{"id":3669,"date":"2020-05-30T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T11:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/?p=3669"},"modified":"2020-05-30T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T16:13:24","slug":"summer-perennial-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/summer-perennial-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Perennial Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"827219ce0a87fa193c09e84c4c9a0f12\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:20px 0 20px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MOINSBD Link Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4387862990858706\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6762903103\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3671\" style=\"width: 817px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3671\" class=\"wp-image-3671 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Top-10-summer-border.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"807\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Top-10-summer-border.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Top-10-summer-border-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Perennial Border Design by Kelly Schroeder.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Enjoy a riot of colour from early summer through early autumn with this easy summer border.\u00a0 The plants enjoy a bright location but prefer not to be in the blazing afternoon sun.\u00a0 A good loam soil and regular watering is required to keep the Cimicifuga and Astilbe at their best.\u00a0 Otherwise, if these are allowed to dry out the leaves will turn crispy.\u00a0 If maintaining moisture is a problem use the suggested substitutes which all manage with a little less moisture.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to create a longer border you can repeat the selections or mix in some of the substitutions into the repetition.\u00a0 Remember to plant multiples per variety to avoid a lumpy hodge-podge look in the garden.\u00a0 Best results occur with groups of 3 or 5 plants or more.<\/p>\n<p>PLANTS USED FOR THIS GARDEN ARE:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Campanula posch. Blue Waterfall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/campanula-poscharskyana-blue-waterfall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campanula poscharskyana Blue Waterfall<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Dianthus Fire Star\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/dianthus-fire-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dianthus Fire Star\u2122<\/a> \u2013 Zone 5<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Polemonium reptans 'Touch of Class'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/polemonium-reptans-touch-of-class.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polemonium reptans \u2018Touch of Class\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/leucanthemum-x-superbum-becky.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leucanthemum x superbum &#8216;Becky&#8217;<\/a>&#8211; Zone 4<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cimicifuga simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/cimicifuga-simplex-hillside-black-beauty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cimicifuga simplex \u2018Hillside Black Beauty\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Astilbe 'Jump and Jive'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/astilbe-jump-and-jive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astilbe \u2018Jump and Jive\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Heuchera 'Crimson Curls'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/heuchera-crimson-curls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heuchera \u2018Crimson Curls\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>OR SUBSTITUTE WITH:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Campanula poscharskyana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/campanula-poscharskyana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campanula poscharskyana<\/a> \u2013 Zone 2<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Achillea 'Strawberry Seduction'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/achillea-strawberry-seduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Achillea \u2018Strawberry Seduction\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 4<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/scabiosa-butterfly-blue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scabiosa \u2018Butterfly Blue\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 4<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Echinacea purpurea 'Coconut Lime'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/echinacea-purpurea-coconut-lime.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Echinacea purpurea \u2018Coconut Lime\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Penstemon 'Dark Towers'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/penstemon-dark-towers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penstemon \u2018Dark Towers\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Phlox paniculata 'Watermelon Punch'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/phlox-paniculata-watermelon-punch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phlox paniculata \u2018Watermelon Punch\u2019<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Zone 4<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sedum spurium red form\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/sedum-spurium-red-form.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sedum spurium red form<\/a> \u2013 Zone 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; 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