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Adding the color purple to an all-green garden will really bring some curb appeal to your flower beds. Here are some of the top five ones to add to bring in the joys of purple.

1. Phlox paniculata ‘David’: Small white blooms on a green stock. Blooms in clusters and from July to September.

2. ECHINACEA White Swan: Known also as “coneflower”. Small while blooms with a large yellowish sometimes brownish center. Similar in form to a daisy and blooms from summer to fall.

3. Salvia - May Night: Similar to look to the lavender bloom, but with a richer and deeper color of purple or at times a nice blue tone and shade. Grows upward and blooms from early summer to mid-summer season.

4. Sedum ‘Vera Jameson’: Grows in a cluster similar to a blooming bush. Light purple colored blooms that grow from mid-summer to early fall.

5. Aster - Purple Dome: Grows in a cluster of nice purple shaded blooms and the blooms grow close together similar to the Sedum Vera Jameson but with smaller blooms. Grows from August to September.

These selections listed above, that can bring a shade of purple to your garden can be purchased all together trough the Alzheimer Associations’ Alzheimer Awareness Perennial Garden kit. It is $99.95 plus shipping and handling depending on where you live. Contains ten of the plants listed above that can help bring a nice color scheme to your garden or walkway. Pick yours up today and add a bit of purple to your garden as well as help out those who suffer from Alzheimer’s. 10% of the profits go to help support the research and programs.

Here are some great gardening gift ideas for this holiday season:

1. The Fairy’s Garden: For the imaginative gardener, this gift is a mini fairy house filled with miniature fairy dwellings like tea time armchair and other small sized fairy items. $6-$350.

2. Earthworks Soaps: These soaps are for the earth scent lovers on your Christmas list. They are luxurious and wrapped in eco-friendly bamboo cloths. They come in a pack of three for $30.

“Here’s to great Gardening!”


Posted in Gardening Gift Ideas, Purple in the Garden on December 8th, 2008

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