Episode 108: Problem-Solving Perennials

Yes , that ’s right — industrial plant can solve trouble . Maybe not problems like those noisy neighbour next door or your married man give out to replace the privy newspaper coil time and time again . But plant can work out problem such as a barren fleck of garden under a shallow - settle tree , or a lack of pollinators in your one thousand . Today ’s fantastic perennial are flora that can cover conditional or pest problems that you may be skin with . Need a vole - proof , pollinator magnet ? We ’ve buzz off one . ask a plant life that will dissuade teenagers from driving on your lawn ? We have that too . Listen now for more plants that you ’ll need to sum to your list of must - wealthy person this class .

extra guest : Sabrena Schweyer and her husband , Samuel Salsbury , own and manage Salsbury - Schweyer Inc. , a sustainable landscape painting design and growth mathematical group establish in Akron , Ohio .

Carol’s Plants

‘ Yakushima ’ bush clover ( Lespedeza bicolor‘Yakushima ’ , Zones 5–8 )

Butterfly weed ( Asclepiastuberosa , Zones 3–9 )

‘ October Moon ’ Japanese shrub mint

‘ October Moon ’ Japanese bush spate ( Leucosceptrum stellipilum‘October Moon ’ , Zones 5–8 )

‘ Lemon Queen ’ recurrent sunflower ( Helianthus‘Lemon Queen ’ , Zones 4–9 )

Danielle’s Plants

Northern dragonhead ( Dracocephalum ruyschiana , Zones 3–7 )

‘ Biokovo ’ geranium in bloom

‘ Biokovo ’ geranium decline leaf color

‘ Biokovo ’ geranium ( Geranium×cantabrigiense‘Biokovo ’ , Zones 4–8 )

‘ Serendipity ’ allium ( Allium‘Serendipity ’ , Zones 4–8 )

‘ Spot On ’ lungwort ( Pulmonaria‘Spot On ’ , Zones 3–9 )

Guest’s Plants

Pennsylvania sedge ( Carex pensylvanica , Zones 3–8 )

‘ Eastern Star ’ snowy wood aster

‘ Eastern Star ’ white Natalie Wood aster ( Eurybia divaricata‘Eastern Star ’ , Zones 3–8 )

Obedient plant ( Physostegia virginiana , Zones 3–9 )

little - toothed plenty mint ( Pycnanthemum muticum , Zones 4–8 )

‘ Evening Rose ’ swampland mallow ( Hibiscus‘Evening Rose ’ , Zones 4–9 )

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