West End Neighbors
Garden and History Tours
Ideas for color and
companions
in the garden:
Perennials in April |
Perennials in May |
Perennials in June |
Perennials in July |
Perennials in September
Ground covers through the months |
Shrubs through the months |
Trees through the months |
Houseplants
Installations and art |
Maintenance
Minnesota Noxious Weed List
(external link)
Minnesota
Wildflowers
(external link)
Extremely Cold Hardy Perennials
Perennial Resource
(external link)
Best Performing Perennials
Midwest Gardening (external link)
March
29:
Mammillaria elongata (lady fingers)
First to bloom in
2021 in the garden house.
May
23:
Liberation Day: the day all the wintering plants decide to vacate the garden house.
June
On the deck
July
3:
Orchid cactus (Epiphyllum)
In bloom with a lovely flower pot from Tuscany, Italy.
July
3:
Lantana
with visiting Monarch butterfly.
July
3:
Crinum-(lily)-asiaticum
July
3:
Begonia
July
12:
Cactus garden with bloom
With petrified rock
July
14:
Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) in front of the Moon Viewing Pavilion
September
Mexican Fire Barrel Cactus
(Ferocactus Pilosus)
A clumping cactus filling its pot.
September
mandevilla, cardinal climber and cup and saucer vine.
September
Hibiscus (Malvaceae/mallow)
September
Sago palm tree (Cycas revoluta)
The Sago appears regularly in classical Japanese gardens.
Its companion is a Foxtail Fern (Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii')
September
Angel Wing Begonia
September
Silver torch cactus (Cleistocactus Straussi)
Found in the mountainous region of the Department Tarija, Bolivia
September
Hens-and-Chicks (Sempervivum tectorum or Echeveria elegans)
Genus in the family Crassulaceae, native to semi-desert areas of Central America, Mexico and northwestern South America.
November
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera truncata)
November
Garden house/winter spa for the season