How Silver Plants Improve Drought Tolerance

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HORTICULTURE SMART GARDENING NEWSLETTER August 10,  2016

Subscribe  |  Renew  |  Shop GardenersHub.com  |  Garden How-To University  |  Gardening Coupons Stunning Silver Plants for Dry Times Olympic athletes may be disappointed to settle for silver, but it's a most desirable color in the garden. Silver-leaved plants are a sophisticated design choice, and, even better, they tend to be drought tolerant. Here are some tips for incorporating silver-leaved plants into your garden design, plus some of our favorites. (Check back next week as we celebrate bronze plants as the Olympics close! Click here for last week's gold plants.) A Foolproof Hydrangea with Multicolor Blooms L.A. Dreamin' bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla L.A. Dreamin' or 'Lindsey Ann') delivers big, colorful flowers even after a frigid winter or a pruning mishap. That's not the only reason to include it in your garden. Start Your Small-Space Fall Veggie Garden It's still summer, but fall is on the way. Now's a good time to plan and, in some places, plant a fall vegetable garden. You can do this in containers or raised beds. Learn how in Growing Edibles in Small Spaces, a free download from Horticulture and PlantersPlace.com. Master the Use of Color in the Garden Learn the best tricks for mixing and matching color and more in the garden with Rebecca Sweet's Refresh Your Garden Design With Color, Texture & Form. This book makes the knowledge and practice of a professional garden designer's accessible to home gardeners. Subscribe  |  Renew  |  Shop GardenersHub.com  |  Garden How-To University  |  Gardening Coupons

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