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Comments (23)I'm excited to see that you've received so much wonderful advice, Greenhaven. When I mentioned a cottage garden I was thinking of my version of it, which includes much more than roses and other flowers. For instance, against a bare all of the house I planted four junipers, with each pair having a lavender crape myrtle between it. There's also a privacy fence that's a hedge of closely planted junipers. They do as well in the heat as they do in the cold. If I lived in your zone I would design the area a a "winter" garden first, i.e. plant it so that it looks beautiful for that long time of the year when many things are dormant. As mentioned above, the typical yews and junipers might just be the best way to go. When those things are in place, you can design around them with softer elements for spring and summer interest. I think evergreens would form a very pleasing backdrop given the color of your house. Different bulbs that would give interest for several months in the spring would be lovely, and I wouldn't grow only tulips. Irises and daffodils grown in groups would look beautiful against a backdrop of evergreens. The suggestion of Awakening instead of New Dawn is a good one. A climber will be there for a long time and this rose has a much more old-fashioned look to it, in my opinion, although I understand it does have vicious thorns. It will be fun to see what you decide to do and I hope you post pictures of the process and the final result. Ingrid...See MoreFirst red hibiscus bloom today! ...and other stuff....
Comments (8)kato - yeah, sometimes hibiscuses can 'stick out'. I think I sort of solved that problem by accident :-) I tend to plant things as part of a bigger picture - i.e. I always consider what other plants a particular plant will be partnered with - the individual is always part of a group; the color scheme of the area it will be added to; the relative size of the plant and the companion plants; and all the usual considerations of soil, light and moisture. There are a lot of hibiscuses in the front garden now and they are a key part of the August garden display. They are very showy but they also play well with the other things in bloom at this time of year in the pink/white/blue color ranges. I think hibiscuses tend to 'stick out' when they are grown as a specimen plant and/or are pink ones paired with golds. To pair with golds/orange/rusty red, I think (hope!) the hibiscuses with dark foliage and dark red flowers would work best - I will find out if that works when the 'Midnight Marvel' in my 'hot' bed blooms (soon, I hope!) I'd love to see pictures of how other people blend in hardy hibiscuses into the garden.......See MoreHibiscus mutabilus-- confederate rose-- what to do with it?
Comments (8)I have about six confederate rose bush and I love them. In late summer and into autumn they get mealy bugs all over.I just hose them heavy and hard to get the bugs off. All of mine are in full sun. I water them only occasionally. They loose all their leaves in the winter and then I cut them down 2/3. If this is not done the plant will get tall and leggy. By cutting them down they grow bushy. The branches that I cut I put them in a bucket with water for propagation. They grow really well and fast because the roots develop in water and are big plants. The seeds germinate in different places as the wind spreads them. I often find them by the side of the brook where the soil is damp. The plants from seed do not grow as fast as the cuttings and take longer to flower. this is my wife and I,when I was pregnant,in front of another bush. Felix...See MoreNew house, new rose garden
Comments (35)I can't be sure how deep the soils are. When I have dug planting holes I have been finding that the soil is filled with limestone rubble, which I have been picking out and discarding so I can add aged cow manure. When I look around the area I have seen that there are spots with soil only a few feet deep over limestone. Hopefully mine is deeper than that. I used seaweed as a mulch once in my last garden, and it made a big difference. But I don't think my other half would appreciate me filling the car with seaweed and sand! I usually work in at least 20l of cow manure into the soil whenever I plant something, and I hope that once the yard is planted out I will be able to put down some good mulch. But all this is on hold until the spring when I can work on getting rid of the law with grass selective herbicide....See MoreDannoCO
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