Need help with selecting flowers for flower bed
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Comments (20)You could incorporate the pond by adding some rocks with a bit of presence - groupings along the back curves. And not dinky rocks, something with some heft and shape but that won't overpower the size of the pond; and buried in a bit not to look plopped by some magical accident. Interplant the rocks with a few specimens that can handle a western exposure, but not sure what they would be in your zone. Dragon's Blood sedum is a low growing creeper, hens & chicks. An annual sweet potato vine could be trained into interesting cascades. All I know is when it comes to gardening/landscaping for the DIYer is that the heart knows what the heart wants. Most of us non professionals cut our teeth by trial and error; by pouring over gardening books before the advent of the internet; by skulking around local garden centers; by overplanting things that just weren't quite appropriate; by making mistakes and replacing failures until something actually worked; by realizing it's a plant and not "my baby" (as I so often see plants referred to on some of the forums) so it can be uprooted, discarded, replaced without trauma....See MoreNeed help in selecting flowering shrubs
Comments (4)The deer here in SC LOVED my blueberries, until I fenced the bushes in and the deer out. Cranberries might do, as might one of the deciduous hollies, for berries - you would need a male to get berries. Inkberry is an evergreen holly that might work, although the dark berries aren't especially interesting. Either red or black chokecherry is a possibility. Another might be either grey or silky dogwood, or red osier/red twig dogwood, Cornus amomum, recemosa or sericea, respectively. Hinoki or Sawara false cypress might have several cultivars of a size and shape that suits, taking both sun or part-shade. Another evergreen, although more for the sunny spots, would be a Juniper cultivar such as 'Grey Owl' - not all junipers are low and spreading. Mountain Laurel is a broad-leaf evergreen that might suit for the sunnier parts - it will take shade, but will flower less for you than here, where it needs shade - there are other colors of flowers in the cultivars than just the pink/whites, shading into reds. And some of the native azaleas, both the evergreen and deciduous, might well add flowering interest - some also are heavily scented....See MoreNeed help in selecting flowers for long narrow area
Comments (41)My beds are all 36 inches wide or less, and I have plenty of perennials and annuals in them. It really can be done. :) Perennials I have had in them for 3+ years (counting this year): Penstemon mexicali Veronica Sunny Border Blue Day lilies Hydrangea Mini Penny Scabiosa Foxglove Gaura lindheirmeri Salvia Heatwave Dahlias Asiatic lilies (they spread but can be moved) Garden phlox Columbine Balloon flower Coreopsis Dianthus Blanketflower Spiderwort (in shadier conditions) Newer ones Perennials (1-2 years): Gladiolus Shasta Daisy Penstemon Red Husker Canterbury Bells Now, I am not sure how these would work with your sun/shade and the brick wall...but, I have had no issues with these guys in my 24-36 inch wide boxes. It looks like you have a plan, but I wanted to throw these out. :)...See MoreNeed help selecting flowers/trees for small yard!
Comments (1)No one can advise you because we do not know your zone or soil conditions....See Moreianna
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