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“Sunny Border Blue” Veronica

Texture can be your best friend when designing gardens with style, since it allows you to create levels and dimension to an otherwise flat space.

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Elephant Ear

In a shady place, try slender Veronica in “Sunny Border Blue”, a tall, willowy, flowering stalk of periwinkle blue clusters, and combine it with any variety of Elephant Ear, whose large, smooth leaves hug the ground and compliment the blooming stalks.

Hydrangeas are awesome when it comes to garden combos because they will combine with dozens of other flowering plants.  We love them paired with simple white blooms, such as zinnias or vincas.

Together, they create both high and low levels of color and foliage, and the textures compliment each other well.

With just a little thought and creativity, you can turn your outdoor spaces from flat and boring, to stunning and beautiful!