How do you use roses in your garden? Do you have a traditional, formal rose garden bordered with low boxwood hedges? Or are they part of a mixed border where they jostle with perennials such…

Knock Out roses and Russian sage combines and underplanting Whitespire birch. Pink roses planted with nepeta Walkers Low. Climbing rose interplanted with white clematis. Among plants I have seen successfully used as underplantings, borders, and interplantings are plants with a gray/green to gray/blue hue. They tend to be heavily scented, often members of the mint family. They should be broad-leaved versus grasses so you could use a herbicide for encroaching grasses, if you prefer. Weeding is…

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Lavender makes an excellent companion for Mediterranean herbs such as rosemary, sage and thyme, but also with other perennials such as iris and rose.

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Russian Sage is one of those plants that every garden should have. Easy to grow, gives a little vertical height, is drought tolerant once established, pollinators love it, and gives you flowers from mid summer to fall!

Russian Sage Care Must-Knows Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) is a beautiful perennial that is native to central Asia. It has long, wispy stems with lavender or blue flowers and silvery foliage. In order to get the most out of your Russian sage plants, you must follow these care tips: – Russian sage thrives in full… Read More »Best Russian sage companion plants That Go Well and What to Avoid

Find Little Spire Russian Sage (Perovskia 'Little Spire') in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (MN) at Gertens

Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) is a wonderful, drought-tolerant perennial that’s grown by gardeners all across our region and well beyond. It’s adored for its wispy, silver-white stems, gray-green leaves and airy spires of blue blooms. The flowers of Russian sage are long-lasting; it’s not unusual for the plant to be

Here, I'll tell you why I love Russian Sage as a cut flower! It looks similar to lavender, but is much heartier, & its flowers last longer...