One Season Sun Lovers…

Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum)
A great flower providing color from late spring through early fall, with pruning. They come in bicolor blooms of pink, red, salmon and white and can grow to be 12 to 24 inches high. Low drought tolerance.

Petunia (Petunia x hybrida)
A wonderful bloomer from spring through summer, its colors are deep, vibrant and true; available in shades from white to red and a variety of purples and blues. This plant wants sun or partial shade, is moderately drought resistant and grows to 6-18 inches in height.

Portulaca; Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
Flowers of orange, rose, yellow and white will thrive from summer to fall with high drought tolerance. Staying just 10-12 inches high makes these a great groundcover for the front of a memorial stone.

Scabiosa (Scabiosa columbaria)*
Beautiful, flowers with pincushion-like centers bloom in the spring and continue all through the summer into autumn. Scabiosa's grow 12" high, 12" wide, making it a neat, trouble-free beauty, available in all blues and pinks. This is a heavy bloomer that butterflies love.
* A perennial with a small, unobtrusive mounding habit. Not guaranteed to return after first season

Summer Snapdragon (Angelonia angustifolia)
This is a great no-care all-season bloomer that comes in a huge variety of colors: Blue, purple, white, pink, or bicolor.



Marigold (Tagetes pattula)
In vibrant golds and oranges, this plant is a robust bloomer – summer through fall – an all-time favorite.

Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia speciosa)
This is one bright little annual flower. A 6-10 inch tall plant will produce hundreds of 3/4-1 inch, bright yellow flowers from early summer until the first frost. They want full sun but will tolerate light shade. Creeping Zinnias are heat and drought tolerant.

Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)
Offers a brilliant array of bright colors; orange, pink, red, white and yellow, from late spring to early fall. Varieties vary from 6 to 36 inches in height. Moderate drought tolerance. Requires sun.

Shade Lovers…

Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana)
These leafy and constant blooming flowers are a favorite for shade or partial shade spots. Low drought tolerance, but very hardy, they’ll produce color form late spring to fall. 8-20 inches high


Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)
This 6-12 inch tall plant will produce hundreds of flowers from late spring until early fall. They’ll thrive anywhere from sun to full shade locations in shades of white, pink and red.

PLEASE NOTE: SUBSTITUTIONS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE NESSECARY

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I have chosen a few perennials that look nice framing each side of a headstone garden. Each is hardy for the area, deer-resistant and requiring almost no care. They completely die back for the winter and reappear with rapid-growing vigor each spring. These are non-invasive plants that will slowly get larger each year until fully mature. The one time charge for 2 plants and planting is $50.00

Daylily                                                                      Partial Shade/Full Sun
This golden beauty produces a succession of 2 ½” buttercup yellow blooms all summer long. Growing only 18-24” high, they very hardy and peak in late spring/early summer, then sporadically throughout the summer with a heavier repeat bloom in fall.

Sedum (Sedum spurium)                                         Partial Shade/Full Sun
This is a colorful, carefree ground cover that has a variety of looks through the season. Low-growing, 4-6" plants have succulent, dark green leaves; acquires a reddish tint in fall. Clusters of dark pink, star-shaped flowers appear in late summer.

Phlox or Bright Eyes Phlox decussata                     Partial Shade/Full Sun
This multi-stemmed beauty will peak at 2 to 3 feet in height and begin anew each year. It’s noticeable, large clusters of soft pink and deep red offer a sweet aroma for mid-summer.

Hosta: many varieties                                                   Shade/Partial Shade
This plant’s large, handsome greenery can be variegated (tow-toned) or solid, with lavender colored blooms on tall spikes in late summer. Grows 12-20 inches high with similar spread. High drought tolerance.

Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia)                               Shade/Partial Shade
When viewed up close, these are one of nature’s true wonders. Super-hardy, carefree plants are covered with pink pendant flowers spring through early summer, and often again in the fall. The dwarf version grows to be 15-18" tall.

Small/dwarf bushes, shrubs, ornamental grasses and spring bulbs are also available but require special permission from the town.

NOTE: Fairy Plot Mother must be compliant with the rules and regulations of all cemeteries. Each town has its own set of rules. I've tried to outline the basic information for each town that I offer services in.

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