Not sure it all perennials will be (lots) pricier this year
rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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Did an inside remodel last year, outside needs a lot of help..
Comments (28)I made a start, I'll take pics tomorrow...I had my husband chainsaw through those prickly things..3 of them are GONE!! YAHOO!! Next weekend I'll shoot for taking the three by the garage out and probably putting in either otto luyken laurel or densiforma yew if I can make sure there's enough drainage....luckly I don't have the thick red clay...this house was built on pasture that is nice light brown and very good soil...I'll add in some organic material... I replaced those thorny things with Sweet Box...it'll fill in the space and in spring have a wonderfully fragrant smell right by the front steps...in front of those I planted a few dark liriope...placed a fall display of Cinderella pumpkins and on the side where the other thorny thing was I planted a striped maiden grass that won't grow too large but will add enough contrast so as not to over whelm the corner of the foundation. Years down the road I plan to take out half the hollies and completely rescape everything..but for now-trimming what I have and sprucing it up a bit did wonders....I'm going to be adding the bulbs in a bed alongside the back of my house where there is much more sun... Thanks for your help, and I'll put some pics on there to show some improvements! Tara...See Moreperennials tolerating lots falling leaves in autumn?
Comments (6)My largest hosta garden was designed to collect the falling leaves of autumn. It is under a forest canopy, and I use various flowering plants for contrast with the hosta. Leaves are piled over the garden to a depth of about 3' or more. Weeding is minimal - less than 2 hours total per year - a light scurf with the hoe in spring, summer and fall. I rarely have to water, and have never fertilized. I wait until the danger of frost is past, then part the leaves and clean them away from the base of the hosta, to eradicate slug habitat. If the leaves look too untidy, I hide them behind the largest plants. Leaves are a gardener's best friend. I have often wondered why people spend so much money on soil supplements and peat moss when leaves are free and do a better job of conditioning the soil. Companion plants to hosta in this garden include aruncus, digitalis and brunnera, all of which thrive under this regime....See MoreWS Perennials that bloom the 1st year
Comments (7)Hi Terrene: When I started WSing, I was fairly new to gardening and got quite impatient waiting until the second year to get lots of colour from my garden. During the second year, I found a document called 'First Year Blooming Perennials' and used that to select my perennials for last year. So I had lots of colour in my garden both from the second and first year bloomers. This year the only one I sowed was Heliopsis 'Summer Sun', but I don't have a pic. to share with you. You will find that the first year flowerers get larger and may produce bigger and more blooms the next year. For example my Heleniums which grew to 18 inches last year, were over 5 feet tall this year!! If you wish I could e-mail you that list. I still have it online. Northerner...See MoreProjects - last year and this year - lots of pictures
Comments (20)HH. Someone needs to invent the "beem me up Scottie" technology so that we can all visit each other and lend a hand. Wouldn't that be fun?! Woof! This is Brody. I've never had a problem because we've always had a "loose" dog on patrol. As far as ground critters, I have 5 cats. The only problem they haven't solved is the squirrels that live in our roof (and maybe walls)....See Morecearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
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