Paddle Creek Gardens
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Think Twice Before Raking and Bagging Your Leaves This Fall
While fall cleanup has traditionally consisted mostly of raking leaves, there are plenty of advanages of leaving the leaves, or at very least shredding and composting them. Instead of spending hours cleaning up leaves, read this article for some of the benefits fall leaves have for your garden.
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – A free-flowering, late blooming aster with purple to sky blue flowers. Extends the garden bloom season, providing pollinators with critical nectar and pollen. Easy-to-grow and drought tolerant.
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Pinus pungens (Table Mountain Pine)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – Common pine from driest sites in the Appalachian Mountains. Extremely drought-tolerant, disease resistant native pine that makes a good replacement for disease-prone Austrian and Scots pines.
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Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s Ladder)
SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIES – Easy-to-grow woodlander with light blue flowers. Attracts specialist pollinators. Perfect for a medium-moisture spot in shade to part shade.
Paddle Creek Gardens | Restoring Life to the Home Landscape
MISSION
To realise the potential in every landscape to support life.
VISION
An abundance of life and diversity in every garden.
VALUES
No garden too small, no landscape too large.
Wildlife spends more time in your garden than you do.
A garden full of life is more enjoyable and rewarding.
Don’t let perfect be a roadblock to better.
The Garden Shed | Our Recommended Tools & Resources
Over the years, we’ve used a lot of different tools, read a lot of books, and browsed many websites.
Let our experience guide you to the best resources you’ll need to learn, plan, and realize your sustainable landscape.