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Pastel Perennials

Gardener's Journal : Episode GDJ-401 -- More Projects »
Consider planting a perennial border in soft blues, lavenders, pinks, and yellows. Pastels will add an air of romance to a garden, and they'll seem restful and soothing too. Lynn McArthur of Burlington, Ontario shows Gardener's Journal host Kathy Renwald some favorites in her softly pleasing perennial border:
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McArthur plants annuals--here, impatiens and heliotrope--in the front of the border for a steady show of color all summer long.
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Tall and narrow foxgloves (Digitalis) provide an array of lavender exclamation points.
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Canterbury bells, Campanula medium Medium) bloom from late spring to early summer.
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The delicate hues of Canterbury bells are best kept in the shade. Give C. medium neutral to alkaline, fertile, moist, well-drained soil.
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Mallow (Lavatera) is a perennial in Zones 5 to 8. McArthur grows it as an annual.
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A white arbor forms an attractive backdrop to the ever-changing colors of this perennial border and complements nearby birch trees.
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McArthur overplants bulb lilies with evening primrose. The primroses mask the foliage of the lilies and when the primroses finish blooming, the lilies begin flowering.
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The spikes of delphinium vary in shape, height and branching. The most dramatic are the Elatum cultivars, which can tower more than 6 feet.

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