Garden Trends 2014St. Louis, Missouri

TREND #1:Drought Tolerant Plants

• The past 2 summers we’ve survived record-breaking heat.

• The best way to conserve water is to utilize plants that thrive with little to no irrigation.

TREND #1: Drought Tolerant Plants Purple Coneflower

This perennial blooms a rosy purple color in June-August. It requires little maintenance and minimal water. It’s also tolerant of deer and prefers full sun to light shade. Dowco typically uses this showy flower in naturalized areas that don’t have irrigation systems such as subdivision islands and common areas.

TREND #1: Drought Tolerant Plants

Popular Garden CombinationsMix up the Ornamental grasses –Some have feathery plumes, some have bold foliage like red, purple and blue, some grow taller than 10 feet while others stay low, some have fuzzy cattails on the ends, and some even resemble animals like zebras or porcupines. Mix up the colors – Plants come in all spectrums of the rainbow. Try using Azaleas for red, Daylily for orange, Black Eyed Susan for yellow, Spirea for lime green, Russian Sage for blue, Lavender for purple, and Stonecrop for light pink. Mix up the heights – Giving texture to your garden will really add aesthetic value. Drought tolerant vines will reach high to the sky followed by taller shrubs like Butterfly Bushes, mixed with a shorter Liriope, with drought tolerant groundcovers that creep low and everything in between.