It’s almost May… if you haven’t already started thinking about your garden, now’s the time to get started. Â Here are five plants that grow well in Sussex County… with the proper care of course!
Astilbe
This dense, colorful plant blooms in shades of pink, red, white, and lavender. This plant grows best in shaded areas and needs plenty of water. (pictured above)
Bee Balm
If you love wildflowers, this is the plant for you. Flowering in red, pink, violet, and white varieties this plant grows best in moist, sunny areas. This beautiful plant also attracts butterflies and hummingbirds while deterring most pests with its minty scent.
Lily-of-the-Valley
This ground cover plant is well recognizable with its bell-shaped flowers that small oh-so-sweet. This plant grows well in moist, shaded areas. Although it doesn’t flower all season, the deep green leaves are lovely all season long.
Soapwort
This beautiful plant features clusters of small pink, purple, or white flowers and is super easy to grow as long as you plant it in full sun and don’t overwater. This plant can grow up to two feet tall and wide and blooms all summer and fall.
Trillium
This gorgeous plant blooms in shades of white, yellow, and maroon. Trillium’s distinguishing three-petal bloom grows best in moist, shaded areas. Just be sure to grow it along with other flowering plants, because Trillium goes dormant in midsummer.
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