Best Garden Plants to Complement Your Summer House

Plants that thrive in your summer house’s warm, bright environment will pair nicely with vegetables and flowers with similar water and soil needs, providing natural supports or helping deter pests. Many companion plants also serve to provide support or deter pests.

Marigolds can effectively repel zucchini foes while simultaneously attracting beneficial insects. Oregano, parsley and dill all also deter asparagus beetles by drawing parasitic wasps that prey upon them and kill them off.

Black-Eyed Susans

Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) are perennial wildflowers beloved by pollinators and gardeners. Easy to cultivate and durable in appearance, Black-eyed Susans make a beautiful and colourful addition to landscapes, flower gardens, butterfly sanctuaries, or butterfly meadows. Native to North America and available at local nurseries or garden centers near you; shop around until you find one suitable for your garden space! There are multiple cultivars of this species so find which works best.

Rudbeckia flowers thrive in sunny locations of your garden from summer through autumn, making them a wonderful choice for open areas with lots of sunlight. Rudbeckias tolerate heat and drought well but will thrive with regular watering – they work especially well as border plants or container plantings and full sun is typically optimal; partial shade locations will still give impressive results though!

Rudbeckias are extremely simple to care for, requiring low maintenance and self-seeding. No fertilizers are needed and they can tolerate foot traffic without damage; however, their soil must remain well-drained to thrive. Deadheading spent blossoms to promote new growth is necessary in keeping ‘Herbsonne’ blooming its best; its cultivar offers attractive color combined with exceptional disease resistance and vigor.

This cultivar is ideal for cool season crops like cabbage and performs beautifully across USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9. Featuring yellow-gold 3-inch flowers surrounded by cone-shaped black eyes, this cultivar is beloved by monarch butterflies as well as gardeners because its flowers last much longer without becoming wilted as quickly.

Consider cultivars such as the Autumn Sun for its yellow petals that bend downward and darken over time, and American Gold Rush which features arched petals and a black-brown center.

Herbsonne makes for the ideal companion plantings of kale and Napa cabbage varieties, while it also works well as a companion crop for tomato varieties due to their similar soil and water requirements. Planting them together will ease your gardening tasks considerably; other great companion plants include basil and marigolds which deter pests that might damage them as well as dill which attracts bees for improved pollination.

Dusty Miller

Dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima) makes for an excellent contrast in flower gardens, providing cool purple or blue blooms with something to set them off while simultaneously matching hot red and orange blooms beautifully. Plus, its silvery foliage pairs beautifully with moonlight for stunning results!

Relating to yarrow, this perennial is grown for its silver-gray foliage and can be used as either an accent plant in containers or the garden. This silvery sheen comes from its presence of trichomes which reflect light back onto its leaves to produce this appearance. As with most foliage plants, it requires minimal care or maintenance – full sun exposure works best but partial shade or shade won’t harm its growth either way!

Dusty miller should be planted after the last frost has passed in spring or transplanted from seedlings, and once established will form round mounds of foliage about 1 foot high within one year of establishment. Different cultivars produce fine, feathery leaves while Silver Lace features wider leaves; you may wish to trim away flowers that emerge since this will detract from overall effect of your dusty miller plant.

Due to its Mediterranean roots, dusty miller prefers full sun exposure throughout the day and thrives best in dry sandy soil with constant exposure to full sunlight. While it tolerates dry conditions well and drought tolerance, dusty miller can become vulnerable in cold conditions or prolonged wet periods and should therefore not be exposed to these extreme environments for too long. It should be mulched after establishment or given occasional water.

If you want to add more color and texture to your garden, pair ornamental grasses such as fescue or pampas with ornamental grasses like fescue or pampas for contrast in terms of colors and textures, as well as annuals like basil or alyssum for contrast in terms of colors and textures. Furthermore, basil helps prevent pests from devouring more delicate leaves like dusty miller.

Even though you can propagate this beautiful foliage by sowing seeds, the easiest and simplest way is taking stem cuttings in spring. Take all but a few inches of lower stem from each cutting, insert into moist potting mix, and keep moist until new roots appear from your cuttings.

Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), however, continues to display beautiful blooms into fall. A deciduous shrub in the hibiscus family that winter-hardy in USDA zones 5-9. It features larger than tropical hibiscus flowers in white, pink, lavender, blue and bicolor options and many varieties have frilly double petals with prominent throats – perfect for suburban gardens! Once established it can also tolerate drought once established making this ideal as either a hedge, specimen or container plants for years attracting both hummingbirds and butterflies while repelling deer making this plant an essential feature in suburban gardens!

Although the shrub grows quickly, its shape and size don’t need pruning for maintenance. Plant it in full sun for optimal flowering results and provide it with sufficient water during drought periods. If frost threatens, consider applying mulch around its base as this helps retain moisture while insulating roots against colder weather. Fertilize annually using granular fertilizers rich in potassium for maximum effectiveness.

Rose of Sharon is an adaptable plant, making it an excellent companion plant for vegetables. For instance, it thrives near tomatoes and melon crops while serving to boost their productivity while discouraging pests from damaging them. Other recommended companions for eggplant crops include marigolds for repelling common enemies as well as dill which attracts parasitic wasps that prey upon armyworms that feed off them.

For best results when growing rose of Sharon from seed indoors, sow the seeds 12 weeks before the last frost date in spring. Fill a container with soilless potting mix, sow seeds half-inch deep and keep moist. When they sprout, move to direct light for best growth – indirect light with warm temperatures works best. Transplant them after around 30 days into full sun conditions where shredded bark can help protect roots while providing insulation against moisture loss and weed control; remember, though; rose of Sharon doesn’t like boggy conditions either!

Peonies

Peonies are an indispensable cottage garden staple, offering a spectrum of colors and bloom sizes that create striking visual displays in any garden setting. Their large fragrant blooms make a striking visual impact in any setting and are easy to pair with other perennial plants for stunning combinations.

Peonies make beautiful garden favorites and require plants that thrive under similar growing conditions: full sun or partial shade with fertile, well-draining soil. When selecting suitable companion plants for peonies, select low annuals such as Astilbe, Irises Day Lilies Chrysanthemums Hardy Asters which complement large leaves of peonies while adding some much-needed color throughout summer months.

While pink peonies may be the classic variety, they come in every shade from white, coral, yellow, purple and more. Furthermore, double and semi-double varieties as well as bicolor varieties are widely available and even some hybrid options exist to close this color gap. Unfortunately, blue may not usually feature as part of this family of flowers but there may be interesting hybrid options that come close.

Flowering Beauties of all Climates! Hardiness Zone 9! They thrive best in full sun but will tolerate part shade if given enough sunlight. In the heat of summer, these flowers need regular watering for health and production; mulching with organic material in spring can help preserve soil moisture but must be removed prior to winter in order to avoid over-watering and creating dense, unattractive clumps of plants.

Once your peonies are blooming in full, bring their romantic beauty indoors by placing the stems in vintage pitchers or vases for a table-centered display. Their soft petals pair nicely with many styles of decor and conjure up images of country flower markets; for a modern touch try monochrome peonies in black vases to add drama.

Adelman Peony Gardens’ Sarrah Taylor recommends pairing cut peony stems with broad-leaved foliage like salal or eucalyptus for added contrast and to accentuate their vibrant colors. To extend their longevity and extend arrangements’ longevity further, she suggests adding some sugar to the water when watering arrangements of cut flowers.