July 4, 2024

Summer Blooming Perennials

Greenland is well-stocked with popular choices for outstanding summer colour in perennials. These plants will make your garden pop year after year with long-lasting blooms that also attract pollinators.

Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata SpinTop Series)

-These are bred from a native wildflower and form compact mounding clumps.

-Loaded with daisy-like flowers all summer to fall in shades of red, orange, and yellow.

-Plant in lean, well-drained soil; does not tolerate overly heavy or wet soil.

-Full sun.

Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)

-Scapes of lily-like flowers available in many different colours.

-Forms a clump of grassy foliage that looks great all season.

-Versatile, reliable, and extremely easy.

-Full sun to part shade.

Delphinium

-Cottage garden favourite with towering spires of showy blooms available in numerous colours; makes a lovely cut flower.

-Taller varieties benefit from support.

-Easy to grow and reliable; deer and rabbit resistant.

-Full sun.

Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)

-Tall spikes of tubular flowers available in rose-pink, creamy white with dark spots, or yellow; makes an interesting cut flower.

-Most varieties are biennial, so allow plants to self-seed; the yellow foxglove is a true perennial.

-All parts of the plant are poisonous; deer and rabbit resistant.

-Full sun to part shade.

Lupine (Lupinus spp.)

-Thick spires of pea-like blooms with a spicy fragrance, available in several colours.

-Forms a bushy clump of palm-like leaves.

-Plant in lean, well-drained soil; the crowns will rot in overly rich, heavy, or wet soil.

-Full sun.

Salvia

-Long-lasting spikes of flowers, mostly in shades of blue, violet, or pink, will rebloom if deadheaded.

-Forms an upright mounding clump of aromatic foliage.

-Supremely easy to grow and reliable.

-Full sun to part shade.

Weekend Potting Station

Fri. July 5 | Sat. July 6 | Sun. July 7

Use our potting station to plant your own custom arrangements!

Bring your own planter or choose from our selection; our Potting Shed team will guide you in choosing a combination of fresh herbs, succulents or cacti to create an arrangement perfect for your patio table or as a gift.

No charge for soil and the mess stays here!

Just drop-in - open Friday 10-9. Saturday 9-5 & Sunday 10-5.

Mini Design Consultations

Book Now - Limited Space

Sometimes it just takes a little extra direction for your landscape projects to take shape. Book one of our 1-hour appointments where you’ll meet with one of our experts for one-on-one help in planning either a landscape border, perennial bed or even a challenging space in your yard.

Cost: $100 per 60-minute session - space limited. View all available appointments on the registration page.

All Outdoor Roses (hardy & tender) - NOW 40% off

Edmonton Horticultural Society Garden Tour

Tickets have arrived for the annual garden tour featuring 10 yards with a diversity of designs and unique plantings in the Edmonton area. This self-guided tour runs July 20 & 21, 2024.

Tickets are $25 each and available for purchase in-store at Greenland. For more information visit edmontonhort.com

Location

Minutes east of Edmonton, where Yellowhead Trail meets

Clover Bar Road (Exit 405).