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| I have a perennial border (30 plants) that I would like to totally redo. I'd like to re-use what I have, but trying to figure out the method for doing this. Should I set aside all plantings and then redo the bed shape, add amendments, etc, then replant? I'm worried the duration may take a while and how the plantings will do in the interim. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 21, 13 at 18:44
| not many facts to go on ... build a HOLDING BED ... and plant your plants one foot on square ... or two foot.... redo the bed.. move them back when you are done... it sounds ... plants aside.. you have no clue what you want to do.. so.. by planting them elsewhere.. you will have all the time in the world to figure out bed design.. soil amending.. etc ... plants sound like the least of your concerns at this time... by planting them.. if this takes you until next spring.. so be it.. and you wont be messing with pots.. or worrying about your stock plants ... etc... ken |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a N CT (My Page) on Sun, Jul 21, 13 at 19:29
| I suggest you imagine the redesigned bed in your head before ever pushing a spade into the soil. Give yourself the time to envision the look you're aiming for and draw it on paper. It doesn't have to be exact or even to scale--just picture the bed you want in your mind before you move to the next step. Only two of the beds in my redesigned garden existed before I achieved the look I'd seen in my head. I've now achieved that look and I'm enjoying seeing it reach its potential. I've full-sun, part-sun, part-shade & full-shade beds all performing as I'd hoped they would when I moved here 8 years ago. Ken's suggestion that you build a holding bed is probably the best suggestion you'll get. Most perennials can handle being uprooted & moved so long as their growing needs are met during the transition. Good luck! |
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- Posted by Karolina11 6b Central PA (My Page) on Sun, Jul 21, 13 at 19:31
| If you are like me, I like to place the plants in spots to visualize what it will look like before planting. So when I redid a bed last fall, I put everything into pots for the time being, reshaped the bed, added amendment, shuffled my planted pots around to my liking and then replanted. I reused potting mix from potted annuals from that year and I think the process took me on/off two weeks. I would not recommend it in the middle of the summer or if you are going to be taking on a huge project requiring lots of time and are unable to water the pots regularly. |
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| gardenweed..I.would love to see this year's pics of your gardens. Remember I've been AWOL for most of the year from GW due to DH's health problems..so I have missed them if you have already posted them. |
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