of a ground cover for the Senecio, it will look stunning. I love Euphorbia (have it everywhere in my garden and containers), but may get lost in the white pot. Dorotheanthus might look nice as well…but may be too trailing for this centerpiece.
My brother is on Long Island and he has been very successful with figs planted in his garden! He’s zone 7a. Love your channel!
I loved the euphorbia with the senecio 💚💚
I really like the mint! I think I would add 3 superbells Double Orchid to add more softness. Great video ☺️
Great video! Where did you get the container that you planted the hydrangea in? I love it!
I love that senecio..I like what you did but I think I’d also add a few dichondra silver falls in between!!
I’m planting more than 30 roses in zone 5a this year – the one I have a crush on right now is Monrovia’s RED (underline, exclamation point) Grace n Grit – lineage is old and new – so part knock out for extreme hardiness and zone 4 combined with older rose Mme Verbelen (a beautiful zone 6b that would never make it here).
I can’t tell you HOW RED and just strikingly luscious this rose is – moderate height. This year I’m pairing deep reds with light blues – my favorite color combination. Hard to describe, have to see.
Warmest regards
Jennie
All beautiful plants! You give me so many ideas and I have so little space. lol
I think a diamond frost euphorbia would be another great combo
Would the low grow mint be ok in the ground ? Is like normal mint
I grew up in Michigan. I love your Wisconsin Accent. Im thrilled I found your channel. Subscribing & following along.
I’m a veggie Gardner but from watching you I have a flower order coming and I have the same seed collection storage you have. The little photo storage totes are excellent for seeds. I got one for seeds and one for photos and ended up using both for seeds. I’m Ontario Canada zone 5
Silver falls would have been my pick.
Wouldn’t a pink creepy phlox work with the last plant you featured?
I would use some pinkish color superbells.
Oh man I love that senecio! I would do Diamond snow euphorbia around the base with Purple Heart tradescantia (ALL TIME FAVE) 💜 trailing out and down. Silver and purple in the garden is my JAM and here in Phoenix it makes everything seem a little less tragic and baked when the temps get ridiculous. Another succulent trailer that would look great with it is rainbow variegated elephant food. Awesome video, Erin! 💜
All combinations are beautiful but I would do it w euphorbia and purple petunias!! Everyother, all the way around the pot 🌻🌺🌷🌹
Great video (uk)
Love all the plants you bought! The rose is gorgeous and so is the hydrangea. I live in zone five also….Illinois….and even though it says that those hydrangeas bloom on both old and new wood….I have rarely been successful getting them to rebloom for me after winter here. Love the succulent and the mint planted with it.
The mint is nice, but I would have went with the Silver Falls. Thanks so much for all of the wonderful education you provide. It has helped me so much! ☺☺❤.
Oooooo yes silvery leaves and light purple flowers underneath… maybe Lamium – Purple Dragon? If parked in part shade that would be perfect! Ground cover and once established doesn’t need much watering. I think I’m gonna do that myself lol… beautiful new plants Erin cant wait to see how they do for you 🙂
Euphorbia!!
Erin I think you’re absolutely right Senecio Skyscaper is a focal plant. I liked your accent plants adding “Purple Sweet Potato Vine as an option. Great video!
I like the mint with the pot it gives a ultra modern ook.
Lol I thought you were gonna hug that succulent for a second there! So cute, your love for plants!
Thanks for always introducing us to new plants and ideas…can’t to see how they all look as they settle in!
I like the bright green with the Senecio, the only other thing I might have done is Lemon Coral Sedum or even a dusty rose colored something. The cute little frog definitely stole the show though! My sister recently had one hanging out within the petals of one of her tosses recently 😍
Love your combo with the mint. Think it will fill in nice.I would add just a little colored annuals in between the mint.Possibilities always endless in gardening ! Love the ground cover rose.💜 Pam >
The mint is pretty now that I see planted in the white container. Either the first or the last choice would be beautiful ❤️
Love the rose and hydrangea. I’m putting in a new bed along a new retaining wall – it’ll be full sun so was thinking a whole bunch of those roses and lavender would be a great combo. Other than little limelight hydrangea, do you have any thoughts on short hydrangea that does well in full sun?
I have a question, you mentioned bringing the container in the garage over winter but when do you stop watering and begin watering the plant again?
Oh, that Senecio! Underplanted with an orangey/ coral color would be glorious. I’m off to do some research 🧐 thanks, Erin.
What does Méan zone?
This is off the subject, but wondering how your purple bell vines were doing? I’ve started some, they sure are slow!
I like all of those with that plant. If i had choose i would pick the 2nd plant u held up with it. 😊
I the Little Miss Figgy!! I like the idea of putting this in a pot. As always thanks for all the information!
Please let us know about the flavor of the fruit of Miss Figgy.
I have Heart Throb in a pot and she is lovely! Creeping Charlie was made for this hydrangea if you take look at the flowers….match made in heaven! I’m in Zone 8b Tallahassee and she melts so I keep her in dappled sunlight. I’m lusting after Southern Livings new Gardenia selections! I would love to have a Miss Figgy!
i like wooley thyme, or silver thyme
Thank you for identifying the zone you’re in. I live in Boise Idaho which used to be zone 6 but now seems to be zone 5 probably 5B like you. I love watching YouTube gardening videos but if they don’t tell me the zone they’re in it doesn’t mean a lot to me and your channel does so thank you.
We’ve been having a terrible heat wave and I’ve been covering my whole vegetable garden with unneeded curtain panels and long pieces of muslin from my quilting stash. I use bamboo stakes and long curtain rods with binder clips to hold the fabric up over the plants. It’s been quite an experience but I haven’t lost anything and I’ve actually been eating squash and tomatoes and peas and broccoli and cabbage and a few strawberries. My eggplants are doing great. Boise Idaho is high altitude so the sun is intense. I took out my whole backyard lawn to make a lasagna garden. I love it.
Hello, with the senecio being a succulent how would you water with a more water living annual? I would love to plant it up with a light pink or butter yellow petunia.
Best wishes, Dorothy