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Today we visit Laura Pisco and her lake house garden on the eastern shore of Lake Huron in Ontario.
For over 10 years I have been cultivating a pollinator garden in zone 5. It’s an experiment, and I’m introducing a lot of native plants. It is also a monarch butterfly route, as it is on the migratory flight path for monarchs.
A king feeds on the nectar of a blooming panicle hydrangea. (Hydrangea punculata ‘Quickfire’, zones 3–8) before its long flight to Mexico.
A long bed of very flowering daylilies (Hemerocallis Hybrids, zones 4-9) border on wild indigo (Baptisia australis, Zones 3-9) and other perennials.
A slurping sip from the purple cornflower (Centaura montana, zones 3–8).
Spectacular Allium ‘Purple Sensation’ (Allium hollandicum’purple feeling’, Zones 3-9) contrasted with a medley of plants: a variegated chartreuse hosta, Purple geraniums (Geranium × Magnificum, Zones 4-8), white Canadian anemone (Anemone canadensis, zones 3-8), and peonies (Peonia hybrids, zones 3–8) in background.
In fall, the lakeside gardens are dominated by native perennials, including black-eyed Susans (Rodbeckia fulgida, Zones 3–9) and a tall smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve, zones 3–8).
I love frogs! These little guys are perched on top of the Dalmatian creeping bellflower. (Campanula portenschliagiana, Zones 4–8), sheltered under creeping Japanese willows. (Salix Integra, Zones 5-7).
I have several clumps of these wonderful native showy lady slipper orchids. (Cypripedium regale, zones 2–5). Bunches spreading in moist woodland soil.
Peonies are another favorite – beautiful colors, shapes and scents!
Exotic martagon lily (Lilium Martagon hybrids, zones 3-8) thrive in dappled shade. I am planting more of these, even though they are not native.
A beautiful Itoh peony ‘Lollipop’
A composition along the front entrance includes purple clematis. (Clematis hybrid, zones 4-9), blue hosta (the host hybrid, zones 3-9), panicle hydrangea, weigela (Weigela florida, zones 4-8), male ferns (Dryopteris filix-mas, zones 4–8).
A view towards Lake Huron with a day bed in the foreground
This beautiful Itoh peony reminds me of a red rose.
Early summer border with geraniums, Canada columbine (Aquilegia canadiense, zones 3–8), diverse hosts, male ferns, and Canada anemones.
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