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Starting from scratch in Zone 5
Posted by mum_rose2(Zone 5) 16 hours ago
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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)Updated 2 hours ago If the bed is planted with nothing but perennials, they will disappear for the winter, and it will look pretty much the same as it does now for half the year. That may be fine with you. If it isn't, you'll need at least two layers...
Cut back phlox, coneflower etc.
Posted by drich30099 2 hours ago
drich30099Can I cut back these and other plants that have seed heads or leave them alone? I'd like to since things are starting to get mildew or just look bad. Don't they reseed, my friend says cut off seed heads and stick in the ground.
Phlox 2015
Posted by rouge21_gw(5) July 17, 2015
95 Comments
Marie Tulin(6a Boston MA suburb)Updated 2 hours ago No one has said a word about mildew. Are all these beauties mildew-free? Even now at the end of the season? I am mighty impressed if that's the case.
need advice on plant choice...
Posted by Lauren W. (z5b - CNY) August 19, 2015
17 Comments
littlebug zone 5 MissouriUpdated 3 hours ago I like it. I would make a comment though - when I make new beds, I lay down cardboard instead of newspaper. Much easier to handle. I put down the cardboard, wet it thoroughly, let it set for an hour or two, and then it's very e...
Consider flower shape (or flower position) when choosing perennials?
Posted by rouge21_gw(5) last Friday
13 Comments
littlebug zone 5 MissouriUpdated 3 hours ago I think of the shapes of the overall PLANT, not just the FLOWER. Actually, my gardens are not flower-heavy, as I probably have more strictly foliage plants than flowering plants. I focus on balancing the differing shapes of hosta...
Today (5)
Posted by sunnyborders(5b) Yesterday
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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. CanadaUpdated 3 hours ago So beautiful, thanks for sharing. Annette
Seeds, larkspurs, bachelor buttons and tiger lilies ---- WEEDS
Posted by sammy zone 7 Tulsa 18 hours ago
2 Comments
sammy zone 7 TulsaUpdated 8 hours ago I really hate that answer, but it may be all I can do if I want the bed free of weeds. I've tossed the larkspurs already, and most of the bachelor buttons. I guess I need to purchase seed packages, and start over with them. It is ...
Is there time to plant perennials from seed in New York this season?
Posted by rochesterroseman(zone5 NY) on Sunday
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5Updated 8 hours ago If I start some from seed would the young plants be big enough to survive winter in zone 5? ==>>> i highly doubt .... outdoors ... that they would sprout in fall ... soils cooling .. sunlights declining.. etc ... if you a...
FALL BLOOMERS
Posted by val(6a) 11 hours ago
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Marlorena-z8 England-Updated 9 hours ago ..amongst others...Sedum 'Matrona'... as loved by Mrs Bumble...or is it Mr.. I never can tell...
Some "whole garden pics" with stone walls, plantings
Posted by maureen1953(zone 5a Central NY) on Monday
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Kirstin Zone 5a NW ChicagoUpdated 12 hours ago really stunning! Thanks for sharing pictures of your lovely garden :)
I have begun to separate myself from my garden
Posted by mxk3(Zone 6 SE MI) last Saturday
9 Comments
wantonamara Z8 CenTexUpdated 15 hours ago My buyer, even though he liked my garden , was not much of a physical worker and the neighbors dove in like vultures. My garden has good bones and I think the neigborhood gentle pilfering has kept it "weeded". It still l...
Late August Bloomers
Posted by maureen1953(zone 5a Central NY) Yesterday
3 Comments
dbarron(z7_Arkansas)Updated 15 hours ago In my zone and with my native plantings, the sneezeweeds, the rudbeckias, the milkweeds, goldenrods, lobelias, and salvias are blooming happily. The pollinators are happy.
BIG Leaf perennials
Posted by rouge21_gw(5) July 26, 2014
29 Comments
rouge21_gw(5)Updated 16 hours ago UPDATE: Our first colocasia because of this thread from last season. My partner doesn't like it as the proportions to the container are all out of whack but I like looking at it and seeing each leaf slowly unfold just in time to ...
Caryopteris x clandonensis blue mist dark knight
Posted by sammy zone 7 Tulsa on Monday
13 Comments
sammy zone 7 TulsaUpdated Yesterday Texasranger, thanks for the picture. Sammy
Sedum 'Jade Tuffet'
Posted by twrosz Yesterday
2 Comments
twroszUpdated Yesterday The plant is now just coming into full bloom, though the foliage had looked good throughout the entire season. As for pairing it up, am thinking something yellow such as the attractive dwarf 'Mirjam' cedar ... or flaked with 'Ang...
how to explain variation of vigor?
Posted by kitasei on Sunday
9 Comments
purslanegarden(Zone 8)Updated Yesterday It's probably about the root system as well as which one is dominant. A few summers ago when we had drought conditions (100+ days with no rain and many days over 100-F), 1 of my 2 Japanese yews croaked. They were a similar height...
Hardy Hibiscus 2015
Posted by rouge21_gw(5) August 15, 2015
40 Comments
Marie Tulin(6a Boston MA suburb)Updated on Monday Our new patio is half finished and I am planning the "Autumn garden" I want near it. I am so glad to be reminded of hibiscus. Do they attract hummers and/or pollinators? Do you notice any colors or variety is more popula...
Iberis Masterpiece...too good to be true?
Posted by rouge21_gw(5) March 17, 2012
18 Comments
GardenHo_MI_Z5Updated on Monday Unfortunately not hardy here. I settled for this white summer bloomer... Festival Star (new baby's breath)
More pics of my garden...and latest stone walls....
Posted by maureen1953(zone 5a Central NY) on Sunday
26 Comments
a2zmom(6a - nj)Updated on Monday Really breathtaking. The hardscape and plants play off of each other perfectly.
Combos ll 2015
Posted by GardenHo_MI_Z5 last Saturday
4 Comments
GardenHo_MI_Z5Updated on Monday Thanks Mxk. Part shade mixed bed..slowly getting established.
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