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Hardy Succulents: A Low-Maintenance Solution for Season-Long Beauty
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Hardy succulents make jewel-like additions to the garden. Their water-retentive leaves come in a spectrum of intriguing colors. Clouds of starry flowers appear mostly in fall, attracting butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects, adding life and movement to your garden.
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Incorporating succulents into your landscape
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Hardy succulents can enrich your landscape in many ways. Here are some ideas:
1. Rock your retaining walls
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Small groundcover type sedums can add interest to an ordinary retaining wall. Use an old spoon to tuck soil into the chinks between the blocks, and plant the succulents into the cracks.
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Water them periodically, and you'll have a fascinating display!
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Hardy succulents are among the few plants that often survive winter in a window box or outdoor planter.
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3. Bring boarders to life
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Use low-growing sedum as a border along flower beds. Its dense, colorful leaves and low height make it an excellent choice for creating a uniform edge without blocking views.
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With their water holding leaves, succulents are perfect for drought-tolerant landscapes, blending well with other plants that prefer life on the dry side. Interplant them with other easy-care plants for a water-wise garden that looks fantastic!
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Ideal companion plants for hardy succulents include:
- Yarrow
- Allium
- Butterfly milkweed
- False indigo
- Coreopsis
- Coneflower
- Lavender
- Shasta daisy
- Calamint
- Catmint
- Ironweed
- Sea thrift
- Russian sage
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Whether you're looking for a striking border, an eye-catching focal point, or a solution for a challenging spot, the hardy succulents have got you covered. Their vivid color and adaptability make them a perfect choice for any landscape design.
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The Fall Porch Package:
Available now!
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The Fall Porch Package is back! Make outdoor decorating easy with our bundled deal on outdoor autumn decor. You'll get everything you need to create a picturesque outdoor display, including:
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2 Mums
(any @ $12.99)
1 Cornstalk Bundle
1 Pumpkin
(any yellow or pink sticker)
1 Full-Sized Straw Bale
Price: $45
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Visit us today, and let us help you bring the warmth and coziness of the season home.
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Grow herbs indoors
this winter
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If you've got herbs growing in your garden, now is the time to pot some up and take them indoors, so you can enjoy fresh herbs all winter long! Here's how:
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Chives, garlic, oregano, and thyme
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Dig plants from around the edges of an established clump, and pot up for use indoors over winter. Marjoram falls into this category as well, except that the entire plant can be dug and transferred indoors, as it isn't winter hardy.
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Mint family plants (some)
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Many of the herbs in the mint family will propagate well from cuttings. This group includes the mints (of course,) but also lemon balm, catnip, basil, and shiso.
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To take cuttings, select stems that haven't flowered. Cut off the tender growth at the top. Snip the stems into sections with one pair of leaves at the top, and 4-6" of bare stem below, and root the stems in water before planting.
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Parsley, cilantro, and lemongrass can all be grown indoors under the right conditions, although it's easier to start with potted plants than to try to pot some up from outside.
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We have a fresh crop of basil, lemongrass and strawberries in stock now if you'd like to give it a try!
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- Always inspect plants for hitchhikers, pests and diseases before bringing them indoors, and make sure to look underneath the leaves.
- Use a gritty, fast-draining potting soil. A cactus and succulent mix works well for most herbs.
- All of the herbs will want plenty of bright, indirect light, so consider using grow lights to suppliment what's naturally available if you have north-facing windows or little natural light.
- Most herbs will also appreciate a pebble tray filled with water for extra humidity inside the house.
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Herbs add freshness and zest to winter meals, and keeping a winter windowsill garden of them can be fun! Why not bring some herbs inside this fall and try it for yourself?
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Save Your Spot
for Holiday Workshops!
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Gather your friends and sign up for the Hoerr Nursery holiday workshops! This year we're offering our popular porch pot classes, plus wreath decorating workshops and holiday dish gardens (pictured above.) These workshops are the perfect opportunity to bond with friends and family while enjoying festive fun! Some of the classes are already filling up, so don't wait to reserve your spots.
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On sale now
while supplies last!
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Spring dug B&B Trees - 40% off
Select shrubs - 33% off
Small Fruits - 40% off
Blueberries, raspberries, etc.
Roses - $15 each
David Austins, florabundas, grandafloras, hybrid teas & climbers
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