15 Easy to Grow at home Perennial Plants + survived heat, drought, + neglect in humid zone 8 garden

In this video I'll talk about my favorite plants that survived a hot summer of neglect including lantana, yarrow, bee balm, pow wow echinacea, crinum lily, craspedia, dianthus, geranium, leek, lettuce, salvia, sage, strawberries, and mums. These are drought hardy, easy to grow disease resistant perennials that come back every year whether you care for them or not. Flowers and edibles are discussed.

[codecircle]

I love her strategy, She's like, "well, I just made it work". Good job woman :D

[dkleath]

I LOVE YOUR GARDEN & how you & your son enjoy it together, thanks for blessing us by sharing this!!!

[kurthartle]

Your garden is lovely, not nearly as 'messy' as you fear. Your plant choices are admirable and the slightly more natural look gives it a relaxed charm.

[ConnieWojahn]

The lettuce looks like dandelion to me. My chickens, my "ladies" would go crazy for it. Very nice plant growth, healthy, strong, and I'd guess very tasty.

[koreanature]

Beautiful Upload friend. keep it up. Thank you for sharing this to us. Greetings from Korea

[janie]

Thanks for the real-life garden tour and information. Much more useful to me than grand gardens with more gardeners than me, myself & I!

[lauraalmasan]

I love dianthus! I’m in zone 5b and they come back beautifully every year.

[OliverJazzz]

You're so lucky to live in such a warm climate! We get really hard frost every year, and so many plants perish, unless you dig them up in the fall and store in a cellar during the winter. Some thrive though, alliums for example, and the way you use chives was very inspiring! Thanks for the lovely video!

[Valdal]

Beautiful gardens. Thanks for posting this. I’m a N. J. native, but I’ve been her for 17 years. I’ve had some success with certain plants, but others don’t want to live! Glad you covered our zone 8.

[mhubertcfi]

Gardening and watercolor are also my passions. Glad I caught this video! I am working to increase my sedums and want to add them to every bouquet!

[susanwilkinson]

I was looking for other zone 8 gardeners and found your post. Nice yard. I like your style.

[soniatriana]

I totally enjoyed this video!! Thank you!! You uploaded this 2 years ago but your recommendations are equally valid - anytime of the year!!

[laceypreston]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and for posting all the helpful links! I am in zone 8 as well and I found this extremely helpful in planning to start a pollinator garden.

[itkahsramal]

I let my Alliums dry all the way out then spray painted the globes different colors and the stems clear protectant spray to keep that natural effect. Beautiful focal point in my office.

[lexbel]

Sedum is crazy hardy. I have one that’s survived many winters in a plastic pot and he’s still going. They’re also super easy to propagate. We had a small piece that we just put in the ground to root and we accidentally forgot about it. But its still going strong.

[tara]

Bonus lizard at the end! This was wonderful. Thank you for taking the time. You have me a lot of inspiration for where I am in zone 8b in the suburbs of Seattle.

[ztgglis]

Thank you! Finding information on zone 8 is tough!

[connietowler]

Love your garden. What a great variety of plants. Zone 6 here. Need to check out a few that you showed. I plant Zinnias and Sunflowers every year, love them, so many different kinds. Found an almost black sunflower this year, saved the seeds. Thank you.

[judybreedlove]

Thanks for the tour of your garden. You have some very interesting plants.

[drakekoefoed]

the geranium is the cranesbill type. some mums die in frost. leeks have bulbs. move when the tops die