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Re: Perennials- low maintenance?

Susan -
My front garden is all perennials, and they pretty much take care of
themselves, but they are mainly prairie plants.  It receives no supplemental
watering, no mulching, and no fertilizer.  The biggest part of maintenance
is the annual spring cleanup.  I do fuss a bit with the Phlox paniculata,
but I don't think thinning them and pinching the asters is high maintenance.
 My shade garden pretty much takes care of itself.  I have no annuals in the
shade.  Most of the woodland plants don't get deadheaded, as they form
berries, or I want them to self-sow.  The biggest maintenance in the
woodland garden is shredding the fallen leaves, but I probably wouldn't
shred them if they weren't the thick, leathery leaves of a cottonwood tree.
The second biggest job is cutting back the old Hellebore leaves every
spring.  I do have to edit the wild ginger and yank wild violets out of the
path every year, but that's no big deal. All of my gardens are separated
from lawn by a mowing strip, so I don't have to worry about edging them.

Barbara Pintozzi/Mr. McGregor's Daughter
http://mcgregorsdaughter.blogspot.com
http://carpegeum.com
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