When vegetation are completed in by pests, ailments, or dangerous climate, it’s arduous to not take it personally. However on the constructive facet, every plant that shuffles off this mortal coil does provide a chance so as to add one thing newer and higher to our backyard. On this episode, Danielle, Carol, and knowledgeable visitor Kielian DeWitt speak about among the most dependable cultivars which have stood the take a look at of time beneath robust situations. Maybe one among these selections can be good for filling a spot that has not too long ago opened up in your backyard.
Professional: Kielian DeWitt lives and gardens in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. Take a look at an article about her backyard right here: Backyard Design that Doesn’t Restrict Your Coloration Palette
Danielle’s Picks: Vegetation You Can’t Kill
Candy fern (Comptonia peregrina, Zones 2-6)
‘Biokovo’ hardy geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’, Zones 5-8)
Crimson Followers® mukdenia (Mukdenia rossii ‘Karasuba’, Zones 4-8)
‘Limelight’ panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’, Zones 3-9)



Carol’s Picks: Vegetation You Can’t Kill
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata, Zones 3-9)
Black Lace® elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’, Zones 4-7)
American cranberrybush viburnum (Viburnum trilobum, Zones 2-7)
‘Shenandoah’ switchgrass (Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’, Zones 5-9)




Professional Visitor Kielian DeWitt’s Picks: Vegetation You Can’t Kill
‘Candy Emotion’ abelia (Abelia mosanensis, Zones 4-8)
Golden oregano (Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’, Zones 4-9)
Purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea, Zones 4-9)
Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum, Zones 3-8)
‘Pink Lemonade’ baptisia (Baptisia ‘Pink Lemonade’, Zones 4-9)




