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Summer is here and so are hot temperatures! Although all plants need watering during a drought or if they are newly planted, many plants bask in the sunlight and love the heat. These plants can usually be watered less frequently in the heat of summer. With that said, they do still need to be watered if we have several days without any rain or if we experience drought-like conditions. Below, we are sharing twelve plants that usually take our Middle Tennessee heat like champs!

Pollinators are crucial to our ecosystem! Plant any of these in abundance to attract pollinators year-round and show these hard-working visitors in your garden a lot of love and care. Learn more about each by clicking on the plant names below. Rose of Sharon  (Hibiscus syriacus) Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) Coneflower (Echinacea) Husker Red Beard Tongue (Penstemon digitalis) Salvia (Salvia) Russian Sage (Perovskia) Lantana (Lantana) Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) Gaura (Gaura

In spring, it can be tempting to come to the garden center and pick up one (or three!) of everything in bloom. Maybe not literally everything  in bloom, but you understand what we are saying! It can be easy to purchase several different plants and then come home and wonder how to incorporate everything you love into your garden. That's where landscape elements such as repetition, color, texture, and form come into play. Repetition:  Often, unless it is a focal point, plants l