{"id":4628,"date":"2024-01-11T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blog\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2024-01-11T17:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:01:22","slug":"lessons-from-the-lloyd-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/11\/lessons-from-the-lloyd-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from the Lloyd Border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-carousel stk-block-carousel stk--is-slide stk--arrows-justify-space-between stk--arrows-align-center stk-block stk-a2c9077\" data-slides-to-show=\"\" data-block-id=\"a2c9077\"><style>.stk-a2c9077{margin-bottom:22px !important;--gap:30px !important}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-a2c9077{margin-bottom:24px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-carousel__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block-carousel__slider-wrapper stk-content-align 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1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fd87c78\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fd87c78\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fd87c78-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fd87c78-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-May13_DSC8022.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-May13_DSC8022-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-May13_DSC8022-edited.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-May13_DSC8022-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_19S-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_19S-edited.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_19S-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_19S-edited-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_19S-edited-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_19S-edited-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-faf3698\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"faf3698\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-faf3698-container stk--no-background 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https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_Sep22nd_21F-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_Sep22nd_21F-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_Sep22nd_21F-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_Sep22nd_21F.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"stk-block-carousel__buttons\"><button class=\"stk-block-carousel__button stk-block-carousel__button__prev\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-left\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-left\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 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veteran and Wye College horticulture graduate Christopher Lloyd returned home as a young man to Great Dixter, the 57-acre English estate where he and his five siblings had been raised, he began what would become decades of experimentation in garden design that would result in 15 books, countless columns and articles for magazines and newspapers, and a legacy of provocation and innovation that continues to exert tremendous influence on gardeners and designers all over the world. By building on structural plantings credited to architect Edwin Lutyens, and encouraged by Daisy, his aptly named, unconventional, wildflower-loving mother, Lloyd created a living laboratory where borders were designed to include a diverse mix of plants \u2014 bulbs, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vines; color combinations were daring; diverse forms and textures were welcome; a naturalistic style took its cues from Nature with allowances for interplanting, self-sowing, and some degree of crowding; and a spirit of wildness was always at play. Lloyd did all of this with a profound respect for the natural world that had been instilled in him by both parents and which remains a prescient feature of his legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We at the farm are honored to tend, maintain, and perpetually renew our own Lloyd Border, which was named in honor of the great English plantsman and writer. The 280&#8242; x 20&#8242; expanse was designed by Lloyd\u2019s longtime assistant Fergus Garrett, who has continued as steward and head gardener at Great Dixter since Lloyd\u2019s death in 2006. White Flower Farm\u2019s Lloyd Border was first planted in the fall of 2001, and although it has evolved (by design) over the years, it remains a living tribute to Lloyd and a hallmark of his and Garrett\u2019s gardening style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As visitors are aware, our Lloyd Border is framed by a slate walkway in front (the better for strolling) and a hedge of European Beech (<em>Fagus sylvatica<\/em>) behind. The garden contains more than 3,000 individual bulbs, perennials, shrubs, trees, and annuals from roughly 200 genera. The plant mix changes year to year but the border\u2019s \u201cbones\u201d and Lloyd\u2019s overriding design principles as interpreted by Garrett and White Flower Farm\u2019s head gardener Cheryl Whalen remain constants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you tend your own garden, you may wish to consider design principles that Christopher Lloyd practiced, popularized, and bequeathed to all of us. As we have learned, they never go out of style!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #7f6fa3);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Design Tips from the Lloyd Border<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd_border_hdr_merge-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4654 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd_border_hdr_merge-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd_border_hdr_merge--300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd_border_hdr_merge--768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd_border_hdr_merge--600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Plant a mix &amp; mix things up<\/span><\/strong>. \u201cThe borders [at Great Dixter] are mixed plantings of trees, shrubs, perennials, biennials, annuals and climbers,\u201d Garrett says. \u201cThe trees and shrubs give us structure, the perennials give us our main season along with self-sowing biennials that soften the picture. Everything is underplanted with bulbs, with pockets of annuals and ephemerals that stretch the display from spring through to autumn.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Plant in groups<\/strong> <strong>and repeat your groupings<\/strong> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #231f20);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">to create a sense of unity and cohesion.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_15S.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4656 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_15S.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_15S-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_15S-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_15S-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-minglingplants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4684 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-minglingplants.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-minglingplants-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-minglingplants-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-minglingplants-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Invite plants to self-sow and intermingle<\/span><\/strong>. In lieu of planting in tidy blocks or stranding individual perennials or shrubs on an island of mulch, let plants grow as they do in Nature. If a vertical Verbascum pops up at the edge of your border, let it be an attraction rather than a weed. If Goldenrod appears alongside a shrub or in the middle of a sweep of perennials, welcome its arrival and the color and life it brings to the late-season garden. (Pollinators will thank you.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Suit yourself<\/span><\/strong>. Choose a color palette you like best. Don\u2019t be afraid to be bold or unconventional. Lloyd eschewed traditional English pastels and was known for bolder combinations including purple and orange, reds and purples, darkest burgundy and yellow.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-Combo-Raniere20200717_IMG_4878.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4665 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-Combo-Raniere20200717_IMG_4878.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-Combo-Raniere20200717_IMG_4878-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-Combo-Raniere20200717_IMG_4878-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-Border-Combo-Raniere20200717_IMG_4878-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-border-perspectives.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4670 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-border-perspectives.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-border-perspectives-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-border-perspectives-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Lloyd-border-perspectives-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Play with perspectives<\/strong>.<\/span> The medium-size shrub doesn\u2019t have to sit at the middle or back of the border. Plant it at garden\u2019s edge to create a surprise or a focal point, or to facilitate a transition from one section of the garden to another.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Plant for all seasons<\/strong>. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #231f20);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">White Flower Farm\u2019s Lloyd Border begins the season with colorful displays of spring-flowering bulbs, segues into early blooming perennials, greets high summer with midseason bloomers and plenty of colorful and textural annuals, then changes colors and textures for fall as Ornamental Grasses, Dahlias, and plants with striking fall foliage shades steal the show. Use your garden space to orchestrate distinct seasonal displays.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_tulips.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4668 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_tulips.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_tulips-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_tulips-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder_tulips-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amsonia-hubrichtii-Blue-Star.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4677 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amsonia-hubrichtii-Blue-Star.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amsonia-hubrichtii-Blue-Star-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amsonia-hubrichtii-Blue-Star-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amsonia-hubrichtii-Blue-Star-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Balance art and Nature<\/span><\/strong>. Heavily manicured borders always appear manmade. Aim for Lloyd and Garrett\u2019s more naturalistic style, one that allows plants to grow exuberantly, overspill their spaces, and billow with abandon. In your garden, decide when to exercise control and when to let Nature work its magic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Don\u2019t tidy up too soon<\/strong>. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #231f20);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">While we tend to do a fair amount of our cleanup early in the border at White Flower Farm, \u201cPlants [at Great Dixter] are not cut down in the autumn and winter period until the spring tidy-up begins, providing us with valuable skeletons for a winter effect and a good food source for animals,\u201d Garrett says.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-winter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4674 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-winter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-winter-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-winter-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LloydBorder-winter-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #7f6fa3);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Selections from the Lloyd Border<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-72351b3\" data-block-id=\"72351b3\"><style>.stk-72351b3{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-72351b3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0f9ffe8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0f9ffe8\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0f9ffe8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0f9ffe8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/21526-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allium-millenium.jpeg\" alt=\"Allium Millenium\" class=\"wp-image-4687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allium-millenium.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allium-millenium-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/allium-millenium-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>PERENNIAL:<\/strong> <\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/21526-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allium &#8216;Millenium&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-189d3bb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"189d3bb\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-189d3bb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-189d3bb-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/28937-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eupatorium-gateway.jpeg\" alt=\"Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'\" class=\"wp-image-4693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eupatorium-gateway.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eupatorium-gateway-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eupatorium-gateway-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>PERENNIAL<\/strong>:<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/28937-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eupatorium maculatum &#8216;Gateway&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-151a817\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"151a817\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-151a817-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-151a817-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/73380-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/73380_24S.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/73380_24S.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/73380_24S-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/73380_24S-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/73380_24S-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/73380_24S-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">ANNUAL:<\/span><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/73380-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennisetum setaceum &#8216;Rubrum&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6f4bb81\" data-block-id=\"6f4bb81\"><style>.stk-6f4bb81{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6f4bb81-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-45708ec\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"45708ec\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-45708ec-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-45708ec-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/36018-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/phlox-jeana.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/phlox-jeana.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/phlox-jeana-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/phlox-jeana-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/phlox-jeana-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/phlox-jeana-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>PERENNIAL:<\/strong> <\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/36018-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phlox paniculata &#8216;Jeana&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-66f041b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"66f041b\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-66f041b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-66f041b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/bracteantha-granvia-pink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bracteantha-granvia-pink.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bracteantha-granvia-pink.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bracteantha-granvia-pink-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bracteantha-granvia-pink-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #55745d);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>ANNUAL<\/strong>:<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/bracteantha-granvia-pink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bracteantha Granvia<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Pink<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-504c028\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"504c028\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-504c028-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-504c028-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/63207-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hydrangea-strawberry-sundae.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hydrangea-strawberry-sundae.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hydrangea-strawberry-sundae-300x300.jpeg 300w, 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