|
| I have four flower beds in my back yard. I just have a few areas where I need an idea or two. Here are the beds in order of smallest to largest:
1. Southeast corner: Back of bed: Boxwoods (6)
2. Northwest corner: Back of bed: Hostas (2)
3. Southwest corner Back of bed: Karl Forrester reed grass (3)
4. Northeast side of yard (biggest bed): Front of bed: Alternating Dianthus (6) and purple bellflowers (6)
Followed by: Dark Horse Weigela in front of a Kockout rose, behind which sits 3 dwarf zebra grasses. With all that out of the way. I have just a few spaces to fill in: First space: In the largest bed, on one side of the stone walkway I have reed grass, purple cone flowers and then shasta daisies. There is a space about 4 fit long and 2 ft wide between the daisies and the garden bench that the family sits on every morning. I was thinking something small here in front of the daisies, maybe like pink asters as there are some pink baloon flowers on the other side of the stone steps that it could play off of. Any ideas? Second space: The second space is directly to the left of the garden bench mentioned above. There are some dark horse weigela, and behind it a knockout rose, and behind it a few dwarf zebra grasses. The space I want to fill it directly to the left of the weigela and knockout roses. It is 4ft long by 2 feet wide. I was thinking something either bright green/yellow like more japanese forest grass, or something like sedum autumn joy, to give color nearer to the fall since nothing else will be in bloom. Any ideas? Thanks! Loving my back yard thanks to ideas sourced here and other places. Have a great day, Jon |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| Hi Jon, I'm way out of your zone, so I can't help with plant choices. For others to help you more effectively, I suggest you post some photos of your beds taken from enough distance to show the entire context: setting, foreground, background, contiguous areas. People will want to know your zone and if these areas are full sun, part shade, etc. You have essentially given a plant list, but that is not enough information. |
|
- Posted by may_flowers none (My Page) on Thu, Jul 5, 12 at 20:21
| A nice companion for Japanese forest grass is ladies' mantel. The blue-green of the foliage, chartreuse flowers, and rounded velvety leaves play well with hakone grass. I have sedum 'Neon' next to this pairing where it transitions into full sun and drier soil. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Landscape Design Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.