Sun Loving Perennials For Your Garden

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Are you looking for perennials for your sunny garden this year? Here are a few of my favorites to plant

Coneflowers

Coneflowers (Echinacea) are not only easy to grow but are drought-tolerant perennials. Available in a wide variety of colors but the purple is the most common. Great pollinator flower to add! Plant Polliantor Garden

Black Eyed Susan is another easy perennial for your sunny garden. pollinator gardens

Phlox

03 Garden Phlox is definitely one to add. Small clusters of flowers on each stem. Garden Tour

Clematis

04 It's nice to add a climbing flower to your garden, Clematis come is a huge variety of colors and heights.

Salvia

05 Salvias love the sun. Another easy-care perennial to add to your garden. Drought tolerant and a favorite of bees. Garden Tour

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Those are just a few flowers to get you started. Want to see my cut flower garden next? Click Below. Tour My Garden

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