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Perennials, en Masse

Gardener's Journal : Episode GDJ-316 -- More Projects »
With delphiniums blooming in one corner, Japanese iris floating with grace in another and poppies sprinkled among the perennial beds---this is a garden to linger in. Kay Suzuki of Hamilton, Ontario, started with a modest two- or three-foot perennial border some 20-plus years ago. Now the border measures 12 feet wide by 100 feet long, and her gardens have grown to exhibition size. The plantings are so dense that the perennials outcompete the weeds. Here are some of her many favorites:
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Miss Willmott's ghost, a sea holly (Eryngium giganteum), grows to three feet tall, makes a longlasting border flower and dries well for arrangements.
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The daisy-like fleabane (Erigeron) blooms freely in early- to mid-summer.
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The Maltese cross (Lychnis) needs to be deadheaded; otherwise, the bloom period is far shorter than the usual three weeks.
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This gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia) is about to open.
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Suzuki lets some of her favorite poppies--(Papaver somniferum)--go to seed so she'll have more the next year.
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Corydalis lutea blooms from May to September in Suzuki's garden. The curled leaves are evergreen.

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