With June approaching, garden centers are stocked with flowers that demand significant energy and maintenance. However, experts advise choosing more resilient plants to fill the inevitable gaps that appear in borders during July.
Summer is both the peak gardening season and the worst time to plant, as young plants need consistent rainfall and moist soil to establish. If your spring display is fading, now is the critical window to act.
One gardener, currently on a self-imposed plant-buying ban due to home renovations, offers vicarious advice: prioritize plants from local charitable gardens. They've made exceptions for 100 Gladiolus murielae corms and two packets of an easy-peasy seed mix from Chiltern Seeds, after neighborhood cats disrupted their wildflower patch. Otherwise, they rely on donations and volunteers.
For a show-stopping summer border, choose hardy, low-maintenance varieties that thrive with minimal fuss.