HI GPOD!
At this time’s images come to us from Missouri the place Suzannah grows a fantastic array of perennials in heavy clay soil. She says:
I backyard in SW Missouri. My backyard is the quintessential Midwest backyard. I’ve heavy clay soil and we run the gamut of climate situations. My backyard must be robust. I like utilizing redbuds, serviceberry’s and oaks. My go-to shrubs are ninebarks, viburnums, yews, and boxwood, and my most used perennials are echinacea, rudbeckia, decorative onion and iris. I wish to attempt all of it, so I do make the most of much more selection, however the vegetation that appear to thrive the most effective in my zone are those I’ve listed.
On this shot, we see blue salvia (Salvia farinacea, Zones 8–10), chartreuse spirea (Spiraea japonica, Zones 4–8), oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers,’ Zones 5–9), and a pot of a dahlia hybrids (Dahlia spp. and cvs., Zones 8–11) in addition to decorative oregano (Origanum ‘Kent Magnificence’, Zones 6–9) on the appropriate spilling onto the trail.

Vibrant pink coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, Zones 3–9) steals the present on this show, surrounded by ‘Millenium’ allium (Allium ‘Millenium’, Zones 4–8), catmint, presumably ‘Limelight’ (Nepeta × faassenii ‘Limelight’, Zones 3–8) and a dark-leaved penstemon (Penstemon spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9), with anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum, Zones 4–8) and a ninebark, presumably ‘Little Satan’ (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Satan’, Zones 2–7) serving as a backdrop.

A pulled again shot of Suzannah’s backyard reveals us the variability and texture at play in her beds. We love the pops of shade from the zinnias and cosmos.
Thanks a lot for sharing your backyard with us Suzannah! We see the hassle and care put into sustaining and designing this particular house and sit up for watching it develop in years to return.
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