Mailbox garden kit

The Mailbox, Upgraded.

Curbside, long-blooming, hard to kill.

Stella de Oro daylilies bloom from June to frost, dwarf salvia fills in purple, and a red sedum mats over the hot gravel edge. Built for road salt, reflected heat and zero attention.

9 plants · 3 kinds4 × 4 ft bedFull sun
$278.91
Same price as buying them one by one. The plan's on us.
The Mailbox, Upgraded
What it looks like

Year two. Then you brag.

Year two, mid-July. Each plant drawn at its full size.

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  1. 1Stella daylily × 38–12 in. tall, 12–18 in. wide
  2. 2Salvia 'Marcus' × 38–12 in. tall, 15–18 in. wide
  3. 3Sedum 'John Creech' × 33–6 in. tall, 12–18 in. wide
What's in the box

9 plants, 3 jobs.

$95.97
In this kit: Gold all summer
Hemerocallis

Daylily

The reblooming daylily that started it all.

Gold, small and nonstop. Ruffled golden-yellow trumpets on a compact clump of grassy leaves, coming in flushes from early summer to fall. It's the original reblooming dwarf daylily, and it still earns its spot.

Size8–12 in. tall, 12–18 in. wideShowLate spring to fall, in flushes Lightfull, partZones3–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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In this kit: Gold all summer
Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'

Daylily

Lemon yellow, on repeat.

Lemon yellow, all season. Light lemon-yellow flowers on a short, tidy plant, starting in early summer and repeating into fall. Softer than the gold of most short rebloomers, and lightly fragrant.

Size12–18 in. tall and wideShowEarly summer to fall Lightfull, partZones3–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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$92.97
In this kit: Dwarf purple
Salvia nemorosa

Meadow Sage

Short salvia, saturated violet.

Salvia, in a smaller size. A low, tight cushion covered in short spikes of dark violet-purple flowers. It stays under a foot tall, so it fits the very front of a bed, a pot or a mailbox planting.

Size8–12 in. tall, 15–18 in. wideShowLate spring into summer, reblooms LightfullZones4–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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In this kit: Dwarf purple
Salvia nemorosa 'New Dimension Blue'

Salvia

Violet-blue spikes. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds.

Compact, blue and busy. Dense spikes of intense violet-blue on a short, tidy plant. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all show up for it.

Size12–18 in. tall, 18–24 in. wideShowLate spring to midsummer, repeats LightfullZones4–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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$89.97
In this kit: Tough edge
Sedum spurium (Phedimus spurius)

Two-Row Stonecrop

A succulent rug that asks for nothing.

Groundcover for the hot spots. Tight rosettes of small scalloped green leaves knit into a dense mat, tipped maroon when the weather cools. Pink star flowers cover it in midsummer and the bees find them fast.

Size3–6 in. tall, 12–18 in. wideShowMidsummer Lightfull, partZones3–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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In this kit: Tough edge
Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'

Creeping Stonecrop

Red carpet for the hard spots.

Red mat, tough spot. A low mat of red-tinged, succulent leaves that spreads to cover dry, hot ground. Pinkish-red flowers sit on top in summer, and bees work them.

Size3–6 in. tall, 12–18 in. wideShowEarly to midsummer Lightfull, partZones3–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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The whole kit: 9 plants + the planting planEvery plant picked for your zone. Arrives alive, or we replace it.
The planting plan

Dig here. Then here.

4 × 4 ft bedFull sunTap a plant for the details
Back · tallMiddleFront · low
↓ Front edge · path, lawn or walk
What blooms when
AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
1Stella daylily
2Salvia
3Sedum

Something in flower 6 of 7 months from April to October.

  1. 1Lay it outSet the pots on the soil to match the plan before you dig. Step back, nudge, then commit.
  2. 2Dig and dropEach hole twice as wide as the pot, just as deep. Crown level with the soil. Firm it in.
  3. 3Soak itWater deeply today, then weekly for a month. After that, mostly leave it alone.
Why it's laid out like this

Daylilies around the post, salvia in a ring, sedum along the outside edge. Space 12–15 in. apart. Water weekly the first month.

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