Playful and Peaceful Garden Design

Having fun creating a garden sanctuary

My name is Bill Hodgeman , and I live in Sunderland , Massachusetts . I have been gardening since 2011 and working on my current property since 2015 . I am passionate about produce beautiful combinations that are both playful and peaceful .

This riotous planting includes fountain grass ( Pennisetum ) , ‘ Autumn Joy ’ sedum ( Hylotelephiumspectabile‘Herbstfreude ’ , Zones 3–9 ) , agastache ( Agastacherugosa , Zones 5–8 ) , ‘ Ivory Halo ’ dogwood ( Cornus alba‘Ivory Halo ’ , Zones 3–7 ) , ‘ Norah Leigh ’ phlox ( Phloxpaniculata‘Norah Leigh ’ , Zones 4–8 ) , and ‘ Limelight ’ hydrangea ( Hydrangeapaniculata‘Limelight ’ , Zones 3–8 ) .

hopeful flush color is tot up to the admixture from yellow black - eyed Susans ( Rudbeckiafulgida , Zones 4–9 ) and marvelous purple coneflower ( Echinacea , Zones 3–9 ) .

Light , aired , ornamental grass , include outpouring sens in the foreground , make a bang-up frame for a smart as a whip pile of fatal - eyed Susans and coneflower .

Neatly mow paths thread through the lush planting .

magnetic variation on a theme . Shorter black - eyed Susan in the foreground is back by the closely related , but taller , cutleaf coneflower ( Rudbeckialaciniata , Zones 4–9 ) .

Agastacherugosahas spike of violet prime and dull , fragrant foliation . It provides a nice counterpoint to the abundant brighter dyed flowers .

brainy blueish flowers from Pitcher sage ( Salviaazurea , Zones 4–9 ) , a wonderful plant aboriginal to a all-embracing swath of North America , start blooming in summertime and fall . twirler sage can be a bit floppy , so it is best to either stake it or plant it tight to strong neighbors it can run against .

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