>In the Perennial Border – East you will find:
Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Carafe Grenache’ (Rose Mallow); the enormous deep pink flowers of this hardy hibiscus last two or three days, replaced continuously with new ones from mid-summer to early fall
In the Perennial Border – East:
Phlox paniculata ‘Norah Leigh’ (Summer of Garden Phlox); this variegated form with while marble-edged leaves does better with some afternoon shade
In the Perennial Border – North:
Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ (Showy Stonecrop) with Sedum ‘Postman’s Pride’ (Stonecrop); Brilliant has excellent compact form so it doesn’t flop and lots of hot pink star flowers, attractive to butterflies; shown here with the very deep black-purple of Postman’s Pride
In the Garden Hall Courtyard – Bank:
In the Garden Hall Courtyard – Bank:
Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’ (Japanese Windflower); this selection of Japanese anemone is probably the hardiest, flowering about a month earlier than other varieties
In the Entry Garden:
about the author: Sandra Pella
Sandra Pella has worked as Head Gardener of the Toronto Botanical Garden since 2008. She holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario, and upon graduation worked in the financial sector until the pull of plants was too much to resist, whereupon she found herself at Janet Anderson Perennials (formerly JEA Perennials) as a horticultural technician. She has been the Perennial Manager at Summerhill Nursery & Floral followed by the Assistant Horticulturist at the TBG prior to its renovation. Sandra worked as a Gardener for two seasons with the City of Toronto as well as seasonal Gardener for the TBG prior to being named Head Gardener. She is self-taught in the field and thus greatly appreciated the experience a gardening internship in 2009 at Great Dixter in the UK brought to her. Sandra has a regular What’s In Bloom blog and is one of the spokespeople for the TBG.
