All gardeners need a trick up their sleeve. High mountain gardeners need that and then some. Summer arrived as it always does ~ late, as usual, and blazingly hot just 2 short weeks after the last snowfall.
Your garden is probably in full bloom. Mine is just getting started! And that's where one of my favorite tricks comes in... transplanting a super spectacular perennial into my garden that's had a 4-month head start on summer. (I bought these Stargazer Lily bulbs in February and have been nurturing them indoors ever since.)
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Stargazers have a lovely fragrance and they're a lot tougher than they look. USDA zones 3 - 8, happy in most any type of soil. The only fussy aspect is that they love fun sun but want their roots shaded. That's where this little doll comes in:
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