I haven't blogged for a few years now. The years 2014-2015 were downright depressing for the garden due to our drought. I tried to use as little water as possible and the garden just looked sad. But out of bad, comes good. I found out which plants thrived when it was dry. The rain we had this last year definitely helped but some plants are still struggling to catch up. I can't baby anyone, so to survive in my garden, plants have to be drought tolerant.
One of my favorites in the garden is Achillea Filipendulina "Coronation Gold." This beauty has been in my garden since the mid 90s.
Tough is probably the best word to describe this yarrow. I love its stately stance in the garden and is lovely combined with liatris and purple cone flower. Coronation Gold was one of the few plants in the garden that looked good last year when I was watering only once every 7 to 8 days. And that is the summer watering schedule. Once fall hits, I go to every two weeks and after the first rain, I rarely water again until about May. If you can't find this lovely at your local garden center, it is available online at High Country Gardens - one of my favorite mail order nurseries.
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