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Re: [ENABLED] new to the list

Hi Mrs. Bill!
Welcome!!
Seems to me you were on the FMS-Chat list which I was also on
many moons ago.  Small world huh?

My name is Paula and I live in a suburb of Milwaukee.  So....sorta
same growing climate as Southern Ontario.  Fall is certainly in the
air and any way to extend the growing season would be wonderful!!  :)

Two summers ago.....hubby and I couldn't do any gardening except plant
a few annuals in pots.  No mowing, no weeding......nada.  He has back
problems and I have arthritis and FMS.  So we had to hire someone to
maintain our lawn.  This past summer he was once again able to do the
mowing and some weeding.  And I was able to plant some more flowers
for our yard.

Anyhoo.....my point....is that I want to plant more perrenials instead
of so many annuals.  The following are some that we already have:
hosta, daisies, day lilies, pachasandria, myrtle, white nancy, several
kinds of sedum, as well as some herbs such as basil, rosemary & thyme.
But I would appreciate recommendations from all of you out there as to
any other flowering plants that work for this climate and are easy to
maintain.

And I read an article in the newspaper yesterday about planting perrenials
around trees and borders of the yard to cut back on mowing and weeding.
We have already done some of this by planting a hosta garden over the
some tree roots.  Hubby's goal is to have less to mow every year!  :)
But sometimes his gardening ideas mean more weeding.  :(
Soooooo.......any suggestions would be most appreciated.

And......welcome Patricia!!







The Lurking Leo Lioness Lady................Paula  :)


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