Silver Sage Gravel Garden

Steel-blue juniper holds its mound through winter while pasqueflower and crocus open the season early, Russian sage throws up airy lavender spikes all summer, lamb's ear spreads a silver-woolly mat beneath, and stonecrop closes the season in dusty rose and rust. Built for sharp drainage and long dry spells.

• 9 × 6 ft
• 6 plants
• Full sun
• Zones 4a–8b
• In flower