YARROW

Nate and I get the marvelous responsibility of landscaping this spring. Our front yard will be landscaped for us but we will be in charge of the back. Daybreak still has pretty strict policies and ordinances that we will need to abide by, but here is a flower I'm hoping to incorporate into the mix. I used yellow yarrow in my bridal bouquet along with lavender and heather.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): comes in many colors and does very well in a drought. Several species actually change colors as they age so your garden is transformed throughout the summertime. I love that yarrow is used in butterfly gardens, but in a more practical vein, yarrow is used medicinally to speed healing. In fact, it gets the "Achillea" part of its name because Achillies (the Greek character) reportedly carried it with his army to treat battle wounds.