Garden Armageddon -- Need Advice
Laura (Z5a Fort Collins, Colorado)
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Laura (Z5a Fort Collins, Colorado)
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Advice much needed! How should I design a flower garden?
Comments (25)For myself, I'm not a fan of plants lining a walk. It makes the walk seem more confined, which is usually not an asset. Granted, if the plants are small they're less offensive and the larger they are, the worse it gets. Plus, all the plants here are creating lines in the landscape. I think it is more pleasing to have plants arranges as blocks/groups of like plants, instead of everything being linear. If they're going to be there, I'd rather see the plants installed as a groundcover along the fences, than along the walk. There could be a bed under the widow that contains these groundcovers or annuals. I know it's not where you're trying to go but a general direction like this is less bothersome to me......See MoreAdvice needed on grass in the rock garden
Comments (3)I don’t know if it’ll work with your grass, but when I need to get rid of Bermuda in my groundcover (Asian Jasmine), I use Grass B Gone. It works great. Otherwise, in some severe instances, I’ve just had to manually pull the grass out ... and replant anything that accidentally comes out with it....See MorePatio and rock filled garden advice needed
Comments (4)I would try to remove the raised patio section so the patio is level. Yes remove the rocks and then decide if you want grass (which may be hard to grow under the tree) or maybe a ground cover...See MoreNeed advice for redoing foundation garden - companion plants?
Comments (14)The neighbor's goats at the only domestic rose bushes I've ever planted so I'm left with wild climbing pink roses. My sister has red knockout rose bushes, keeps adding to them and they're thriving. She adds b one meal and a tiny bit of Epsom salts each spring and, afterward, a small amount of Miracle Grow monthly during the growing season. If you are considering shrubs other than roses, you might check to see if Aucuba bushes will grow well in your planting zone. They keep their leaves and look good year round. When you are ready to replant, certainly do toss the entirely dead barberry bushes but try cutting the others down to within about six or eight inches of the ground before you dig them up and then replant them somewhere in the back yard out of the way, watering and feeding them as recommended by the pros. With all the dead cut off and a new location -- newly loosened dirt -- they might surprise you and grow again....See MoreJerry (Broomfield CO 5)
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