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| Ruby Muhly Photo: Plant Select |
As we see plants in our garden die off, some of us might
have the urge to tidy everything up. One of the plant categories that can
benefit most from a hands-off approach are the ornamental grasses.
From Master Gardener Pam:
Plants I'll always plant: Perennials, low water, deer and rabbit resistant, attract pollinators and hummingbirds. Butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa,) Hyssop (hyssopus officinalis,) Caryoperis, Lavender cotton (santolina chamaecyparissus,) Kannah Creek buckwheat (eriognum umbellatum v. aureum,) Penstemon, Sedum, Yarrow (achillea,) Lavender, Tickseed (coreopsis,) Salvia, Rudebeckia, Pincushion flower, Blue fescue (Festuca glauca,) Dwarf fragrant sumac (rhus aromatic,) Lemon lace elderberry (sambucus racemosa,) Hostas, Sweet woodruff (gallum ororatum,) Roses – I usually look for zone 4 or Canadian. Morden Sunrise and Dainty Bess from Hi Country Roses are favorites.
Plants I'm itching to try: Salvia ‘maraschino’, Lead plant (amorpha canescens), Englemann’s daisy (englemannia peristenia)
Forget about it: Oregano, New Mexican privet
