White garden kit

The Moon Garden.

All white, best after 8 p.m.

White flowers catch the last light and hold it, so this bed glows at dusk while everything else goes gray. Shasta daisies, white coneflowers and white salvia, edged with a sedge that's striped in cream. Put it where you sit in the evening.

11 plants · 4 kinds4 × 6 ft bedFull sun
$350.89
Same price as buying them one by one. The plan's on us.
The Moon Garden
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. 1Shasta daisy 'Becky' × 324–40 in. tall, 24–36 in. wide
  2. 2Coneflower 'White Swan' × 324–36 in. tall, 18–24 in. wide
  3. 3Salvia 'Snow Hill' × 218–24 in. tall, 15–18 in. wide
  4. 4Sedge 'Feather Falls' × 314–18 in. tall, 24–36 in. wide
What's in the box

11 plants, 4 jobs.

$89.97
In this kit: Big white daisies
Leucanthemum × superbum

Shasta Daisy

Big daisies on stems that stay up.

The daisy that stands up. Large, clean white daisies with yellow centers on tall, strong stems that do not need staking. The 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year, and still the shasta to beat for a long summer bloom.

Size24–40 in. tall, 24–36 in. wideShowMidsummer into late summer Lightfull, partZones4–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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In this kit: Big white daisies
Leucanthemum × superbum

Shasta Daisy

The classic daisy, sized for the front.

Classic daisy, compact frame. Crisp white daisies with yellow centers on a short, sturdy plant that doesn't need staking. Fits the front of a bed or a container where the tall Shastas would flop.

Size12–15 in. tall and wideShowEarly to midsummer Lightfull, partZones4–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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$89.97
In this kit: White coneflowers
Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

The classic, in clean white.

A classic, dressed in white. White, slightly drooping petals around a coppery-orange cone, all summer long. Butterflies work the flowers by day and goldfinches pick the seed heads in fall.

Size24–36 in. tall, 18–24 in. wideShowEarly summer into fall Lightfull, partZones3–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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In this kit: White coneflowers
Echinacea hybrid

Coneflower

Sunny side up. All summer.

Breakfast, served all summer. Wide white petals around a fat golden-yellow cone, exactly as the name says. It stays short and bushy and blooms from early summer into fall, with butterflies working it the whole way.

Size10–14 in. tall, 12–24 in. wideShowEarly summer into fall Lightfull, partZones4–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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$59.98
In this kit: White spikes
Salvia nemorosa

Meadow Sage

White spikes that bees keep busy.

Clean white spikes. Dense spikes of pure white flowers over aromatic gray-green leaves from late spring. White salvia is less common than blue and cools down hot-colored beds.

Size18–24 in. tall, 15–18 in. wideShowLate spring to summer, with rebloom LightfullZones4–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWaterlow
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In this kit: White spikes
Veronica

Speedwell

Crisp white spikes, all summer.

White wands that cool things down. Clean white flower spikes held above glossy green leaves on a compact, tidy clump. It cools down hot colors next to it and blooms for weeks.

Size14–16 in. tall, 16–20 in. wideShowEarly to late summer LightfullZones4–8 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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$110.97
In this kit: Cream-striped edge
Carex 'ET CRX01'

Sedge

A cascade of cream for pots and shade.

Cream edges that spill over. Long, narrow leaves with green centers and creamy white edges arch out and down into a wide, cascading mound. It lights up dark corners and spills beautifully over the edge of a pot.

Size14–18 in. tall, 24–36 in. wideShowGrown for foliage; insignificant brown flowers in spring Lightfull, part, shadeZones5–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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In this kit: Cream-striped edge
Carex 'ET CRX 904'

Sedge

A cream-striped fountain for pots and paths.

Cream stripes that spill over. Narrow leaves with a wide creamy center and dark green edges arch out and down into a soft, cascading mop. It brightens a shady corner and looks made for the lip of a pot.

Size10–12 in. tall, 12–14 in. wideShowGrown for foliage; insignificant brown flowers in spring Lightfull, part, shadeZones5–9 PetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reachWatermoderate
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The whole kit: 11 plants + the planting planEvery plant picked for your zone. Arrives alive, or we replace it.
The planting plan

Dig here. Then here.

4 × 6 ft bedFull sunTap a plant for the details
Back · tallMiddleFront · low
↓ Front edge · path, lawn or walk
What blooms when
AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
1Shasta daisy
2Coneflower
3Salvia
4Sedge

Something in flower every month 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

Daisies and coneflowers at the back, salvia in the middle, sedge along the front. Space 18 in. apart. Deadhead the daisies for blooms into fall.

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