Amanda Thomsen is a panorama designer, mission supervisor, and backyard author. Just lately, she opened Aster Gardens in Lemont, Illinois. This neighborhood boutique presents vegetation, house décor, lessons, and occasions. Amanda brings an irreverent, punk-rock spirit to her horticultural work, so she is the proper particular person to assist adventurous gardeners to discover some vegetation with character. Uncommon herbs, hardy cacti, and a foxglove that isn’t your normal cottage backyard suspect all make appearances on this enjoyable episode.
Right here’s Amanda’s personality-packed plant record:
Lovage (Levisticum officinale, Zones 4–8)
Rozanne geranium (Geranium ‘Gerwat’, Zones 5–8)
Rattlesnake grasp (Eryngium yuccifolium, Zones 3–8)
Fernleaf peony (Paeonia tenuifolia, Zones 4–8)
Japanese prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa, Zones 4–9)
Rusty foxglove (Digitalis ferruginea, Zones 4–8)
‘Forelock’ decorative onion (Allium ‘Forelock’, Zones 4–8)
Bear’s breeches (Acanthus spinosus, Zones 5–9)
