Today ’s GPOD is from Michelle Van Heuvelen . She tell : “ I garden on a farm in Iowa . I have a number of garden spread out around the farm , admit a small , formal potager , a long boundary line , raised stone bed , a patio garden , and a cloak-and-dagger Garden just for my granddaughter . One matter that ’s groovy about this plant combo is that , although this exposure was read later in the season , most of the plant are evergreen , so it even await serious betimes in outpouring . ”Thanks , Michelle !
The plants in this combo let in :
Blue oat grass ( Helictotrichon sempervirens , USDA Hardiness zone 4 - 9 )

Hosta ( Hostacv . , Zones 3 - 9 )
Ivory Prince hellebore ( Helleborus‘Walhelivor ’ , Zones 4 - 9 )
Candytuft ( Iberis sempervirens , Zones 5 - 9 )

‘ Purple Knockout ’ lyre - exit sage ( Salvia lyrata‘Purple Knockout ’ , Zones 6 - 9 )
‘ Snowcap ’ alpine rock cress ( Arabis alpina‘Snowcap ’ , Zones 4 - 8)
‘ Emerald Gaiety ’ wintercreeper ( Euonymus fortunei‘Emerald Gaiety ’ , Zones 5 - 9 )

‘ Lady in Black ’ aster ( Aster lateriflorus‘Lady in Black ’ , geographical zone 4 - 8)
‘ Victoria Blue ’ salvia ( Salvia farinacea‘Victoria Blue ’ , zone 8 - 11 )
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