PATIO CUTTING GARDEN
A thoughtfully layered garden designed for continuous blooms and fresh-cut bouquets
1. Anemone 'Royal Blush' 2. Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ 3. Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’
4. Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles' 5. Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' 6. Hosta 'Canadian Blue' 7. Acanthus mollis
8. Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom' 9. Helleborus x ballardiae HGC ‘Pink Frost’ 10. Polystichum polyblepharum
11. Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert’ 12. Tree
Create a beautiful and productive outdoor space with this patio cutting garden, designed to provide months of fresh flowers just steps from your door. Combining the timeless beauty of hydrangeas, roses, peonies, delphiniums, daisies, alliums, verbascum, and fragrant lavender, this planting offers a succession of blooms from late spring through fall. Layered heights, complementary colors, and long-lasting flowers create an inviting garden that is as attractive in the landscape as it is in bouquets, making it easy to enjoy fresh-cut arrangements throughout the growing season.
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Anemone 'Royal Blush' (1.)
Royal Blush Windflower
2 to 3 ft tall, 2 to 3 ft wide | Part sun to part shade | Deciduous | Zones: 5 to 8
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2. Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Hakone Japanese Forest Grass
Height: 12 to 18 in. Width: 18 to 24 in.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Late summer
Zones: 5 to 9
Quantity: 1 -

3. Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’
Trevi Fountain Lungwort
Height: 12 to 18 in. Width: 18 to 24 in.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Early to mid spring
Zones: 4 to 9
Quantity: 3 -

4. Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles'
Chocolate Ruffles Heuchera
Height: 10 to 12 in. Width: 16 to 20 in.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Evergreen in mild climates
Bloom Season: Late spring to early summer
Zones: 4 to 9
Quantity: 3 -

5. Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips’
Hot Lips Turtlehead
Height: 2 to 3 ft. Width: 18 to 24 in.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Late summer to early fall
Zones: 3 to 8
Quantity: 2 -

6. Hosta 'Canadian Blue’
Canadian Blue Hosta
Height: 18 to 24 in. Width: 3 to 4 ft.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Midsummer
Zones: 3 to 8
Quantity: 1 -
7. Acanthus mollis
Bear’s Breeches
Height: 3 to 4 ft. Width: 3 to 4 ft.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Evergreen in mild climates
Bloom Season: Late spring to midsummer
Zones: 7 to 10
Quantity: 1 -

8. Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Peach Blossom Astilbe
Height: 2 to 3 ft. Width: 1.5 to 2 ft.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Early to midsummer
Zones: 4 to 8
Quantity: 3 -
9. Helleborus x ballardiae HGC ‘Pink Frost’
Pink Frost Lenten Rose
Height: 18 to 24 in. Width: 18 to 24 in.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Evergreen
Bloom Season: Late winter to early spring
Zones: 5 to 9
Quantity: 3 -

10. Polystichum polyblepharum
Japanese Tassel Fern
Height: 18 to 24 in. Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Evergreen
Bloom Season: Non blooming
Zones: 5 to 8
Quantity: 2 -

11. Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert’
Honorine Jobert Windflower
Height: 3 to 4 ft. Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Late summer to fall
Zones: 4 to 8
Quantity: 2 -

12. Mature tree
Japanese Maple
Height: 20 to 30 ft. Width: 10 to 15 ft.
Light: Part sun to part shade
Deciduous or Evergreen
Bloom Season: Spring
Zones: 5 to 8
PATIO CUTTING GARDEN
A thoughtfully layered garden designed for continuous blooms and fresh-cut bouquets
Anemone 'Royal Blush'
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’
Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles'
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Hosta 'Canadian Blue'
Acanthus mollis
Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Helleborus x ballardiae HGC ‘Pink Frost’
Polystichum polyblepharum
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert’
Tree
Create a beautiful and productive outdoor space with this patio cutting garden, designed to provide months of fresh flowers just steps from your door. Combining the timeless beauty of hydrangeas, roses, peonies, delphiniums, daisies, alliums, verbascum, and fragrant lavender, this planting offers a succession of blooms from late spring through fall. Layered heights, complementary colors, and long-lasting flowers create an inviting garden that is as attractive in the landscape as it is in bouquets, making it easy to enjoy fresh-cut arrangements throughout the growing season.
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Anemone 'Royal Blush' (1.)
2 to 3 ft tall, 2 to 3 ft wide | Part sun to part shade | Zones: 5 to 8
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Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ (2.)
Hakone Japanese Forest Grass
12 to 18 in tall, 18 to 24 in wide | Part to full shade | Zones: 5 to 9
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Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’ (3.)
Trevi Fountain Lungwort
12 to 18 in tall, 18 to 24 in wide | Part shade to full shade | Zones: 4 to 9
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Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles' (4.)
Chocolate Ruffles Heuchera
10 to 12 in tall, 16 to 20 in wide | Part shade to full shade | Zones: 4 to 9
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Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips’ (5.)
Hot Lips Turtlehead
2 to 3 ft tall, 18 to 24 in wide | Full sun to part shade | Zones: 3 to 8
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6. Hosta 'Canadian Blue’
Canadian Blue Hosta
Height: 18 to 24 in. Width: 3 to 4 ft.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Midsummer
Zones: 3 to 8
Quantity: 1 -
7. Acanthus mollis
Bear’s Breeches
Height: 3 to 4 ft. Width: 3 to 4 ft.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Evergreen in mild climates
Bloom Season: Late spring to midsummer
Zones: 7 to 10
Quantity: 1 -

8. Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Peach Blossom Astilbe
Height: 2 to 3 ft. Width: 1.5 to 2 ft.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Early to midsummer
Zones: 4 to 8
Quantity: 3 -
9. Helleborus x ballardiae HGC ‘Pink Frost’
Pink Frost Lenten Rose
Height: 18 to 24 in. Width: 18 to 24 in.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Evergreen
Bloom Season: Late winter to early spring
Zones: 5 to 9
Quantity: 3 -

10. Polystichum polyblepharum
Japanese Tassel Fern
Height: 18 to 24 in. Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Light: Part shade to full shade
Evergreen
Bloom Season: Non blooming
Zones: 5 to 8
Quantity: 2 -

11. Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert’
Honorine Jobert Windflower
Height: 3 to 4 ft. Width: 2 to 3 ft.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Deciduous
Bloom Season: Late summer to fall
Zones: 4 to 8
Quantity: 2 -

12. Mature tree
Japanese Maple
Height: 20 to 30 ft. Width: 10 to 15 ft.
Light: Part sun to part shade
Deciduous or Evergreen
Bloom Season: Spring
Zones: 5 to 8