Looking Back at Summer

Remembering warmer times

Thomas Charbonneau gardens in St. Paul , Minnesota , in frigid Zone 4 , where wintertime has dead ended this year ’s horticulture . So today we ’re joining him in look back at the summer garden and foretell the arrival of give and tulip !

Cheery helianthus ( Helianthusannuus , annual ) are the paradigm of summertime . And not only does their beauty fertilize the nurseryman ’s soul , but they make terrific cutting flowers , they are a gravid informant of nutrient for bee and other pollinators ( as long as you do n’t set the pollenless variety ) , and after flowering has finished , the seed heads become natural bird affluent .

An old - fashioned tiger lily ( Liliumlancifolium , Zones 3–9 ) . This classic lily is a a corking illustration of a “ go by - along plant . ” You do n’t see it for sale too often , and most citizenry who have one were given bulbs by a friend . It is vigorous , usually easy to develop , and get lashings of shiny Orange River - spot flowers . Be aware that people apply the name of “ Panthera tigris lily ” for a clump of different flora , so if someone offers you one , it might be this , another lily , or possibly a day lily .

Daylily ‘ Wilson Spider ’ ( Hemerocallis‘Wilson Spider ’ , Zones 3–9 ) . This is a classic example of a spider - form day lily . wanderer daylilies have long , minute flower petal , which often kink and twist in beautiful mode .

Ligularia‘The Rocket ’ ( Zones 4–8 ) mix its cod - edged leaves and marvellous spike of yellow flowers with hostas and ferns in a shade bed .

daylily are real workhorses in the garden , producing a lot of flowers and asking very little in issue .

Daylily ‘ Red Flag ’ ( Hemerocallis‘Red fleur-de-lis ’ , Zones 3–9 )

Nasturtium ( Tropaeolummajus , one-year ) cotton on down over a Harlan Fisk Stone rampart . If you require to recreate this spirit in your garden , read the smorgasbord descriptions carefully . Some varieties of nasturtiums rise long , tracking , or even wax vines , while others form tight , compact mounds . Both are great ; it just depends on what you want from them .

Winter is derive , and the genus Hosta are lay on their declension color .

Snow is here .

How long until spring arrives ?

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