Black-eyed Susan

August 4, 2026

I've been thinking about improving the area between the East Garden and the Southeast Garden. Right now it's just a patch of dry soil under two trees where nothing grows, and it's been bothering me lately. So today on a busy day I decided to do something about it and picked up some black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia 'Viette's Little Suzy') to plant there. I really want a pop of color in that corner so when I see it, it looks beautiful. The spot gets maybe three hours maximum of direct sunlight but gets lots of bright indirect light. These compact mounding plants in their black nursery pots have healthy green foliage and grow to about 30 to 40 cm tall and 18 inches across, which is perfect for the front border. I'm leaving the mid-border empty right now because it's even shadier and I need to think about what plant to put there. Feeling very accomplished today, and took some photos to upload.