Fleur de lis glory

We set up this Fleur-de-lis garden last spring. It has three tiers, made with wood-look board that are actually molded, recycled plastic. It was quick to snap together and became a beautiful garden. But our plantings did not thrive last year. This summer it is glorious.

We filled each section with SoilMender Raised Bed Mix. We were sceptical at first; the mix looked very rocky with chunks of expanded shale. But it has been a great mix. Sharon uses it at her house and is pleased with the results there. It drains well, but not too quickly, so you don't have to water too often (this bed is not on our sprinkler system so we have to keep up with that).
In the top tier is Lemon Grass, creating a symphony of movement and sound when the wind rustles it.
The middle section holds Scaevola, blue fan flower. It has thousands of blooms on it.

The lower sections have different colors of Graffiti penta in each. We weren't sure how the colors would look together, but they are separated enough that is very pleasing to the eye, not a clash.

 The Graffiti variety is a short penta, growing only 15 -18 inches tall. We have not deadheaded these once and they are still fully in flower.

This color is called "orchid" which never appealed to me, but I do like this shade, especially juxtaposed with the blue fan flower. We have a solid white penta in the fourth lower section.