Drought Tolerant Garden Update: November Versus Summer

In this video, I take you on a tour of my drought tolerant garden in November and compare it to how it looked in full bloom in the Summer. I'll show you how 22 perennials and 6 shrubs have fared in their first season, and I'll also share the changes I plan to make next year. I hope you enjoy this video and that it inspires you to create your own drought tolerant garden! Use the Chapter headings below to jump to a specific plant. (Zone 7, southern New Jersey)

Chapters:

0:00 - Overview of the Drought Tolerant Garden Bed, planted in June 2024
0:50 - Delosperma Razzle Dazzle (Hardy Ice Plant) and El Niño Desert Orchid
3:15 - Fuzzy Wuzzy Lamb’s Ear; Autumn Fire Sedum; Beyond Midnight Caryopteris (Bluebeard)
4:50 - Why am I still watering this drought-tolerant bed in November?
5:53 - Blue Star Junipers; Scabiosa Butterfly Blue (Pincushion Flowers)
7:21 - Pugster Amethyst Butterfly Bushes (Buddleia); Gaura Stratosphere Pink Picotee
9:52 - Miss Willmott’s Ghost; Echinops Blue Glow; Big Blue Sea Holly
12:12 - Achillia Firefly Red Pop (Yarrow); Coreopsis Golden Needles
13:31 - Supreme Cantaloupe Coneflower; Agastache Morello (Hummingbird Mint)
14:28 - Artemisia Silver Lining; Lavender Phenomenal;
16:33 - Echinacea Double Coded Butter Pecan; Cat’s Pajamas Catmint (Nepeta)
18:01 - Kismet Raspberry Coneflowers; Millenium Alliums; Penstemon Rose Rhinestones
19:53 - Sedum Autumn Fire; Sunsparkler Wildfire Stonecrop (FAIL)
20:53 - Arizona Apricot Blanket Flowers; Limonium Dazzle Rocks (Sea Lavender)
22:40 - My evaluation of this bed so far


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📸 PHOTO CREDITS 📸

Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc. Thank you!

Photos courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery Thank you!


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