Heidi’s Poolside Garden

Combining shrubs, perennials, and annuals for season-long beauty

My name is Heidi Steffes , and I ’ve been garden on six acres in Waukesha , Wisconsin , for 38 years . While I have many gardening areas , today ’s picture are from our pocket billiards region that was added six years ago . My destination was to make the pond area a variety of sanctuary while also hiding ( or blending in ) the want fencing material around the pool . Our wintertime are long here in Wisconsin , so I made an effort to admit someconifersin the invention for off - time of year interestingness . This part of the thou brings us much joy in our very short summers , even when we are not in the pool . While there are mostlyshrubsand perennial in this area , I leave room in show areas forannualsto ensure some vividness for the whole summertime . Annuals switch from twelvemonth to year , which leaves room for some creative thinking .

Containersclustered together make a little mini garden next to the piddle .

This planting sac was add up to break up the large cementum surround visually . conifer provide involvement right through the winter , while theLiatrisspicata(Zones 3–8 ) blooms in the summer .

Yuccas ( Yuccafilamentosa , Zones 4–10 ) has spectacular , evergreen , spikey leaf . This one is just beam up the flower spikes , which will open to big sprays of white bloom .

The garden in summer is occupy with beautiful sweeps of colour .

Yellow - bequeath smoke bush ( Cotinuscoggygria‘Golden Spirit ’ , Zones 4–9 ) with violet efflorescence ofSiberian iris(Irissiberica , Zones 4–10 )

This garden backer was a gift from Heidi ’s family for her fiftieth birthday and is afocal pointin this garden .

Perennials such as garden phlox ( Phloxpaniculata , Zones 4–8 ) and echinacea ( Echinaceahybrid , Zones 5–9 ) append color to this bottom .

Assortedsucculentsin these container bring a lot of beauty and interest while beingdrought tolerantand easy to care for .

A beautiful pinkish andpurplemoment is provide by Asiatic lily ( Liliumhybrid , Asiatic group , Zones 4–8 ) andbee balm(Monardahybrid , Zones 5–9 ) .

The garden angel again , preside over the beautiful blooms of summer .

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