Front Yard Ideas
Great Plant Combinations 249 Saves | 0 Questions Pruning and Deadheading - Roses: Seek the advice of a rosarian for pruning recommendations for your rose variety. Generally, climbing roses do not need pruning except for shape or rejuvenation. If the rose blooms only once and then sets rose hips, do not cut off the dead flowers. If it is a repeat bloomer, you will need to remove old flowers to encourage a fresh flush of blooms later in the season.
Sometimes a pocket of soil will be left at the base of each supporting column, which at first glance has little potential. Yet this is the perfect size to plant both a rose and a clematis to add color and drama to the facade. Here the intensely fragrant Westerland rose perfumes the air and acts as a support for the purple clematis (Clematis jackmanii ‘Superba’). These two are planted on either side of a wide garage, scrambling up a discreet trellis until they reach a decorative pergola that spans the top.
Shoreline Cottage Garden If you cut just above a leaf with five leaflets you should get a new flower appearing within a few weeks BONUS TIP: Pick roses early in the morning or evening and put the stems straight into a deep container of tepid water up to base of flowers. Re-cut under water a few millimetres up stems. Keep vases topped up with water and position away from direct sunlight. This is an example of a traditional landscape in New York. — Houzz Jackmanii clematis and New Dawn or maybe Madame Alfred Carriere? — sdmoeller
Dahlias are one of the most profusely flowering plants in the garden, but in order to keep them going for a long season, it's critical to remove spent flowers regularly. Just like with roses, by taking off the old blooms you send a signal to the plant that the season is not yet over. To deadhead, just trim each spent flower back to the main stem. Photo of a traditional landscape with a container garden. — Houzz Blue and Orange The pairing of blue and orange has a crispness to it. It’s bright without being loud — soothing and warm at the same time. Plant combo: Parrot’s beak (Lotus maculatus, zones 9 to 11) ‘Sedona’ coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Sedona’, zones 10 to 11) Dahlia (Dahlia sp., zones 8 to 10) Tickseed (Coreopsis sp.) Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus, zones 6 to 9) Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum, zones 9 to 11) Light requirement: Sun to partial — nancyemorin
Mix your soil. Roses are heavy feeders, needing a lot of nutrients to keep growing and blooming. Container-grown roses will need a consistent diet of quality soil and nutrients, so get them off to a good start when planting. Mix together in equal amounts: • Potting soil • Garden compost • Well-rotted steer manure or well-rotted mushroom compost You can also add a cup of perlite for added drainage and an additional cup of bonemeal for fertilizing.
It's Echeveria "imbricata". Very easy to grow, just don't over water, easy to over-winter in a pot inside in a bright location if you live in too cold a spot. I've left it out on a protected step, out of the rain (water very sparingly) in zone 9. Wonder blooms of pink/yellow bells on 12" stems.
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