Making an island oasis from your barren, coastal home landscape may seem an impossible feat to achieve. Constant challenges of poor, sandy soil, shifting dunes, harsh sunlight, strong winds and salt spray could easily derail this project and drive many to abandon their plan altogether. Paying attention to the details around your coastal nook can help you create an exemplary Etera Shoreline View garden. Etera signature collection plants have been designed to thrive in well-draining, droughty soil conditions; however, for maximum success it is wise to enhance them further with healthy topsoil and compost, and provide additional irrigation via drip systems while the new plantings establish themselves. Mulching your garden with compost, seaweed or other organic materials such as mulch can protect its soil against moisture loss and erosion while contributing to increasing its bloom. Shoreline View collection plants thrive when planted in locations sheltered from wind, such as near a fence, wall, hedgerow or leeward side of a sand dune. Utilizing smart garden techniques and sturdy Etera Perennials that thrive under seaside conditions allows you to successfully garden against all odds in America’s coastal villages.
Helpful Hints
Drip irrigation is your best bet when watering a windy coastal garden, while adding compost and mulch will improve moisture retention and soil fertility. Remove spent Daylily blossoms as summer progresses so that you’ll keep having blooms all season long!
If you live on Maine’s coastal zone 5, try planting Panicum ‘Trailblazer’ as a replacement for Kniphofia ‘Flamenco.’
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