Jake Kruse is an entrepreneur in Salem, Iowa, who maintains a business as dog breeder and also guides K & E Landscapes, Inc. Working closely with home and business owners, he coordinates landscape design and yard maintenance services that add to curb appeal. In particular, Jake Kruse is knowledgeable about perennial plants that thrive across Iowa’s four seasons.
When it comes to perennials in sunny areas of the yard, daffodils brighten up the garden in the early spring. Often paired with tulips, creeping phlox can be incorporated in rock gardens and along slopes, offering a loose groundcover that can be kept full and compact simply by shearing after blooming. A native of the Iowa prairies, echinacea purpurea has distinctive purple petals and is hardy enough to survive nearly any climate. Attracting butterflies and bees, it is also favored by bird species such as goldfinches when the flowers are allowed to go to seed.
When it comes to shady, moist areas of a property, a number of native ferns add verdure. These include intermediate wood fern and northern maidenhair fern. Woodland native plants such as goats-beard, which can reach a half dozen feet, and ligularia “the rocket” add striking floral elements to the mix. These perennials thrive with a couple inches of mulch material, which helps to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
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