Zoom Meeting Mar.25 Topic: Drought Tolerant Perennials with Elaine Rude of Paint Brush Garden Design and Consult

Time: Mar 25, 2021 06:30 PM Edmonton

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Elaine is a Master Gardener, instructor, garden designer and obsessed gardener.  She gardens on a large property outside of Calgary where she indulges her passion for home grown produce, fruit and flowers.  No stranger to the challenges of country gardening Elaine is working to develop a gorgeous country garden with plants well adapted to her conditions

Winter is the time we dream about how perfect our garden will look this summer.  Perennials blooming abundantly in waves of continuous colour with nary a stem out of place or a blemish or insect in sight.  Alas, Mother Nature doesn’t always treat us kindly.  As our summer weather becomes more unpredictable with extended periods of hotter and drier conditions, we need to choose our perennial plants wisely so that we can obtain a semblance of our dream.  So, let’s take a look at some super tough drought tolerant perennials that can handle whatever Mother Nature throws our wa