Mexican sage bush (Salvia leucantha) is a beauty of a bush to grow. Stunning purple flowers and incredibly hardy. But it needs an annual prune to keep it looking 100% fresh. Here’s how: 🪻 Once the flowers start to die it’s time to cut the bush back. This usually happens in winter, I leave them as long as I can cause I love their colour in our winter garden. 🪻 When you look at the base of the plants you should see two different looking stems. The darker brown ones are old - take these these out

Don’t forget this essential garden design element! Movement! It’s SO key in garden design! The juxtaposition between solid and heavy structures and shrubs and airy gauzy wind dancers makes for a beautiful effect. Just another example of how in design, opposites always attract! Here are some of my favorite plants and trees for adding movement to the garden: Japanese anemone Geum Verbena bonariensis Russian sage Penstemon Indigo spires salvia Gaura Prarie dropseed grass Blue grama grass Mexican fe

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